Fitting Bucket Seats into The BUDGET Miata 

Those Pole Positions costs about the same as a used NA Miata lolol

Ok so I have just finished install my Recaro Pole Position using the same rail Nagisa Auto seat rail... here is my review Recaro Pole Position (10/10) - Excellent quality, materials are fantastic, removable cushions to sit lower in the car, Highly recommend! Nagisa Auto seat rail (3/10) - Does Not directly bolt in. The rail when install onto the side of the pole position is about 25-30mm from the mounting holes in the chassis. This is due to the seat rail being designed to fit smaller bucket seats (pole positions are classified as large seats for big guys). The outer rail closest to the door required cutting using an angle grinder and re-welding to offset the bracket by 30mm. The seat belt buckle also does not work well with the rail as it contacts with the seat and makes latching the seat belt impossible. I managed to make it work by installing the latch with the eject button facing against the seat and the slot against the transmission tunnel & bending the bracket slightly. There is just enough space to lock the latch when the user is trained, not a friendly setup for new/random drivers or passengers. This is not user-friendly install at all, I would not recommend for those looking for a direct plug and play setup. I now understand why there is no video shots of Dave or Pete installing the seat with rail into the car :( Hope this helps anyone looking to copy this setup.

Awesome. I have a Miata rehab planned soon!!!

The Sparco Sprint V fits perfectly without any door card interference. Another benefit is they are suspension type seats. I have them in my track Miata as well.

They really spent some time and thought in the seat rails. The seat belt isn't always remembered or cared about. I do however hate purchasing something that I then have to modify, while it's being sold as a remedy for something it's replacing and they should have thought about it.

Budget miata? Just getting some RECARO bucket seats...

Fantastic idea for a build and a series. So many channels doing exotic / stance stuff these days, great to see budget minded tips for those of us who drive hard. Well done!

i dont know how you guys dont have a mill subs and legit backing. you guys are awesome and really hope you guys are around for years to come!

LRB makes aluminum door panels that might help your clearance problems up top. They definitely add leg room space down low.

The stash saves the day again. Little miata starting to look more like a track car

Hey welcome guys! Today well be swapping a V8 into the budget miata!

Once you guys get the roll bar situation sorted, you should check out LRB Speed aluminum door panels. A set of those should gain you some space, trying to find room in a Miata is a game of inches.

i love that you guys put some dope seats in!!!!! can wait to see this at Cayuga!!!! ive been reading superstreet, maxpower import tuner and modified magazine in Fortinos for years before everything went online. 1998 represent!

Get lrb speed aluminum doorcards. It will give you the clearance you need

There's a lot of people making fun of the word budget being thrown around. A track build never has a budget 😘 Car's looking great guys!

To avoid cutting the door cards you could look into getting some aluminium or carbon fibre flat door cards, they give you a lot more room and will help save some weight too

I have an NB and finding seats for it was a pain. Some of what I read and saw in many forums and videos turned out to be innacurate. This video might be helpful to a lot of NB owners. Can't wait to see the car on the track!

love that date setup. i can see myself using this in the future on my NA

This is an awesome series guys. Love it.

Love the Nardi Gara 3/3 but I think the Montecarlo suits the build better.

Nice. Thats what we are planning to do to our Nb Miata as well!! Excited for this series because it will help us choose parts for our time attack Miata build!

I have the same model (but a 1998) and removing the mid console (i actually replaced with a shorty console) and the handlebar on the door (replaced with a strap) created alot of room for the driver.. (i also put an adapter, snapon-wheelhub and a smaller flatbottom steeringwheel for legroom).. this made it bareable for my 189cm 120+kg brother

Race pak has stepped their game up I going to buy that for sure!

The MOMO Monte Carlo wheel came with some early MX5 Miatas. My 1992 MX5 (UK) has one that came with it, it just has a Mazda rubber cover over the button which you can remove to make it look much cooler.

Really stretching the word budget at this point.

LETS GO RAPTORS

.i wish some people hear out the comment about not fitting recaro replicas in their builds. I wish. Well done guys.

Yes! First Dave vs. Pete!

Can't wait to see this at the track

Man can we get a walk around of your cars? I forget sometimes what you have done to some.

Such a great series!

Couldn't you just slide the thing apart and switch the sides? Driver slider to passenger.

The previous owner of my car adapted the horn hub and used a wood screw as the pickup 😂 Something not to do! Horn stopped working and I opened it up... So much brass dust/shavings. Fixed well now though 😊

Nice build!! Should join Miata cup challenge, and do some events with the Miata guys here in Quebec.

Come on guys, it is safety third. Everyone knows that

You’ve got a Kirkey body my man.

Almost shit my pants when DP said he was going to put that steering wheel in the miata

Let me drive it!

Awesome video and continued build, by the way!

Dang I think this build is so great! I want a miata so badly!! I wish I was closer to Canada to try to set a lap time!

haha, you got me I thought you were going to use the old "Relic" celica wheel. XD

Oh yes! I remember your white s14 on white wheels( I think te37) from the magazine

Argh I wish I had seen this video a month ago. The nagisa was exactly what I needed. Now to order these instead of what I got. -___-

7:29 Right hand on windscreen to support body, enjoy windscreen cracks in the future.

So question guys... I'm 6 ft tall, pretty athletic build 35" waist. Would I fit in this seat ok? Or would I fit better in an spg?

That Nardi wheel looks so at home in the Miata...too bad it couldn't be used!

The dude with the beard...How big are you? You seem to fit very well in the Miata. I am looking into getting one, I'm 5'11 250lbs.

Came here for the (cheap track car) mx5; stayed for the bants

Check out LRB speed, they have aluminium door panels for the miata that might solve the door hitting the record's problem. Plus they make some really cool parts in general.

I am 200 cm tall about 6.5 feet, will I fit with a low bocket seat thats still comfortable for everyday driving without having to awkwardly cramp my legs?

Wait you guys were modified magazine haha. I have so many from growing up before i could drive

with this series, i have a more grass roots proper north american version of Top Gear feeling.....

@8:15 Shits his pants trying to squeeze back out the miata. Puts new pants on.

Nice that y'all chose the Pole Positions, I've been looking into getting one of those or a SPG for my Miata. I am worried about the tight fitment though. I don't want to cut the door cars on my NA lol.

G’day from Australia,Thank you for the great content🤙🏽, any new on the abandoned STI build?.

Nice!!

I kinda miss my old NB. They are a fun car. Are you going to do something about the diff? By the looks of the absence of the stock Nardi steering wheel that means your NB doesn't have the stock Torsen LSD. By the way the stock Nardi wheel is one of the best feeling wheels I have driven with. Looking forward to see this little car rip on a track. All my old NB saw was the highways of california and the mountain roads of California. I may consider another NA or NB in the future but it would have to be a second or third car. Miata's make great cars if you are young and don't need space but for a singular car they are just too small and have limited functionality. Great fun though, nothing like ripping around turns and feeling like you are hauling ass when you are way below the speed limit.

I played the same trick with the horn wire but just cut down an old stainless hose clamp. Zero monies mod.

Next car you guys should find a 90's Nissan nx2000

Nice seats. Im 5'8" 240 with a 38" waist, would these seats fit me or are they more for slimmer people?

How do you guys like that Milwaukee stubby M12 impact?

I used to read Modified Mag

Budget would be 250$ seats online then install.with same brackets

Tires and seats/seatbelts are the first upgrades to do on any car, correct?

How tall are you guys? Considered these seats but what a shame they don't go back all that much

Recaro seats, but a ebay brand steering wheel hub? Huh?

When's is the next abandoned sti video coming out!?!?!??!?!??

When this car is ready, can you invite Rhett and Link?

"feel kinda like home" oh yeah

the harness would be where to spend your money not the seat. So long as it’s comfortable and the harness is properly fitted that’s the most you should worry about

Get ready to remove them when you do the rollbar.

maybe a roll cage next lol

Did the rail/brackets had to be modified to fit the pole positions? I read that it had to be to fit those seats somewhere

Can we get an update on how people fit in those seats? Have you had any fat guys in them? What about squat guys with thick thighs?

Those seats cost as much as the car. Eyes rolling.

funny you put safety first in the thumbnail because you'll be putting so many people in this car, but the pole positions are notorious for only fitting short drivers

Damn, lotsa stash....

How are you guys going to accommodate 6 point seat belts with those seats? Certainly you're not going to put people out on the track with 4 point harnesses or OEM belts? Why not a low cost Kirkey racing seat?

We’re those the fia pole positions or the ABE? I am about to buy a pair myself and want to make sure I buy the bigger ones.

this is a bit late, I'm thinking about the same seat/rail combo for my miata. Could you tell me how's the seating position compared to stock seats? Do you sit lower or higher? Thanks!

I am a bigger person (38 inch waist) how well do bigger people fit in buckets?

How do you floor mount side mounts

So are those Pole Position the FIA version or the ABE? Cause the ABE are wider on the hip than the FIA version.

Where did you guys bought the recaro? The recaro link to offical recaro website does not sell.

bride for the win lol i am using nagisa double locked rail for my frs they r service me well really like them

Safety third

Would you guys recommend getting a bucket seat first or a roll bar first?

Is it still street legal in Ontario if you replace an airbag steering wheel with non airbag steering wheel?

Where's the ABANDONED STI???

Hey guys what quick release adapter do you use? I'm going to be running the same seat/steering wheel settup as you guys in my miata!

How about a rollbar?

8:22 what do you loose removing the clock spring? I've changed a wheel in my ex Miata with putting a Momo Prototipo attached to a Daikei Boss Hub kit which worked perfectly, and my clock spring stayed there. Thought you needed that for alignment and other stuff

Can you guys fit in with the roof up and crash helmets on. :p

How many of you guys had modified subscriptions?

how is the seat and brackets for 6’ drivers?

“Budget seats” “Recaro”

Shoulda kept the S2K

You putting a roll bar in it?

Wait, you can remove the airbag, but the horn removal is a nono?

safety first? you need roll cage too.