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Subject:Re: swivel seats.. for vanagon
From:The River Clan
Date:Wed, 8 Aug 2001 22:18:00 -0700

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We just finished this modification, and it was relatively easy.<br>
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We just bent over the inside section of track with a pair of visegrips
(kinda nasty, but that way we wouldn't have the sparks from
cutting/grinding), layed on the salvaged swivel bases, and used a mig
under a big sheet of fire retardant fabric. We cut out the front sheet
metal (careful to not remove the bracing!) so we have a map pocket under
the seats now. We used some of that plastic u channel (like around the
door pillar) to get rid of the nasty metal edge, and glued a block of 1x3
to the back of the compartment so the maps wouldn't run into the
battery.<br>
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We then cut the battery box covers in half, and sectioned them and tacked
them back together. They work dandy.&nbsp; A little snip snip of the
carpet, a tuck here and there, reglue of the carpet on the wheelwell...
and tada!<br>
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I was just dissapointed the drivers seat didn't swivel all the way
around.&lt;sigh&gt;&nbsp; In fact, if I would have been thinking, I don't
think I would have even installed the drivers side. Perhaps a removable
steering wheel? ; )<br>
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At 01:10 AM 8/8/2001 -0400, you wrote: <br>
<font face="arial" size=2><blockquote type=cite cite>In a message dated
8/8/01 1:08:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time, <br>
bscotto@UREACH.COM writes: <br>
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where can i find these... i have a 82 and i want completly new <br>
seats... do both driver and passenger swivel... how much is the <br>
going rate </blockquote><br>
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you must cut them out of a junked vanagon camper... <br>
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chris</font></blockquote><br>
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