Thread: Making 80'' seat bases

That looks good.

I think you may need to make your test seat at the same height as that in the vehicle (using the cab floor as the reference), the amount of support at the front of the seat will only be tested with your legs placing the same load as in the vehicle.

Originally Posted by Walster

Steve,

I have a 1951 and made my own bases as seen in the photos, they are probably not good enough for the rivet counters but work very well and are generally comfortable.





On the Bases, I used Timber (Mountain Ash/Tasmanian Oak) 50mm wide and 19mm Thick. The Bases overall dimension is 430mm X 430mm (17" X 17")

On the base I used 100mm Thick Medium Density Foam. and 40mm Thick Low density foam on the Backs.

The wife sew up the material, (I know its white, and believe it or not it is easy to keep clean)

I can take a photo of the underside if that helps.

Regards

Wal

Thanks Wal

Great work.

Only one other comment I will make is that the design of the seat backrests you have used is that of the 86/107 type. The 80" had far less padding (less comfort/support) and only a single row of stitching joining the front to the back panel.