Seatframe Fabrication

[super vw]

Well then i guess i dont have my priorities straight...as i am still in high school and went ahead and bought myself a Hobart 135 MIG welder last X-mas

But yeah, i know what you mean... i would TRY to find someone who welds that could do the welding for you, you will get a much better product if you weld it together.


-Jonathan

[thomas_niji]

hey jonathan

why is welding better? just the way it look or does it really hold the seats better?

if it is just the look then i would probably still bolt it down coz i will be covering the whole thing with maybe plywood and carpet.....

but if it holds better than i should look into finding someone to weld for me....

thanx everyone!

[super vw]

Well it depends on the design, you have way more design options if you can weld. Its more limited if bolting is the only option.

just be creative....

[thomas_niji]

thanx jonathan

now that i can find a good friend to weld the brackets for me, i think i will go for the welded bracket approach. but it seems bolting that to the stock track is a better idea than welding.

anyway, i will post up some pictures when it's done........

thanx everyone!!

[super vw]

No problem... sorry i cant give you any indepth info on this, as im not to familiar with standard seat tracks as i own a 74 super beetle.

But im with you on not welding to the car, bolting it will be better in most cases (racing only, i wouldent worry about welding to the car...) as this is an easy thing to fix if you want to go back to stock seats or whatever.

Let us know how it turns out!

Jonathan

[thomas_niji]

as matters turn out, i will have to bolt everything together.......
so, i have done the first part now....cutting and bolting the first part of the bracket together........

here are some pics of the thing....

[KaferChris]

Here are some $40 Eagle Talon seats I put in my Uncle's `71 a couple weeks ago. `71/`72's have odd-ball tracks and someone had boogered up the chasis trying to weld in 'normal' seat tracks. It's only a baja anyways.

http://photo.starblvd.net/Silver77/3-4-2.jpg
http://photo.starblvd.net/Silver77/3-4-4.jpg

[super vw]

Originally Posted by thomas_niji

as matters turn out, i will have to bolt everything together.......
so, i have done the first part now....cutting and bolting the first part of the bracket together........

here are some pics of the thing....

Lookin good, creative yes! only thing i have to add is this... triagulation!
meaning add a brace to keep the thing from calapsing. becuase bolts wont stop that! but if you put a brace from on corrner to the other lets say you would have on sturdy mount.
Follow me?

cant wait to see how it turn out!
Keep us posted


Later
Jonathan

[BWE]

Hello folks! Sorry I got to this thread late. Here's what I did in my '70 std. I mounted Corbeau seats to the stock track/seat base assemblies. The cross bars are plain black steel (water) pipe (schedule 40??) and the steel uprights were cut from flat steel 2"x1/4" that i found lying around. The seats bolt through both cross bars. Full slider action retained! and they are very strong (but a little heavier than I expected! )
Good luck!
Dave

[thomas_niji]

Wow Dave yours looks like they are made by a factory or something.... rock sturdy!

maybe i should have used some steel tubes instead of those angles...