Date:         Mon, 9 Jun 2008 07:42:19 EDT
Reply-To:     RAlanen@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: LF: Transporter front bench seat (want to make 8 passenger
              van!)
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In a message dated 08/06/2008 4:11:58 P.M. Central Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

I have a  91 cargo van that has a passenger side bench seat designed for 2.
That means  that this bus?seats 3 in front including driver with seatbelts for
all three.  It appears like the seat would slide in to the same track as a
single bucket  seat and the seat belts simply double up on the same bolts as the
driver and  passenger seat belts. Here is the problem, the top of the backrest
of the  bench seat is bolted to and relies on the partition wall of the cargo
van for  support. If you tried to install it in a passenger van the backrest
would  simply flop all the way back to the floor. I suppose brackets could be
fabricated to hold up the backrest.
If you still want it it is available  for pick up in Sudbury.








This  is possible.  I did one of these installs on Chris Gronski Syncro some
years ago.  I forget how I made the support brackets but if you contact him
or he responds to this thread I'm sure he can take photos of the bracket I
made  and you can duplicate it.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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