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Tom Duckpower
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 Re: Yet another red spesh...
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Russell
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Re: Yet another red spesh... Anybody ever made their own seats before? I want some nice butler or kirkey seats. I have one, bit it's a bit of an oddball and I can't find another. I don't have £1000 to spend on the seats I want, so was thinking "how hard would it be to take 2cv frames and skin them in sheet aluminium?" what sort of things will I need to bear in mind?
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louise2cv
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Re: Yet another red spesh... Russell wrote: "how hard would it be to take 2cv frames and skin them in sheet aluminium?" what sort of things will I need to bear in mind? Cold bottoms?
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toomany2cvs
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Re: Yet another red spesh... louise2cv wrote: Russell wrote: "how hard would it be to take 2cv frames and skin them in sheet aluminium?" what sort of things will I need to bear in mind? Cold bottoms? Combined with absolutely no padding... Farmer Giles may be coming to visit.
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Tom Duckpower
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1986 Citroen 2CV6 Special Pick-Up
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Russell
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Re: Yet another red spesh... That's interesting Tom, thanks. I hadn't considered making the back and seat in one piece. It'd make a nicer job. The seats I want are £1100 a pop, but they are works of art. I'm interested if there are any critical angles or areas that car makers or seat makers tend to stick to. Rules of the game, y'know?
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Russell
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Re: Yet another red spesh... These are what I hope to replicate on 2cv frames.  But simpler.
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Smiffy
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Re: Yet another red spesh... Russell wrote: That's interesting Tom, thanks. I hadn't considered making the back and seat in one piece. It'd make a nicer job. The seats I want are £1100 a pop, but they are works of art. I'm interested if there are any critical angles or areas that car makers or seat makers tend to stick to. Rules of the game, y'know? Google "Anthropometric data for car seats". Here's 3 of the results that I got: http://papers.sae.org/930111/ (costs $22 though) http://top-pdf.com/download/car-anthropometric-2.htmlhttp://www.scribd.com/doc/17881973/ANTH ... -3101-2008There's loads of others. They all look a bit sciency. Good luck.
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Russell
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Re: Yet another red spesh... Thanks Smiffy, Useful stuff.
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knightley
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Re: Yet another red spesh... toomany2cvs wrote:
Farmer Giles may be coming to visit.
Had me in stitches. My side hurts. Must dry my eyes 
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