I have a backup racing seat shell, if anyone is interested. it is three plies of carbon, with strategic 1/8 in. foam re-inforcement, and formed via vacume infusion. the shell itself, which is untrimmed, weighs in at 2.75 lbs exact. .4-.5 lbs of extra carbon can undoubtedly be trimmed off in your efforts to cut it to fit your drivers and it is nearly garanteed (I dont intend to sound like a salesman here...) to fit your biggest driver. It also has very good lateral support. It is honestly a very very good seat. deadly comfy too . also, if you need help mounting, i can include pics/diagrams of how we mounted our seat

i'll post pics very very soon.

-Ken

Just wanted to let you know that i am no longer making these seats for other teams. I dont have time, the mould is...in peril.

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Well, i have the pictures.



CF_Seat 2
CF_Seat 3
CF_Seat 4
CF_Seat 5
CF_Seat 6

Like i said in my previous post, it weighs 2.75 lbs as is right now with all the extra flash. when you (or i...) trim it, you'll get rid of about .4 or so lbs. As you can see, it has foam accross your back (higher shoulder area), and down the sides for lateral support. it also has foam in the middle leg support as well. The finish is really pretty good, except there are two or three 'aligator skin' patches where the clear coat pre-released from the carbon. If you look closely you can see it in the pictures. It doesnt matter that much though, as you sit in the seat anyways.

also if you think the flange piece is any sign of the crafsmanship of the part, or mould, it's off the part and doesnt affect the seat in anyway.

Still for sale?
How much do you want?

yep, still for sale.

check your PM's

~off topic~
That is a very nice looking seat. After having my first experience with carbon/kevlar this past year...that seat is impressive. UWP's aero-design team swears by the West System epoxy; I'm curious what kind of epoxy (I'm assuming you didn't use polyester) resin you used.

i used a custom blended Vinyl ester resin, which in all actuality, is an epoxy from dow's epoxy division. its an involoved story, but my supplier mixes it himself, and has a gel time of about 30 minutes or so.

It's thin enough to be vacume infused, so im happy with it .

and thanks for the comments. we put a lot of time into making the plug and tool (along with LOTS of messing arround as well...it must be a body thing), and im happy with the results.

Is the seat still available? How much?

it's still available. i'll post when it's not...and then i'll make another one!

check your pm's though.

how much is it? and what school do you go to?

UTSA may have an interest in a seat of this type, can you give me you asking price also.

I emailed both of you guys .

i'm interested in a seat. please send me an email to ugracing@uoguelph.ca

Thanks,

Are you still fabricating seats? I'm interested in purchasing one. Please let me know and then we can exchange information if you're still making them...thanks

Yes i am still making them, i am working with another university at the moment, and they take priority, but i have no problem poping another seat for you.

-Ken

ken
in order to have the 2 years in FSAE you claim you would have to be part of a team. As a part of a team it does not seem ethical to make parts for competing teams, without any gain to your own. Also your teams materials should not be used in this process, because that is stealing from a university. And finally if all of the above were not true then at a minimum the profit of these sales should go to your team which funded the seat mold you are using. I just want potential customers to know type of seller they will be dealing with. Hope this will help you knew guys. Try making one yourself teams instead its cheaper and a great learning experience.

Inspecta G

ok, this 'da boos' guy is way off base.

We purchased a seat. We love the seat. I show it to everybody. The best we can come up with after a month of work is a fibreglass mess that weighs twice as much. We just don't have the resources. Ken is a good guy to work with and let me know the manufacturing process of the seat and we even came down to check out the mold.
Even if he is making seats for other teams, the gains from tweaking the process will make for better products for you guys next year.

Do you still have those racing seats for sale? How much for one? Thanks! Please e-mail Mike at starduster@twcny.rr.com

Also interested in a seat. Send me a PM or email at kwancho at stanford dot edu.

Hi my teammates and I are greatly interested in acquiring the seat as we do not posses the resources necessary to manufacture one. Please send me an e-mail with the info on how to buy the seat and how much do you sell it for.

I'm interested for your seat? What is the pm, I guess that's the place where I can see the price but where is it?