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zimblewinder Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2004 Posts: 893 Location: Australia
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:48 am Post subject: 58 rear seat profile |
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Hi All. I originally posted this in the crazy 8's thread but it fell off the front page very fast and I think was mostly overlooked so here it is again (sorry).
Im busy building a new rear seat upper and Im after some help. Does the rear seat profile on a 58 (the bulb of the seat back) match that of the centre or front seat? My middle and front seats are perfect but Ive got nothing to go on for the rear seat as all I had left was a pile of ferous dust. What can you tell me? If its the same as either one of these Im home and hosed, if not....
Thanks
_________________ _________________ 58Euro 23 343208 The Ultimate Zimblewinder Machine.
59 mango standard
Wanted- splash pan supports, og pressed bumper coach bolts, ivory blaupunkt knobs (early), armrest alloy strips, NOS door mechanism |
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jerry.t Samba Member
Joined: June 26, 2003 Posts: 1442 Location: okc ok
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:51 am Post subject: |
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i have the correct front and rear seat in my 58, and i think they match
each other.as in pattern if thats what you are asking.. _________________ 1957 euro oval
1958 standard euro bus
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zimblewinder Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2004 Posts: 893 Location: Australia
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:20 am Post subject: |
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Im after the actual curvature of the back rest from top to bottom, the bulge out, so to speak. The front seat bulge is different to the middle seat bulge - so Im hoping the back seat shape is the same as one of them.
I managed to build the rest of the frame up from photos and scraps that were floating around inside the cover. I have new NO-SAG springing and all I have to do now is bend them to shape the backrest to the correct curve. Jerry could you have a look and tell me if the curve is even all through or bulged out at the bottom and slender at the top. If its exactly the same as your front one?
Cheers and Thanks _________________ 58Euro 23 343208 The Ultimate Zimblewinder Machine.
59 mango standard
Wanted- splash pan supports, og pressed bumper coach bolts, ivory blaupunkt knobs (early), armrest alloy strips, NOS door mechanism |
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campingbox Samba Member
Joined: November 14, 2000 Posts: 10192 Location: Petaluma, CA
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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Sometime in '57 all three seats started being a "dished" shape instead of the flap backrest. As far as I know all three seats changed at the same time, although I'm sure there are bound to be some inconsistancies. |
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jerry.t Samba Member
Joined: June 26, 2003 Posts: 1442 Location: okc ok
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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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i will take pics as soon as possible of all my seats, though my
front seat has a ghettos covering on it right now so that i atleast have a little padding. _________________ 1957 euro oval
1958 standard euro bus
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SBS #43
(14:39:50) Pintobean: i came out of the shower... cats were freaking out... i
69_Jim: I actually made girly noises as I was laying on the ground
VWSwap: I'm gonna post all over there...leave my DNA all over the place...make 'em bust out their black lights. Jerks. |
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Mr. Bubblehead El Chupa Nibre
Joined: October 25, 2002 Posts: 2756 Location: 612 Wharf Avenue
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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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jerry.t wrote: |
i will take pics as soon as possible of all my seats, though my
front seat has a ghettos covering on it right now so that i atleast have a little padding. |
Ghetto seat cover...is it a Mexican hemp blanket or Harbor Freight blue tarp? _________________ OGST
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jerry.t Samba Member
Joined: June 26, 2003 Posts: 1442 Location: okc ok
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Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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Mr. Bubblehead wrote: |
jerry.t wrote: |
i will take pics as soon as possible of all my seats, though my
front seat has a ghettos covering on it right now so that i atleast have a little padding. |
Ghetto seat cover...is it a Mexican hemp blanket or Harbor Freight blue tarp? |
wal mart stretchy material with extra foam streatched over the origional shreds of what was left of it _________________ 1957 euro oval
1958 standard euro bus
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(14:39:50) Pintobean: i came out of the shower... cats were freaking out... i
69_Jim: I actually made girly noises as I was laying on the ground
VWSwap: I'm gonna post all over there...leave my DNA all over the place...make 'em bust out their black lights. Jerks. |
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