

| Subject: | Re: LF: Transporter front bench seat (want to make 8 passenger van!) |
| From: | Frank Condelli |
| Date: | Mon, 9 Jun 2008 07:42:19 EDT |
In a message dated 08/06/2008 4:11:58 P.M. Central Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: I have a 91 cargo van that has a passenger side bench seat designed for 2. That means that this bus?seats 3 in front including driver with seatbelts for all three. It appears like the seat would slide in to the same track as a single bucket seat and the seat belts simply double up on the same bolts as the driver and passenger seat belts. Here is the problem, the top of the backrest of the bench seat is bolted to and relies on the partition wall of the cargo van for support. If you tried to install it in a passenger van the backrest would simply flop all the way back to the floor. I suppose brackets could be fabricated to hold up the backrest. If you still want it it is available for pick up in Sudbury. This is possible. I did one of these installs on Chris Gronski Syncro some years ago. I forget how I made the support brackets but if you contact him or he responds to this thread I'm sure he can take photos of the bracket I made and you can duplicate it. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/trainsal.htm) ) _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/exhaust.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 12 ~ 15, 2008
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