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Postby David Gentleman » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:06 pm

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clee wrote:I know I want to :twisted: But for hills and sprints I can live without ,will be needed for track time . ..........I need seats and harness first :lol:


Wan't some Cobra Monaco S's? FIA approved fixed bucket, extra padded...black, 5 point harnessing, 8kgs each, base mounting - I have 50, yes 50 in stock at the mo.. :lol:


I was going to ..........but may be getting something a lot lighter when funds allow :wink: :lol: Charge cooler also but :roll:
There's always room for negotiation though ...............
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How light are you thinking. I do the full /Kevlar one peice buckets, which get down to just under 6kgs, but then you need sidemounts to mount them which are over 4kgs per seat! Nuts :? :lol:
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Postby rupert » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:10 pm

do the Monacos bolt through the floor then? or use th existing subframe so can be moved?
Don't really want them to move for competition.
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Postby clee » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:26 pm

David Gentleman wrote:Price has just gone up..... :lol:



Logo's just got bigger then :lol:
And I'll add that RTOC pic of you :twisted:
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Postby andyh877 » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:03 pm

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David Gentleman wrote:Price has just gone up..... :lol:



Logo's just got bigger then :lol:
And I'll add that RTOC pic of you :twisted:


RTOC pic..... sounds interesting :shock:
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Postby peterg » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:10 pm

Lee.....you need to do some research into seats the Monacos arent heavy! They are about average. You could have a bare fibreglss seat and it'll still weigh over 3kgs and you wont beable to sit in it for more than 5 mins! The kevlar seats are generally over £250 each and weigh 4kgs, and you'll need to buy expensive mounts.
It would be cheaper and more beneficial to get the CC kit!
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Postby clee » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:18 pm

I can't sit on a CC :lol:
I'll look into the seats a bit more .Got the rears sorted ,old style ones with no frames :D
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Postby andyh877 » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:20 pm

peterg wrote:Lee.....you need to do some research into seats the Monacos arent heavy! They are about average. You could have a bare fibreglss seat and it'll still weigh over 3kgs and you wont beable to sit in it for more than 5 mins! The kevlar seats are generally over £250 each and weigh 4kgs, and you'll need to buy expensive mounts.
It would be cheaper and more beneficial to get the CC kit!


he might be able to get some cheap carbon kevlar seats though..... you never know what's knocking around :shock: and how much weight will a charge cooler add...... :?
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Postby peterg » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:25 pm

It will add weight, but it will also add about 15-20bhp.....do some calculations! The standard seats arent heavy themselves.....even with carbon Kevlar the total loss will only be 12kgs (standard seats are 10 each). Money well spent in a quest for speed...I think not!
Buy the Monacos to look good and save a couple of kgs and the CC to go faster.
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Postby andyh877 » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:03 pm

peterg wrote:It will add weight, but it will also add about 15-20bhp.....do some calculations! The standard seats arent heavy themselves.....even with carbon Kevlar the total loss will only be 12kgs (standard seats are 10 each). Money well spent in a quest for speed...I think not!
Buy the Monacos to look good and save a couple of kgs and the CC to go faster.
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how much weight will it add....... rad, resevoir, plumbing, water...... enlighten me....
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Postby clee » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:11 pm

I don't see it making that much of a difference on a short blart if it CC'd or not .The added weight v the reduced temps for 80/90 seconds :?: Add that to the fact I've never driven in anger then I think I'll take Ruperts advice and spend the CC money on some lessons :shock: Ohh and my main rad needs a recore :roll:
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Postby clee » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:30 pm

andyh877 wrote:
peterg wrote:Lee.....you need to do some research into seats the Monacos arent heavy! They are about average. You could have a bare fibreglss seat and it'll still weigh over 3kgs and you wont beable to sit in it for more than 5 mins! The kevlar seats are generally over £250 each and weigh 4kgs, and you'll need to buy expensive mounts.
It would be cheaper and more beneficial to get the CC kit!


he might be able to get some cheap carbon kevlar seats though..... you never know what's knocking around :shock: and how much weight will a charge cooler add...... :?



You can get them ultra light and really cheap :lol:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Guess-Prism-Saddl ... dZViewItem
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Postby andyh877 » Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:03 pm

clee wrote:
andyh877 wrote:
peterg wrote:Lee.....you need to do some research into seats the Monacos arent heavy! They are about average. You could have a bare fibreglss seat and it'll still weigh over 3kgs and you wont beable to sit in it for more than 5 mins! The kevlar seats are generally over £250 each and weigh 4kgs, and you'll need to buy expensive mounts.
It would be cheaper and more beneficial to get the CC kit!


he might be able to get some cheap carbon kevlar seats though..... you never know what's knocking around :shock: and how much weight will a charge cooler add...... :?



You can get them ultra light and really cheap :lol:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Guess-Prism-Saddl ... dZViewItem


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby simontaylor » Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:26 pm

clee wrote:
andyh877 wrote:
peterg wrote:Lee.....you need to do some research into seats the Monacos arent heavy! They are about average. You could have a bare fibreglss seat and it'll still weigh over 3kgs and you wont beable to sit in it for more than 5 mins! The kevlar seats are generally over £250 each and weigh 4kgs, and you'll need to buy expensive mounts.
It would be cheaper and more beneficial to get the CC kit!


he might be able to get some cheap carbon kevlar seats though..... you never know what's knocking around :shock: and how much weight will a charge cooler add...... :?



You can get them ultra light and really cheap :lol:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Guess-Prism-Saddl ... dZViewItem


lee, don't forget that you need a headrest too, sorry to be a kill-joy.
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Postby andyh877 » Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:35 pm

simontaylor wrote:
clee wrote:
andyh877 wrote:
peterg wrote:Lee.....you need to do some research into seats the Monacos arent heavy! They are about average. You could have a bare fibreglss seat and it'll still weigh over 3kgs and you wont beable to sit in it for more than 5 mins! The kevlar seats are generally over £250 each and weigh 4kgs, and you'll need to buy expensive mounts.
It would be cheaper and more beneficial to get the CC kit!


he might be able to get some cheap carbon kevlar seats though..... you never know what's knocking around :shock: and how much weight will a charge cooler add...... :?



You can get them ultra light and really cheap :lol:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Guess-Prism-Saddl ... dZViewItem


lee, don't forget that you need a headrest too, sorry to be a kill-joy.


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LARGE-CHILDRENS-T ... dZViewItem
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Postby clee » Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:39 pm

Andy that's a bit OTT :roll:
You don't need a HANS device for hillclimbs :mrgreen:
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