Young Version — April 1998
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238 available scans from Young Version — April 1998, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data. Capture img018 is absent from the supplied folder; the exact missing printed pages have not been established.
Page 53 — English draft translation
Even if the seat itself is strong, that is not enough; the seat rail, which connects it to the body, must also be sturdy. Both the seat and rail must meet the requirements for the car to pass inspection. Bride's rails are made to specifications commissioned from Bertrand Faure of France, a European seat manufacturer, so you can feel confident. They use a 20-notch design with 200 mm of slide travel and locking mechanisms on both sides. The rails are made with thicker material, comfortably exceeding safety standards. Apart from the slide rail, the moving part of a seat is its reclining mechanism. Many factory seats operate from one side only, while aftermarket...
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Bucket seats!!
What's going on?
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Do not tighten the bolts in the order you inserted them. First find a position where all the screws can be fitted, then tighten them fully. Otherwise, you may find that some will not go in!
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Once the seat rail is assembled, move it into the cabin. Take care to keep the seat rail from hitting the body as you do so.
Strict standards for aftermarket parts.
Special items are made by hand, but for most products, data is entered into an industrial robot, which manufactures them with pinpoint accuracy!
Most seats have adjustment knobs on both sides. This design is also used to meet the strict standards for aftermarket parts. Even at a basic level, using both sides gives greater strength than using only one, right?
Other well-known seat makers, such as Recaro and König, use the same design approach.
This is the completely stock cockpit. If you want to see how the seat is installed, follow the arrows!
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Next, fit the bucket seat and seat rail together. Be careful to install them facing the correct direction. The side with the slide lever goes toward the front.
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After removing the stock seat from the car, do not forget to remove the seat-belt anchor. You will use it again.
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First, locate the harness collar that detects whether the seat belt is fastened. Removing it is the next step.
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