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Krustybus Samba Member
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64-67 are the same. _________________ Tim |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69824 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Red Fau Veh Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2012 Posts: 3037 Location: Prescott Az.
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:46 am Post subject: |
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How can I tell what year my passenger seat bottom is for? I don't have a seat back, just the bottom but it came with my swivel bus so it isn't original to the bus. I just can't tell what year it is. I may need better pics, sorry.
_________________ 1971 Deluxe Sunroof Bay 1905 stroker, dual idf40's, 74mm Scat forged crank, engle 110 cam. CB 044 heads, AutoCraft rockers, chromoly push rods
1973 Orange transporter stock type 4 with dual 40 Dellortos and Empi single quiet pack
1969 Adventurewagen blue whale Gene Berg 1776 built by Dave Kawell dual 36 DRLA's, Vintage Speed exhaust, Bosch 019 screamer
1961 Swivel Seat camper, L345 grey
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Stocknazi Samba Member
Joined: June 18, 2004 Posts: 5150
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 11:45 am Post subject: |
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All passenger side walk through seat bases are the same as far as I know. _________________ WANTED:
58 Westfalia cabinet knobs (3 needed), roof rack, and (7) privy tent poles (silver painted).
"When the people are afraid of the government, that's tyranny. But when the government is afraid of the people, that's liberty."
"Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God."
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hitest Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2008 Posts: 10296 Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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'66s are angled in the front where they "roll" up the fenderwell. Thus the side panel height from pedestal mat to the seating surface shortens by 2 inches on the fenderwell (shorter springs, less trampoline fun, etc.). _________________
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181
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Eskimotom Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2007 Posts: 40 Location: Lake Wobegon MN
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:59 am Post subject: |
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Can anyone post up clear pictures of the bent tube underneath frame, possibly with dimensions/specs or direct me where to find them for late split passenger walk through seat frame? I need one for my project and may have to fab up a suitable replacement.
Talk about an ideal subject for someone to market as a repo item, the passenger walk through seat frame, given the cost of rusty examples. |
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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14269 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Eskimotom Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2007 Posts: 40 Location: Lake Wobegon MN
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 8:34 am Post subject: |
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Thanks a bunch, that looks like the ticket! |
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curtis4085 Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2011 Posts: 4806 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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Novice question please bare with me;)
First time reupholstering 66 walkthru front seats. I have a few questions about my frames before I send them off to powder coat.
1st question: drivers seat bottom left front of picture. Is the slant normal? The front corner spring is compressed and tied down. Second picture shows this.
Second question:
Drivers side seat back, is the very top back rod on frame suppose to slant downward to the left. I think it's is from pictures I was searching in the gallery but want to confirm.
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olliehank47 Samba Member
Joined: May 04, 2011 Posts: 1198
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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Seat bottom should not be compressed on one side, and the rod along the top back should not be sloped either. The rod is an easy fix. The seat bottom--maybe--depending on the reason why it was tied down in the first place. |
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curtis4085 Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2011 Posts: 4806 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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olliehank47 wrote: |
Seat bottom should not be compressed on one side, and the rod along the top back should not be sloped either. The rod is an easy fix. The seat bottom--maybe--depending on the reason why it was tied down in the first place. |
Thank you for your time and information. Not trying to be combative, I just have not been able to find a picture of a driver's seat back that did not have the upper horizontal rod with a slight angle. Here's an example
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1528194
Any chance anyone has a picture of a 66 driver side walkthru seat frame that has not been threw the ringer? _________________ Special Thanks to:
Headflow Masters - Vista, CA
www.headflowmasters.com |
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Z Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2003 Posts: 2517 Location: galveston, tx
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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I redid my 67 w/t seats earlier this year and that rod was very straight and parallel to the front bar. When covered, it forms an even line with with front of the seat, tho its a bit lower. I think what you're seeing in that repro seat ad is just an angle, as it looks straight to me in another of the pics.
X2 on the bottom springs being even height across the back. Yours was tied down heavily for some reason. |
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d-rick Samba Member
Joined: May 14, 2006 Posts: 889 Location: Columbia,MO
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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I broke off one of the mounting hooks on my pass seat back today taking it out...damit _________________ 1959 mango-trailerbus
1962 single cab *1/2
1966 13 window
1967 panel/camper
1968 cig-panel *1/2
1968 passenger bus *1/2
1969 beetle
1969 dormobile
1978 sage green Westy
1990 DoKa
2002 Golf TDI |
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henk Samba Member
Joined: June 28, 2006 Posts: 157
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:56 am Post subject: |
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curtis4085 wrote: |
olliehank47 wrote: |
Seat bottom should not be compressed on one side, and the rod along the top back should not be sloped either. The rod is an easy fix. The seat bottom--maybe--depending on the reason why it was tied down in the first place. |
Thank you for your time and information. Not trying to be combative, I just have not been able to find a picture of a driver's seat back that did not have the upper horizontal rod with a slight angle. Here's an example
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1528194
Any chance anyone has a picture of a 66 driver side walkthru seat frame that has not been threw the ringer? |
is that what you looking for?
henk!!!
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curtis4085 Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2011 Posts: 4806 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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henk wrote: |
curtis4085 wrote: |
olliehank47 wrote: |
Seat bottom should not be compressed on one side, and the rod along the top back should not be sloped either. The rod is an easy fix. The seat bottom--maybe--depending on the reason why it was tied down in the first place. |
Thank you for your time and information. Not trying to be combative, I just have not been able to find a picture of a driver's seat back that did not have the upper horizontal rod with a slight angle. Here's an example
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1528194
Any chance anyone has a picture of a 66 driver side walkthru seat frame that has not been threw the ringer? |
is that what you looking for?
henk!!!
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Thank you _________________ Special Thanks to:
Headflow Masters - Vista, CA
www.headflowmasters.com |
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curtis4085 Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2011 Posts: 4806 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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henk wrote: |
curtis4085 wrote: |
olliehank47 wrote: |
Seat bottom should not be compressed on one side, and the rod along the top back should not be sloped either. The rod is an easy fix. The seat bottom--maybe--depending on the reason why it was tied down in the first place. |
Thank you for your time and information. Not trying to be combative, I just have not been able to find a picture of a driver's seat back that did not have the upper horizontal rod with a slight angle. Here's an example
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1528194
Any chance anyone has a picture of a 66 driver side walkthru seat frame that has not been threw the ringer? |
is that what you looking for?
henk!!!
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If it's not to much to ask would it be possible to get a straight shot side (pic) of the top of the drivers seat back. I'm trying to determine if there is a curve to the horizontal support rod or if it's perfectly straight. From one end to the other.
I've worked mine back to looking level side to side but there is a curve not sure if this is correct.
Thank you for your time _________________ Special Thanks to:
Headflow Masters - Vista, CA
www.headflowmasters.com |
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henk Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 1:48 am Post subject: |
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here i have a picture of it more taken from the side.
give me a few days,as i don't have the seat at home with me but i take some beter pic's for you.
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Red Fau Veh Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2012 Posts: 3037 Location: Prescott Az.
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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Can anyone tell me when the passenger seat backs with the hooks, had open backs? Meaning no material covering the rear side of it.
_________________ 1971 Deluxe Sunroof Bay 1905 stroker, dual idf40's, 74mm Scat forged crank, engle 110 cam. CB 044 heads, AutoCraft rockers, chromoly push rods
1973 Orange transporter stock type 4 with dual 40 Dellortos and Empi single quiet pack
1969 Adventurewagen blue whale Gene Berg 1776 built by Dave Kawell dual 36 DRLA's, Vintage Speed exhaust, Bosch 019 screamer
1961 Swivel Seat camper, L345 grey
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d-rick Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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My '66 was open on the back on the passenger seat _________________ 1959 mango-trailerbus
1962 single cab *1/2
1966 13 window
1967 panel/camper
1968 cig-panel *1/2
1968 passenger bus *1/2
1969 beetle
1969 dormobile
1978 sage green Westy
1990 DoKa
2002 Golf TDI |
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EverettB Administrator
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