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Originally Posted by 71Rat
its an idea and not sure how it'll work out or look for that matter... but what about rear (middle row) mini van seats? use 4 of them or 6 if you want a 3rd row. just have them redone in whatever material you like
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71 - thanks for the idea. As a matter of background, my thinking on the seats was based on three objectives: 1) increased safety by raising the shoulder line and including a headrest, 2) passenger seats that fold completely flat for practical purposes, and 3) aesthetics (when completed, the seats have to look like late 60's / early 70's seats).
Using modern seats certainly covers points 1 and 2, but not point 3. To shape of the seat gives it that period look. The seats were lightly bolstered, headrests were low, wide and deep with a center stem. So modifying period seats seemed a better starting place than modern seats.
I wanted to mount these seats to a budy bucket frame up front and a custom bucket seat setup in the rear (eactly as Hart_Rod has done). So now I'm thinking of copying Hart_Rod's set exactly but modifying the passenger seat frames to accept a current reclining mechanism, adding a headrest but skipping the shoulder raising exercise. That would simplify the project, but with these modifications I start to worry about the seats providing the necessary support in the event of an accident.