Wanna ute?

[krasher]

I just bought myself a 1997 L200 Ute. Nice and tidy. Drives nice. But it kills my back driving it. I think its the cabin setup. Legs too long or something.

Anyway. I am going to sell it to go back to a wagon and trailer. Real drag cos its so easy to get bikes on and off etc.

Just thought I would offer it to KB'er first. Looking for round 6k.

Double Cab. 2.6 Petrol. 215Kms. Maroooon. 2wD so nice and low for getting bikes on and off.

[krasher]

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[thecharmed01]

Where are you and does it have a towbar?

[nallac]

hes just north of Auckland..

[krasher]

hes just north of Auckland..


Where are you and does it have a towbar?
Yes it does.
Yes I am. (Red Beach)
Yes you will get 2-3 bike on ute. Then more bikes on trailer, then pack your favourite friends in the back seats and go riding.

[thecharmed01]

no idea where red beach is, I've never even heard of it LOL

[krasher]

no idea where red beach is, I've never even heard of it LOL
Rodney/Orewa/Red Beach/Hibiscus Coast

Aka...just north of Auckland but don't want to be thought of as an Aucklander.

[thecharmed01]

Ahhhh no wonder I had no idea where that was LOL

Sorry man, we are looking but ideally want something a little closer to home.
We're opposite end of the island to you! :(

[theblacksmith]

Nice ute mate - can ya not stick a seat out of something you find comfortable?

[krasher]

Nice ute mate - can ya not stick a seat out of something you find comfortable?
Yeah, been trying to find something but no luck yet.
I also wonder if the cab setup has something to do with it. Leg too long for accelerator and too short for clutch. I'm just the wrong shape for it. A seat may fix it and if I can find something that fits and works for me I will definitely keep it. It's just not easy. Need to engineer something in there by the looks.

[Hazza]

Yeah, been trying to find something but no luck yet.
I also wonder if the cab setup has something to do with it. Leg too long for accelerator and too short for clutch. I'm just the wrong shape for it. A seat may fix it and if I can find something that fits and works for me I will definitely keep it. It's just not easy. Need to engineer something in there by the looks.

My Ford courier was the same gave me the worst sore back, I managed to score a set of r34 skyline seats. Problem solved and comfort plus.

The only trouble is if you have a bench seat then you would need to make new mounts which can cause problems at wof time with no cert.

Good luck with the sale and or seat hunt :)

[krasher]

My Ford courier was the same gave me the worst sore back, I managed to score a set of r34 skyline seats. Problem solved and comfort plus.

The only trouble is if you have a bench seat then you would need to make new mounts which can cause problems at wof time with no cert.

Good luck with the sale and or seat hunt :)
Cheers! I would be stoked if a new seat would work. Did it take much customising to get the skyline seats in? I have separate chairs...ie no bench.

[Buddy L]

I put in a pair of cheap buckets seats into my courier (untill they broke, Now have standard courier seats again)
I just used the same seat rails/brackets from the orginal courier seats and bolted on a steel plate on top, Then bolted the bucket seats on top of that. Still moved foward and back. But made the seats sit about an inch higher which was more comfy for me.
Try and get some honda Prelube seats, or seats like Hazza got. Adjustable lumber support etc.
Some wreckers might have some sitting out in the rain.

[krasher]

I put in a pair of cheap buckets seats into my courier (untill they broke, Now have standard courier seats again)
I just used the same seat rails/brackets from the orginal courier seats and bolted on a steel plate on top, Then bolted the bucket seats on top of that. Still moved foward and back. But made the seats sit about an inch higher which was more comfy for me.
Try and get some honda Prelube seats, or seats like Hazza got. Adjustable lumber support etc.
Some wreckers might have some sitting out in the rain.
Hmmmmmmmmm...wet seats :sweatdrop

[barty5]

Hmmmmmmmmm...wet seats :sweatdrop

shit i just dumped some silvia seat a month ago where in real good nick too

[krasher]

shit i just dumped some silvia seat a month ago where in real good nick too
Bugga! Oh well. Let me know if anything else comes up. Then I'll try get em to fit...:bash:

[Hazza]

Cheers! I would be stoked if a new seat would work. Did it take much customising to get the skyline seats in? I have separate chairs...ie no bench.

Yea for me it did, I had to make up some inside mounts, basically drilled and tapped some holes and put some massive washers on them to bolt the seats to. It probably isn't the legal way, but it works for me. Still have the bench to chuck back in at Wof time aha.

If you have separate seats it will be easy as take the mounts of the bottom of your seats find some nice comfy ones they will probably bolt straight up.

[krasher]

Hmm...still need seats if anyone has any good ideas. Got some new wheels though. :D