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    Default happy new owner of a vee.

    I recently purchased a formula vee and couldn't be happier. I'm getting it ready for next season and ran into a snag. The previous owner was MUCH taller and I need a seat position that sits farther forward. The seat in the car is nothing but a home made back rest. What are my options on seats? Do I have to make my own or are there pre made options out there?

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    What car do you have?

    Many Vees come with seats but are taken out for tall drivers.

    Depending on the make, someone might have a seat laying around.

    Alternative is to make a custom foam seat.

    Look into how to adjust the steering column and the pedals if needed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FVRacer21 View Post
    What car do you have?

    Many Vees come with seats but are taken out for tall drivers.

    Depending on the make, someone might have a seat laying around.

    Alternative is to make a custom foam seat.

    Look into how to adjust the steering column and the pedals if needed.

    ChrisZ
    It's a crusader and how does one make a custom foam seat?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rrobb668 View Post
    It's a crusader and how does one make a custom foam seat?
    Jared did a decent vid earlier this year when he poured his seat for his Vee.

    https://youtu.be/B4R-wOOyTXc
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    As you work on seating try to keep your helmet under the roll bar.
    If you simply move fwd you will not get full protection from both roll bars.
    Adjusting steering wheel and pedals will be the best way to get you
    in proper position .
    Look up broomstick test to get and idea what you need

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    Quote Originally Posted by veeten View Post
    As you work on seating try to keep your helmet under the roll bar.
    If you simply move fwd you will not get full protection from both roll bars.
    Adjusting steering wheel and pedals will be the best way to get you
    in proper position .
    Look up broomstick test to get and idea what you need
    Thank you my two issues are reaching the pedals and seeing over the Wheel. I hadn't thought of moving the pedals closer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rrobb668 View Post
    Thank you my two issues are reaching the pedals and seeing over the Wheel. I hadn't thought of moving the pedals closer.
    I don't know how tall you are, but when you say "seeing over the wheel" just keep in mind that you do not need to be able to see the front for the car. As long as you can see th tops of the tires (so you can assess how close you are to other cars/curbs, etc) you should be fine at speed since you will be looking as far ahead as possible.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpthumper View Post
    I don't know how tall you are, but when you say "seeing over the wheel" just keep in mind that you do not need to be able to see the front for the car. As long as you can see th tops of the tires (so you can assess how close you are to other cars/curbs, etc) you should be fine at speed since you will be looking as far ahead as possible.
    +1 on this. It may actually help you not to see the nose of the car. This will force you to keep your “eyes up” like they told in driver’s school.

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    I just found some pictures of the Crusader Kit and did not see a seat in there, so it might not have been available.

    Is Blake Tatum still on Apex Speed? He might know.

    Does anyone have the tooling for the last model Crusader?

    ChrisZ

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    Welcome!
    You literally want your eyes to be about 1/2" above the front cowl. The best drivers are the drivers looking the furthest ahead down the road. There is no need to see the front wheels. Most FVs are skimpy on roll hoop height so keeping your head as low as you can, and still see over the cowl, is the proper plan. Best is to get your head as rearmost as you can and build a subfloor to raise your butt up, then pour a seat ..... and then adjust pedals, shifter, and steering wheel to suit. Locating your head as I describe, will be the safest and fastest configuration. Make sure you do all your fitting with the HNR (head-neck-restraint) device as this can make a big difference. Because FVs tend to be very lay-down, many drivers struggle to use a HANS and use the Simpson Hybrid product.
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