warren leader
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 posted on 6/1/02 at 03:32 PM |
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seats
what seats have people had joy with ....any ideas please ?
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merlin
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| posted on 6/1/02 at 07:45 PM |
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The ones in my car are from a Scimitar. Very narrow which fits just fine. They also have the runners from the donor and are in black vinyl so they're
waterproof!
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warren leader
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| posted on 6/1/02 at 08:57 PM |
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cheers merlin i shall keep that in mind ...............warren
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macdave69
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| posted on 17/1/02 at 09:32 PM |
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Just bought a set of Bedford Rascal seats for £20
The fit straight in to the standard width chassis (had to modify the back adjuster slightly (take it off))
They have a all in one head rest like many bucket type seats and look absolutely bang on!
I am going to recover them in black vinyl although the grey vinyl is perfectly acceptable for those on a budget more restrictive than mine.
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bob
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| posted on 12/2/02 at 12:51 PM |
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I've got the rascal seats too,£20.
Dave is right they are BANG ON,have talked Mrs bob into sewing new vinyl covers on.
Mrs bob wants to know why there isn't a site called locostbuilderswives so i've got her involved bless her!
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chrisg
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 posted on 12/2/02 at 07:01 PM |
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I've used black vinyl seats from a Fiat 126
Great for that "retro seven" look ( and only 10 quid the pair!)
Cheers
Chris
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jmbillings
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| posted on 26/2/02 at 05:14 PM |
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Made ours. Used the escort runners (ground down to fit onto floor lower), then a steel frameword, wooden support panels and foam padding. They look
pretty cool, although I dont have a pic handy... will post one later if I remember
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merlin
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| posted on 26/2/02 at 05:55 PM |
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For a cheap and easy 'custom' look my first prototype was fitted with strips of timber covered in foam and then covered in soft vinyl. Very simple
and gives the panelled look and can be made to an exact fit. The only cost was a roll of vinyl at £20 but was enough to cover the entire car with
enough left over to make a hood!
Just an idea for those wanting to keep to the £250 budget! obviously you will still need to steal an engine to keep the price down!!
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jmbillings
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| posted on 27/2/02 at 04:52 PM |
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Here ya go- (seats, that is)... homemade ones needen't look too shabby
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merlin
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| posted on 27/2/02 at 05:29 PM |
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Look pretty damn good to me! Nice gear shift gate! 
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 27/2/02 at 06:40 PM |
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But it has 3 too many slots in it ???.
push to change down,
pull to change up,
whats the other 3 slots do ? 
nice seats though, could you do me a pair in green ?, yellow piping pheraps, just a thought.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 28/2/02 at 08:48 AM |
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quote:
Here ya go- (seats, that is)... homemade ones needen't look too shabby
Nice seats - and it's good to see that your garage is as tidy as mine!
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James
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| posted on 28/2/02 at 09:16 AM |
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Brilliant seats!
Any possibility of info on how you made them? Would be great to know.
Where did you get the blue plastic surrounds for the seat belt slots? I've been looking for something like these for if I cut holes in standard
seats!
Or a weblink? :-)
Love the gear shift too!
James
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jmbillings
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| posted on 28/2/02 at 09:59 AM |
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Somewhere, I have some pictures showing the buildup. Basically it was a metal frame (using same steel as for transmission tunnel chassis bits) then
steel rod (about 4mm thick) bent to give the shape around the edge. This was panelled in 4mm plywood. Then, Steve chopped up the foam to the right
shape and his mum covered it for us. To finish, black plastic was used for the corners and fuel hose to cover the steel wire around the edge... The
blue belt guides were vac-formed by Steve where he works. They have 2 bits, front and back, and you just glue them in place. If anyone wants some I
can ask if he can do them, and cost...
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James
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| posted on 28/2/02 at 12:47 PM |
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I'm nowhere near needing them yet but would certainly be interested in a price.
Thanks,
James
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macdave69
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| posted on 28/2/02 at 07:30 PM |
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No bull, they look absobloodylutely spot on.
I'm am seriously, seriously impressed.
Could do with more info about the slots!
And how they were sewn as mine need recovering and "slotting"
top show old boy
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Metal Hippy™
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| posted on 1/3/02 at 06:29 PM |
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Can't remember who it was, but they told me that you have always had trouble with slots Dave....
President of the Non-conformist Locost Builders Club. E-mail for details...
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Bob da builder
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 posted on 22/3/02 at 11:13 AM |
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try making a fiber glass bucket seat, its not to difficult and fairly cheap. start with a ply wood base and sides in the cockpit then using cardboard
make the rough symetrical shape of the seat, cover in paper mache to give smouth finish and required details, let dry(probably about 2weeks!!) and the
make a fiber glass mould, gring/sand to smouth finish and then build up to suitable thickness. and cover!! that easy but ive spent about 4days just
making one seat!but it fits like a glove! am about to get it covered in leather to the unique look, email me and i can sent photos as a guide.
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merlin
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| posted on 22/3/02 at 08:43 PM |
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Mmm, spell checker buggered then Bob? 
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Nick Davison
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| posted on 29/3/02 at 08:26 PM |
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Bedford Rascal seats, thanks for the tip. I found some Midi seats, £15 for 2. They are slightly wider than I would have wished particularly in the
driver's seat with the wider tunnel that side but they will fit some how.
Did you take off the entire reclining mechanism or just the cover when you fitted your Rascal seats?
I considered building my own seats and using expanding foam, from any builders merchants, squirted into a bag while I sat in it to get the exact
shape. But if I did it for my shape then the wife couldn't fit in and if I made it to her shape then I would slide all over the place!
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bob
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| posted on 29/3/02 at 09:27 PM |
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I took the recliner mechanism off to get the rascal seats in,once thats unbolted they fit like a glove.
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Nick Davison
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| posted on 30/3/02 at 02:53 PM |
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So they do, still a bit tight on the drivers side but they are Midi seats which will probably be slightly different from the Rascal seats. Never the
less thanks Bob. Just need to re-cover them now!
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