SE5 Floor

Lowering the Floor

The seat is mounted directly onto a raised section of floor, it is not actually attached to the chassis. So the plan is to cut out this raised section of floor, add a couple of outriggers from the main chassis rails to the outer sill rails for the seat to bolt to, and cover the hole with a new flat floor.

Standard floor.

Raised seat base portion cut out.

To give access for the new seat mounting outrigger I removed the rear footwell section as well.

After balancing the chosen replacement seat on the center outrigger I decided I needed to go lower.

So with the aid of a cutting disc in the air grinder...

...I trimmed an inch off the top.

This revealed the internal structure.

Next job is to make a new temporary false floor sturdy enough to place the seat on and take my weight.

With the aid of cardboard, a plywood floor was made and supported from underneath with a bottle jack either end. The two lines indicate the position of the center outrigger.

The seat it placed in position with the adjustable seat rails set to mid position. I then sat in the car and moved the seat back and forth on the plywood floor until I was happy with its position in relation to the pedals and steering wheel.

I had previously added a strip of masking tape to the outer seat rail. I now marked on it the position of the centre outrigger as drawn on the plywood floor.

Using the center outrigger as a datum, I now know where I need to fit the new seat mounting outriggers.

Not yet ready

Seat Mounting Outriggers

Once the above had been carried out and the positions of the new seat mounting outriggers established the body was removed from the chassis to allow the chassis repairs to be carried out. The installation of the new seat mounting outriggers was incorporated into these repairs and are covered in the relevant part of the Chassis section of this site in this link.

The contents of this website are purely a reflection of my own experiences and knowledge gained whilst working on my various projects. Anything you do based on what you have read here is done so entirely at your own risk.
Personally I wouldn't trust someone like me with a lawn mower! You have been warned! Flapper-bat!

Reliant Scimitar SE5 - Floor

The SE5 is a small car and I struggle to fit my 6'1" (was 6'2" but I'm getting on a bit now) frame in it. Admittedly the original seats were long gone when I bought it but I had to either recline the seat too far back or tilt my head. Not ideal!