VANAGON archives -- July 2002, week 4 (#36)

Date:         Mon, 22 Jul 2002 09:19:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Randy Bergum <organslave@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Randy Bergum <organslave@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Modified Seat Report
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<DIV>Hi Listers:</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I finished raising the drivers seat back 3" higher last night - works very well.&nbsp; I have a long torso and short arms, and the stock seats force my shoulders to hunch over.&nbsp; Back pains finally forced the issue, so out came the seat for changing.</DIV>
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<DIV>&nbsp; The seat was taken apart down to the metal frame, then with a die grinder and a cutoff blade, the back was cut just below the lower cross piece.&nbsp; The insert was made of a flat&nbsp;piece of steel 1.5" x .125", and the outside flanges were tubes of .5" square by .063" thick.&nbsp; I welded these together in a C shape, then cut the ends at an angle to fit the profile of the seat frame cuts.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Welded, painted, reassembled.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net effect:&nbsp; I have lumbar support nearly where it should be, the arm rests are correctly located, and all is well in the universe.</DIV>
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<DIV>I have photos of the process if anyone needs..........&nbsp; email me off list.</DIV>
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<DIV>Randy Bergum</DIV>
<DIV>1990 Carat</DIV></BODY></HTML>

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