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Posted by Matt (93SE) on August 28, 2002 at 23:17:35:
In Reply to: Custom seats. I mean like, REALLY custom --> posted by Kaleb on August 28, 2002 at 18:26:22:
remove the covering on the seats, and remove the foam around the lumbar supports and shoulder area. (a propane blowtorch works remarkably well, but do it in a WELL ventilated area and keep a bottle of water (and maybe a water hose available). Once you've removed the foam around the sides of the seat you want to work on and can see the "under structure" of the seat, get out your hacksaw, a roll of baling wire, a set of tubing benders, and go to town. Add the main structure with the large steel rod around the shoulder area and lumbar, where you will need the support. design it so it won't flex. If you have to go to 1/4" or even 3/8" hollow tubing, then do so.. initially just tack weld it or use baling wire to hold it all together until you've found something you like. Add a couple sheets of 3/4" foam to it and have a seat. If you don't like it, then cut it off and do it again. now stuff the thing with chunks of foam to fill in the airspace, and you want to cover the outside with 1/2" or 3/4" sheet of foam. no chunks or seams in it, except at major seams in the cover upholstery too- otherwise you end up with lines and shifting and other yucky stuff. while you're applying it, use spray glue to make sure everything stays where you put it. then it's time to make the cover. that part is going to be up to you. have fun.
Be sure to take plenty of pictures as you're dissabbemling it, so you can mimic the procedure when making your new covers and adding foam.
When you get to something you like, use smaller steel rod and weld it into the gaps to form a "web" where the foam can rest against without being smashed through.