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Envy 12-09-2009 11:15 PM

Bench Seat
 
I want to stick with the bench in my 65, but modernize it a little. I want to have it covered in the "King Ranch" style leather to be a little different.
But my biggest issue is i know from experience that bench seats don't offer too much support, especially when taking corners. So i wanted to find some ideas for a race inspired seat, one that resembles the support of a street race style seat, but is incorporated in a full bench set up. Surely someone has done this before?

vin63 12-10-2009 11:35 AM

Re: Bench Seat
 
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Originally Posted by Envy (Post 3665921)
I want to stick with the bench in my 65, but modernize it a little. I want to have it covered in the "King Ranch" style leather to be a little different.
But my biggest issue is i know from experience that bench seats don't offer too much support, especially when taking corners. So i wanted to find some ideas for a race inspired seat, one that resembles the support of a street race style seat, but is incorporated in a full bench set up. Surely someone has done this before?

I had my original bench seat re-done with high-density foam (removed all of the metal springs) formed with bolsters on the sides, lumbar support, in a bucket seat pattern, and then covered in leather. Check out some of the custom seats done with Glide and Tea bench seat foundations to get an idea.

http://www.glideengineering.com/gallery.html
http://www.teasdesign.com/gallery/


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