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 Post subject: Re: 2 bucket seats in the rear?
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:54 pm 
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bit like the f150 harlydavidson. how would you do the console? just cut the front off or something
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:59 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
bit like the f150 harlydavidson. how would you do the console? just cut the front off or something

Well a family friend owns a panel shop and he has has 10+ years plastic welding and mig welding so i have the fabrication part i just need the parts.

and im not sure i was thinking about leaving the cup holders in and ditch the rest of the centre console. from the cup holders back keep it...

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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:59 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: 2 bucket seats in the rear?
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 7:03 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:

i was thinking more along the lines of this one, the herrod is only fabricated to look like 2 buckets.
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 7:10 pm 
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i was thinking more along the lines of this one, the herrod is only fabricated to look like 2 buckets.


Herrod one looks good and won't need engineering ;)

 

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 Post subject: Re: 2 bucket seats in the rear?
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 7:19 pm 
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To me the herrod seats are ugly!
but that's my opinion :wink:

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 Post subject: Re: 2 bucket seats in the rear?
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 8:40 pm 
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yea the front ones look alright but the back look ugly as
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:55 pm 
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Another good looking example (ducks under a table), is the Walkinshaw VE iirc.

i dunno how to post pics up so if someone could tell me i could post a pic up?
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:02 pm 
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not if your gonna post pics of a ve lol
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:07 pm 
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haha it's just an example, at least it's only inside photos so you can't see that horrible P.O.S :twisted:
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:08 pm 
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that's not the one i was after but i think that's closer to what you're looking for yes?
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 Post subject: Re: 2 bucket seats in the rear?
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 10:22 am 
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Thtat's the stuff 8-)
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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:28 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
Thtat's the stuff 8-)


Something like that would require custom seat brackets/rails as well as changing seating capacity to 4. Seat belts may need to be changed to suit the new buckets too. You need to start speaking with Vic roads engineer's & get told what he wants to see so that the thing will be road legal.

At the end of the day, if this is going to be a street car, you must keep it legal, the risks are not worth it.

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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 3:56 pm 
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I can't comment on the laws in the Eastern States, but I went through this in WA a few years ago with one of my limos.

The upshot was that I could remove 1 row of seats and seatbelts and replace them with a TV and bar without changing the registration.
According to the dept it was fine to reduce the seating capacity and as long as all the factory mountings were still in place (even if not used) the MAXIMUM passenger capacity was still the same, however removing the seats and seatbelts meant that I temporarily reduced the capacity.

Adding seats is a whole new ball game, then you do require engineering etc.

You need to check with your licensing people first.
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 10:02 am 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
According to the dept it was fine to reduce the seating capacity and as long as all the factory mountings were still in place (even if not used) the MAXIMUM passenger capacity was still the same, however removing the seats and seatbelts meant that I temporarily reduced the capacity.

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NSW law is if you remove seats and seat belt you change the MAXIMUM passenger capacity to the number of remaining seats thus needing an engineer cert

 

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