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02-27-2012, 02:43 PM
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Weekend Seat Job...
SO after getting the crap beat out of me by a buigenvia plant, I decided to do something “fun” this weekend. I decided to finish replacing the bench seat in my 64 with a pair of bucket seats I had picked up. I ran across these seats after riding in a work car …I had thought they would make a good replacement in my project truck. As faith would have it about a month later I saw an ad in the paper where a guy was parting out a similar car. I called on the seats and after seeing them in place I bought them for $75. The guy said if I could wait till tomorrow he’d remove them for me and I could pick them up. I had to get my truck over there to pick them up anyway so I agreed. Next day he had them out as promised, but for the first time I see how they are mounted! GM decided to save money and not build a frame under the seat; they just molded the bottom of the cab to mount directly to the seat! SO I had to fabricate “something” to be able to do this. The pictures below is what I came up with.
   AND finally …  SO, what do you guys think!?? ...Good, Fair, "I could do better"! 
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02-27-2012, 03:18 PM
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Re: Weekend Seat Job...
looks awesome!
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02-27-2012, 03:27 PM
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Re: Weekend Seat Job...
Seats look great!!!
 , What did they come out of????
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02-27-2012, 03:37 PM
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Re: Weekend Seat Job...
Seats are off an 05 Corsica ...
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02-27-2012, 11:16 PM
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Re: Weekend Seat Job...
That turned out nice. They look very natural - and comfortable.
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02-27-2012, 11:33 PM
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But Found Her 25yrs Later!
 
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Re: Weekend Seat Job...
Looks good.
I now have a glimpse of how my seats will look in my 65. They look real similar to the Pontiac Fiero seats a friend gave me. Posted via Mobile Device
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02-28-2012, 01:28 AM
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Re: Weekend Seat Job...
Nice fab work
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02-28-2012, 02:19 AM
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Re: Weekend Seat Job...
I agree, good job
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02-28-2012, 09:19 AM
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Re: Weekend Seat Job...
Awesome job!
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02-28-2012, 10:28 AM
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Re: Weekend Seat Job...
Nice fabricating job..
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02-28-2012, 12:08 PM
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Re: Weekend Seat Job...
seats look great to me. how do you like them compared to the bench?
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02-28-2012, 12:28 PM
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Re: Weekend Seat Job...
Looks killer...I've had quite a few rounds with buganvillas myself. They jump on you if even think about doing yard work.
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02-28-2012, 12:28 PM
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Re: Weekend Seat Job...
Looks good!!
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02-28-2012, 01:02 PM
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Re: Weekend Seat Job...
I could do better...oh wait...no I couldn't! Good job, they look great in there!
Do they sit any lower, or back any further than the original bench? |
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02-28-2012, 06:05 PM
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Re: Weekend Seat Job...
MAN the bench seat was the WORSE!! ...I don't think I ever set in anything as bad, and that including an Army tank!!!
...These are much, much nicer. My only worry is I noticed when I get out of the drivers seat, I have a tendency to get pinched between the steering wheel and the side lip of the bucket seat. Down the line I'm guessing this might be hard on the upholstery at this point. BUT I plan on using a smaller steering wheel on a tilt steering column in the future.
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02-28-2012, 07:12 PM
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Re: Weekend Seat Job...
looks awesome!!!
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