Date:         Mon, 17 May 1999 10:42:20 -0400
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <ron@NETCARRIER.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <ron@NETCARRIER.COM>
Subject:      Re: 82 Engine FS & Swivel ??
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> Also I'd like to convert my 87 Syncro Seats into swivel seats Like the
> 82 has. has anyone done this?? Looks like welding might be called for...


The Westfalias have a flat plate welded across the seat base, with a
circular indentation that the swival mechanism sits on.  This base is very,
very difficult to remove from the camper without butchering it, so typically
used seat swivel assemblies are sold sans this plate.  It looks to me,
though, that fabricating and welding on such a plate would not be all that
difficult with the correct tools.  Indeed, I have sold a few used ones to
people that have done that.

The swivels from '77 onward all use the same seat tracks, and therefore will
probably work, although the Vanagon swivels ('80-up) are somewhat deeper and
therefore would allow a wider range of motion of the seat forward and
backward.

Incidentally, I do have one used pair of Vanagon swivels for $125 for the
pair (does two seats).

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  http://www.busdepot.com
  (215) 234-VWVW
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