Was able to get some garage therapy yesterday afternoon. Worked on the passenger seat this time and was caught off guard with the Kirkey Series 55 seats.
For the drivers side, I ordered a 17" version as thats the best size for me personally. It fit in very good, didnt have to modify the seat at all other than drilling holes for the Henderson Race Shop 5th Gen Camaro seat brackets.
For the passenger side, I originally ordered a 20" wide seat to have the most room possible. Well, unfortunately that seat was hitting on the center console and the door bar. I could have cut it to make it fit but didnt really want to do that. Plus it was a bit of a pita to maneuver in/out of the car since it was so tight.
So I ordered the next size down which is a 18.5" wide seat. That arrived yesterday. I got started and marked the holes needed for the seat brackets and then discovered this one is now hitting the roll bar where the bar above the door and the rear hoop come together. This happens mostly when sliding the seat bracket hooks into the slots of the chassis. When in place it was fine.. Ugh.. So cutting was going to be needed..
Cut a small portion of the rim off but not enough..
Cut a little more this time, into the actual seat.
That worked and it fits in now.
Seat belt harness installed now too!
Now here is what I learned and didnt expect. For the Kirkey Series 55 seats, they have 5 different sizes - 15", 16", 17", 18.5" & 20". Whats not obvious is that there are 2 different heights with these seats. The 15, 16 & 17" seats are all 35.5" tall. The 18.5 & 20" are 36.5" tall. Thats what was throwing me a curve ball when installing the passenger side
and required me to cut the seat some. Not sure why they do that. With the seat cover on you cannot see the cuts anyways..
Today is running the chute cable and then to start tidying up the various loose ends.