Fixing the Z06's biggest problem makes the car worse? 

Get a set of schroth profi ii harnesses. They let your body rotate in an accident. You can get them as a 6pt. A bit more expensive than other belts. Also there are seats designed to work with 3pts like the cobra nogaro. Better recliners might be the easiest option and just leave both belts in.

Great channel, and I’m paralleling you in terms of building my 09 C6Z for track use. I just installed OMP WRC seats with the AMT mounts - I had the same initial issue and decided to cut tracks in the carpet/insulation to get the mounts touching the bare floor. Using a Sharkbar and Shroth ASM Profi 2 harnesses. I’m ok to run full harnesses on the street, and opted to drill the rear of the mounts to locate the eye bolts for the lap belt securing points. I know Mark doesn’t recommend it, but it’s by far the easiest solution. In terms of other mods done to date, I have LG Motorsport G2 coilovers, G1 sway bars and quiet links, AMT Motorsport camber and shim kits, AMT engine and transmission mounts, a vented hood, frame mounted rear wing and am in the middle of a custom frame-mounted splitter and twin side mounted oil cooler conversion. C7 Carbon Legacy carbon diffuser order will be going in shortly. I invested in the Paco Motorsport hub stand kit to do DIY alignments - highly recommended as the car seems very sensitive to small alignment changes. The C6Z is an awesome car to remove the soft edges and go down the GT3 route. Also, I have an OMP 350D carbon steering wheel with NRG quick-release hub - makes getting in and out of the race seats so much easier. Will watch you progress with interest 👍

My vote is to keep the racing bucket seat always installed and figure out how to keep both the factory seat belt and aftermarket harness. I think after the first few track days of going back and forth it’ll be quite frustrating and time consuming. BTW, nice cameo of your old Atom 😉

I went with the Recaro Speed-V, Recaro seat mounts and sliders. This was a nice middle ground between the factory seats and full buckets. It also allowed me to keep the seat belt for use on the road. Highly recommend and they fit very nicely in the car.

Sounds like too much work to go back and forth

Id say keep the bucket, figure out how to install both similar to Porsches with carbon bucket seats.

Thanks for another video Josh !!! Another great one

As I’ve aged, I’ve felt less interested in having a car that’s “convertible” between its abilities. I bought my 2019 M240i Xdrive to be a Jack of all trades. I installed Ohlins, RT660 255/40/17 on 17x9 forged Apex wheels, camber plates with an aggressive street alignment. Looking at a set of recaros/sparco seats… swapping out the 17s for 18s and AP racing brakes.. and on and on and on 😂 But as I look back at it and making an edgy street/canyon/light track toy, I start to realize I need to back off a little and just buy a C6Z or OG M2 to be a focused car and leave the 240 more street and something my wife would actually enjoy driving on the street, if she decided to steal it for a drive. Circling back to your question, I’d prefer to have two cars to do two separate things. But in your case, if you have the ability to convert back and forth between set ups and the time and enjoy the process. Yes do it. But I’d prefer to see a lightly modded track focused Z from you. All just an opinion. Either way, I look forward to the next video 🤙

I'll be at the track on Friday. I can show you how to make #2 work. Cost about $10 in parts from Amazon and works great in my lotus.

This is how some of us end up with dedicated track cars. ;)

That's going to be a lot of work to switch between "modes." It sounds good, but I see it getting old real quick. Myself I'm looking for seats that are better than OEM and will utilize stock seat belts. I'm going with the Recaro Speed V series that were literally designed for the c6. For a cheaper solution, the corbeau evolution x and A4 also both fit perfectly. The Evo X was also designed specifically for the C6. Lastly, VetteWorks sells an Airbag Sim to plug in to the seat airbag connections so it allows you to have the airbag system continue to work. Good luck with your journey and keep posting.

When I started to modify my car I had the intention to use your option #3 to balance between track and street driving, but I found it too time consuming. Especially if you are going to multiple track days each month. But if you have the time, it's the best option. Now I only switch tires and leave the track brake pads in at all times. Although it's not the safest option, I use my 6 point harnesses all the time. The factory belts are still installed, but if you use it the lap belt rests on the raised side of the bucket seat and doesn't contact your body in the intended way. You could run it through the hole in the side of the seat, but then there is no easy way to move it out of the way and secure it in place when using the 6 point harness. My car see's more track use than street use so this was a risk I was willing to live with.

I've got a C5 and I'm thinking through many of the same things. My car is more of an autocross car, but I'm starting to dabble with track days. The seats in these cars are really terrible, my arms were sore for days after my first track day just from holding myself in the seat! I've decided I'd really like to have a manual slider under my seat so that others can co-drive the car. I'm not sure if this is going bring the seat too far up though, and cause my helmet to hit the roof (I'm 6'0"). I've been looking at the OMP Champ R with the Planted bracket. This definitely is not the lowest setup (AMT might take the cake), but it does have a spot to mount the factory seat belt receiver! You'd just have to route the factory belt through the seat correctly. Then add harnesses for "off-road" driving as needed.

Option 4. Make Goldie a full time track car. Strip out all the weight and complexity of the stock interior.

Good video and description of the options one faces trying to have a dual-purpose sports car, streetable and track capable, both at a high level of performance. I too liked the factory C6 Z06 seats on the street, but they are not good on the track as you have noted along with many others. I did not want to make seat and harness switching part of my track prep, I switch brake pads, rotors, and wheel/tires. The seat option I choose was to send my factory seats to John Caravaggio and have him convert them to his Daytona seat. I am very happy with this set up on the track. The first time with the Caravaggio seats at the end of the track day I realized that I was not feeling all beat up from trying to hold myself behind the wheel of the car, I just stayed right where I needed to be without any extra effort. The Caravaggio seats are not full race seats and you do lose the side air bag. They are also more difficult to get into and out of than the stock seat but that is a tradeoff I can live with. They have the opening for the shoulder harnesses so if you want to run multi point harness on the track and stock belts on the street you can. An option to consider.

Option three sounds like way to much work to be doing on a regular basis. I know for me I'd get tired of of doing that, and in time I would become lazy and just leave it in option 1 all the time. Option 2 sounds like the best option to me.

I want to try Corbeau RRB. That should be a bit more comfortable then full buckets and according to my research - they should fit :D

I would go the convertible route. This is what I did with my 14 Camaro SS 1LE. I had an Autopower bolt in rear roll bar (that stayed in the car) and a Sparco fixed back seat. I would take the drivers side factory Recaro seat out and put the Sparco seat in for track use. I also left the shoulder harnesses attached to the roll bar but didn't use them on the street. The other harnesses attached to the Camaro specific seat frame for the Sparco seat and came out when not in use. I only did 4 or 5 track days a summer, but that ended up being 1 or 2 every month. Swapping the seats in and out wasn't that big of a deal.... but I also had the car for 3 years and only put just over 3,500 total miles on it. Most of that was driving back and forth to the track and then around the track. I only track my Champcar CTS now but doing a 20 minute session in my Blackwing with the stock seat really made me apricate a proper race seat and all the safety features of a race car. On another note, I saw your teams Champcar Miata for sale on the Facebooks a few weeks ago. Are you done racing?

Definitely sounds like it's going to get old real fast swapping back and forth. I was going to do the same thing on my C6 Grand Sport and now it barely has an interior lmao

Dude look into carvaggio Daytona seats for c6 and you’ll love it. Race seats with seat warmers. The best investment ever.

I ran a similar Sparco in my C5Z and decided to stick with only the factory belts. I got a flexible belt receptacle to replace the rigid factory one, and then ran both sides through the Sparco lap belt holes instead of over the top. It was the best compromise for me, but I was at the track less frequently than you. I can offer more details if you're interested.

IMO, having to spend a bunch of time to switch the car back and forth will get old really quick. I think it will take away alot of the fun and focus from your track days. It'll turn into a boat like vehicle where you spend more time prepping and maintaining it than you do enjoying it for it's intended purpose. I say follow your urges with Goldie and go for the full track set up then get another car for off track enjoyment. I think it's fun to have 2 similar cars in 2 different styles. Maybe find a cushy '11 or '12 GS 3 or 4lt. You can share some parts between them if/when the desire arises. Just my 2 cents. Good luck with whatever you do. I'm really enjoying the channel btw. Keep up the good work!

Buy a universal buckle that will work with your OEM 3 point. I believe those just bolt up to the bracket. btw, love the videos. keep it up! Thank you.

The stock seats look so nice but so do the sparco seats and they will do they job you want much better

Firstly… another great video. Really enjoy your channel. Just another vote for option 2 here. You are obviously not alone in your thought process and something I have debated for hours. Mine is not a corvette but I realized with a little time and research, there are tons of receptacle and belt options that allow you to safely pass through the bucket and over the shoulder in a way that is safe. What led me down this path is cars that came with bucket seats from the factory and looked at how cars like the 964 RS was delivered from the factory and even a gt3 rs. While not identical, if you can get the belt to pass over your body and not the top of the seat, it should be good. Option 3 is clearly the best but taking seats in and out can be the worst.

This is kind of a timely debate... I am thinking about the same things. I have ordered the QRT Performance seats and QRT brackets. I will not be going "convertible." They are staying in. My debate is on the harness setup. I am leaning toward installing a rollbar rather than just a harness bar. I plan to only use the harnesses. My main concern with harnesses is that they don't allow movement under a roof crush in a rollover. I need to make that decision by Friday. The cost difference isn't that much at this point.

Have you considered using a c7 seat? I wrestle with the same dilemma. I think the best solution is 2 Vettes.! Just need to convince the Mrs..

I bought the Corbeau Forza, but I haven't installed them yet, I also bought a custom bracket from them that shouldn't need any washers or bushings. Fingers crossed that all this works as I I hope it would. I noticed that your seat has very high bolsters compared to mine, which would make it a much better track seat than mine, but I chose my seat as a "medium" option, meaning lower bolsters so I can run the stock belts on the street, but still has good bolstering to hold me in well, especially when locking the seat belt very tightly to me. My bottom bracket slides back and forth and this will allow me to move the seat all the way back, lock the belt and then slide the seat forward into the tight belt, locking me into place. I'll eventually get a harness and bar, but I want to see how well this method works and if its good enough for my level of driving skill. Also, I'm doing my best to avoid switch back and forth between track and street setups. I'll be adding AP brakes with the Ferodo DS2500 pads, which I'm told, are a good hybrid option. I really can't stand the brake squeal, I tried to deal with it, but it drove me insane. They were louder than honking the horn every time I used the brakes. If I have to switch back to street pads on non track days so be it, I can't live with the squeal. I drive my kids to school and getting glances in the church parking lot isn't my kind of thing! Switching pads easily, is the second driver for my decision to spend that much no brakes, performance being the first. Have you thought about a radiator change? My car gets pretty hot on 100 deg track days, and I do my best to avoid them. I'm thinking about a Ron Davis setup, but I haven't done too much research on it yet. I did get a quote, $1800 for my 2011 Grand Sport, so it's not super expensive.

Hi Josh, you scared me there with the grinder! Lol. I didn’t want to go way out there and go full on race seat. I picked up some factory c8 GT2 seats and now have them installed in my c6z. They are WAY better than the factory c6 seats. Really good side bolstering, pass through for shoulder harness (although I am not going that route right away, just running 3 point). They definitely won’t have the thigh bolstering that you have on your bucket seat, but I will see how it goes. Anyhow, they are a good middle ground for me and I don’t have to swap in/out. Cheers!

Lol you have a issue every video!! But TBH my aftermarket seats and brackets in my c5 still hit the lower belt wheel and others using the exact same set up didn't have that issue. I found that on some cars people had the same issue but 90% of people had none.. weird corvette stuff :P

Very nice setup for ya bud. I was wondering if you've heard about the Status street series seats? They're still considered a racing seat but give you all the comforts of the street seats. I've sat in many different types of race seats for when I picked mine out for my 78 Firebird build and ended up going with Status. They look more like a factory style seat but with more modern touches and give all the bolstering you'd need without having to swap back and forth between race seats and factory. The AMT mount studs look like they'll work just fine, simply have to be ok with tightening them enough to crush the carpet and insulation enough for it to sit flush. And don't scare us like that with the grinder bud, going to give us all nightmares after that one.

How does making it a convertible make it beat a Porsche? I thought this was going to be a GT3 killer on/off track.

What gas pedal did you upgrade to? I noticed it in this video!

Have you looked into the Schroth asm harnesses. They are dot approved and looks like in the testing you get much less whiplash than in regular harnesses.

I’m not sure funds are an issue for you. Z06 strictly track use and buy a Miata or something cheaper for daily milk runs.

Oh, no no no !

GET A RACE CAR......................... Use Goldie as a fun SPORTS car, factory seats and all. You really wanna do that conversion EVERY time you track it? Bulletin! It will get OLD very FAST......................... Motor on MY Brother

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