Hi guys,

I'm making my own race cockpit based on Kolthars wood frame design.

Getting the wood materials is no problem, but I'm having some trouble finding a cheap bucket seat. The reason I'm building this cockpit is to save money, so it would make no sense spending all the money I've saved on an expensive seat.

Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.

Quote from Joe_Keaveney :

Hi guys,

I'm making my own race cockpit based on Kolthars wood frame design.

Getting the wood materials is no problem, but I'm having some trouble finding a cheap bucket seat. The reason I'm building this cockpit is to save money, so it would make no sense spending all the money I've saved on an expensive seat.

Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.

Hiya m gmate, i bought my racing seat, Cobra Monaco S (black) about 3 months ago from ebay, ietting a new seat in a couple of weeks, you can have it for £50, im from London if you want to pick-up

Maybe you could take a trip to your local scrap merchant Joe or phone round a few. Good luck with the cockpit it looks very nice.

Ta Daaaaaaa! Not asthetically pleasing, but for £15, who cares! From an old Honda Accord aerotech?

Plus it moves in many a direction, pretty much every way apart from upside down!


Pure bucket seat for a peasant would surely be a karting seat?

my cockpit/race frame has a calibra seat, which is quite good actually cos its quite sporty but very comfortable