[FC] FC "Buckets"

[Mike weirmier]

Here's the URL link to the Webshots Page.  Keep in mind that some early 
photos were scanned from actual photos and are not that good in quality. The 
seat photos are taken at night and don't show the contours very well.  You 
get the idea though.
Cheers
Mike
http://community.webshots.com/user/westbrier_mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike weirmier" <wmaw at shaw.ca>
To: "Mike weirmier" <wmaw at shaw.ca>; "Vern in Bend" <vernmcintosh at eoni.com>; 
<corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] FC "Buckets"


> Well I finally got around to putting some pics of the Westbrier up on 
> webshots.com.  Cara is out with the van right noe but when she gets back 
> I'll take some pics of the interior.
> Meanwhile check it out
> Webshots.com
> user: westbrier_mike
> Ciao
> Mike
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike weirmier" <wmaw at shaw.ca>
> To: "Vern in Bend" <vernmcintosh at eoni.com>; <corvanatics at corvair.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 8:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [FC] FC "Buckets"
>
>
>> On the non comfy topic, I have a set of factory buckets in the westbrier 
>> that I had stripped and reupholstered with bolsters and lumbar support. 
>> Hence making them very comfortable as well as not feeling like your going 
>> to slide off during a corner.
>> While trying to accommodate other seats in the van for my camper 
>> conversion I came to the abrupt conclusion that at 6' tall and sitting on 
>> top a wheel well no other seat fit as well altered or not.
>> Any upholsterer worth his weight can make a silk purse out of the sows 
>> ear that is the factory bucket.
>> I can send pics of my seats upon request.
>> Westbrier Mike
>> Victoria BC
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Vern in Bend" <vernmcintosh at eoni.com>
>> To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 1:59 PM
>> Subject: Re: [FC] FC "Buckets"
>>
>>
>>>
>>> About 30 years ago I delivered a pair of full-width FC front seats to an
>>> uphosterer and he cut them down into narrow seats. The purpose at the 
>>> time
>>> was to create a passenger seat in a '63 Rampside that my wife could sit 
>>> in
>>> for longer than half-an-hour (she had a serious back problem and needed
>>> firmer support). I'm not sure that at the time I even knew that there 
>>> were
>>> factory narrow seats. Today, I would just cut the frames & padding down
>>> myself and use Clark's covers. One would need to add tube or flatbar to 
>>> the
>>> lower insides for reasonable (not thin-edge) appearance.
>>>
>>> I have a project Corvan that has the narrow seats, and they are 
>>> remarkably
>>> similar to the full-width seat, just narrow. Even the hinge and stop
>>> functions look identical.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure why anyone needs hinged seatbacks in a van. I gave away the
>>> passenger 'flip-up' hinges (yikes!) long ago, I will eventually use 
>>> stock
>>> seats tracks on the right seat.
>>>
>>> In a camper, I would want a "squeeze-through" space between the front 
>>> seats.
>>> I measure the narrow seats at ~25" across the base, vs. ~58" for a
>>> full-width seat. My seats are not mounted, so I have to estimate the 8" 
>>> gap
>>> (duh). I would want a wider gap.
>>>
>>> FC seats, wide or narrow, are pretty basic and not very comfortable. For
>>> comfort or non-original function I would look for some comfy 
>>> substitutes.
>>>
>>> Vern McIntosh
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hey Guys,
>>>>
>>>> Just another plug for bucket seats.
>>>>
>>>> If anyone has any leads on FC bucket seats that would
>>>> be great. I am definitely looking for some ! Linda and
>>>> I would like to make it one of our Winter projects.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!!!
>>>>
>>>>snip
>>>
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