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One more suggestion....

Wouldn't be a bad idea to have your helmet handy for height measurements.

One more suggestion....

Wouldn't be a bad idea to have your helmet handy for height measurements.

Excellent point..."been there"

I forget who it was that told me this, but one of the most important things to set is the steering wheel placement in relation to your left hand. If you tuck your left elbow tight against your rib cage and are able to grab the steering wheel with your left hand in about the 7:00 postion, that will keep your steering wheel straight when you launch. I see cars launching with the drivers left hand holding the steering wheel at the top or slightly over and when they leave the line their body naturally get's pushed into the seat and right along with it goes the left arm, turning the wheel a few degrees. With your arm bent at 90 degrees at the elbow, it leaves room for any movement that may happen during a launch.

One more suggestion....

Wouldn't be a bad idea to have your helmet handy for height measurements.

oh yeah..... ^^ that too

Good tips in here!!

Great tip Mike.

Yup. I got the helmet B4 I built the cage. As a matter of fact I ended up building the cage slightly taller than originally planned because I didn't have the required head room. I've got pro street seats from back when I planned a milder build. (Upholstered with steel frames & springs). I think I'm going to switch to aluminum seats.
The pro street seats are 30 lbs. a piece. I still sit a little too high and the aluminum seats will get me lower . And probably the most important, the seats I have now are uphostered high backs and the head rests are really padded. That's good.........unless I'm wearing a helmet........ . With a helmet the bulky headrest pushes my head down at an uncomfortable position. Not a good thing. My son wants the pro street seats for his car anyway, so I think I'll get a set of high back aluminum drag seats.

A nice set of Kirkey aluminum seats will work great. I ended up with the 18" for the drivers side, and 15" for the pass. side. They fit perfectly.

That's the ones I was lookin' at. Do you have a frame built around the seat to pass "tech" or is the "tubular rolled edge" they are talking about all you need?

I'll check back later. I've got a few signs that have to be done by tomorrow mornin' ........early.......

Mine are sitting on tabs welded to the tubing. I'll see if I can find a picture of that area.