Date:         Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:30:52 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
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From:         Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
Subject:      Re: swivel base removal possible? (sawzall and grinder project)
Comments: To: Tim King <yellowdog@SOFTHOME.NET>
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Tim,

I understand completely.  That's one of the main reasons I do not drive any
of my Westy's on a daily basis.  I find that my neck starts to hurt after a
while due to slouching.

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Tim King
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 1:04 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: swivel base removal possible? (sawzall and grinder project)


Hey all --

I wanna remove the driver's swivel base in my westy and just mount the seat
on the factory rails. I thought I could just pull out the bolted on part of
the swivel and slide the seat in, but the welds for the swivel bottom are
obscuring the tracks. It looks like I can just cut/grind the swivel base out
of here (better be sure this is what I want!), but I want to know if anyone
has done this and made it work. I don't want to complete the grinder work
and find out for some reason that it would never have fit anyway!

I know some of you swivel-coveters will find this idea shocking, but I'm
tall and am tired of my head brushing the roof. That extra shy-inch or so
will come in handy. The other bonus is it gets me an accessible place to
mount an amp!

Thanks

Tim in Seattle
87 Syncro Westy/Suby 2.5

PS -- I'm keeping the swivel in case I ever change my mind, ie, it's not for
sale ;-)