MY79SPITFIRE - Page: 6 of 36

MAZDA MIATA SEATS

Introduction

When I got my Spitfire, like many Spitfire seats, mine were in serious need of rebuilding. I checked prices for new foam, and after EMS left, I decided that there might be a less exensive option. Doing a search on the web, I discovered the most likely replacement candidate was from a Mazda Miata. Fortunately for me, my cousin Bob Smith from Okemos, Michigan has a Miata. This gave me an opportunity to try them out. The decision was made. These seat would go well in Li'l Brit. I checked some of the sites and discovered that there are many ways of installing them in the Spit. My main concerns were:

1) Would I sit too high and end up looking over the windscreen,
2) Would I be able to adjust them fore and aft so as to be comfortable,
3) Would I eventually be able to install a roll bar,
4) Would there be room for the top to still operate,
5) Would there be clearance for the hardtop to still fit,
6) Would it be possible for the tonneau cover to still fit
7) Etc., etc., etc.

The answers turned out to be:
1) No
2) Sort of
3) Probably not
4) Yes
5) Yes
6) Not without some modifications.

On the next six (6) pages, I will try to document the steps I took to install them in the Spit. READ THEM CLOSELY A COUPLE OF TIMES AND UNDERSTAND THEM THOROUGHLY BEFORE PROCEEDING.

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