Thanks Guys! The front seats are out of a chevy cavalier(I think) early 2000 era (I got the fronts off of someone who already had them out, so I never seen the car). It doesn't show very well but the inset material has a lot of blue in it, so they match well enough without me having to reupholster anything. This is a fun driver for me, not so much a show car.
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Here's with the seats down showing my storage area. I like it!
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I still have 1 more pic I want to take showing the storage compartment. Will get that one tonight, hopefully.
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a few more.
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Here's a few pics of the install. More Pic's below.
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Mel, Your thoughts are probably right. That said I wouldn't mind hearing from the group what is good 4 years later! I'm sure a few things have changed, I'm interested in getting updated!
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Thanks Kevin, appreciate the info!! I'll be checking that dimension.
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Please add me to the list! Thanks! I have a Robson idler installed, so I will just modify. I've modified almost everything else on the car so nothing new! Lol! That excluding your fan, it was perfect as arrived!! Tossed another belt last night going through the gears, think the belt is riding up the aluminum Robson pulley. The pulley gets a black belt derived substance deposited o
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Got a little icy on my ride home today!
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Looks very nice! Seems theres not a lot of info out there for what cars to find good rear seats in. I wish we could make a list of models that worked. Granted mine will require some mounting fabrication that not everyone would have tools to perform,(I want to make mounts for the seatbelts.) but that could be stated in the list. When I searched, I did get some suggestions, however I think this
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Yea that’s why I posted it. Wanted to let everyone know about another model that works!????
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Anyone know what the weight of a factory fold down rear seat is? I never took the time to weigh it. I'm guessing this one is only around 30 lbs total. Great weight savings! I'll put it on the scale next time it's out. I saved a bunch of weight on the front seats as well!
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I have resently visited the junk yard and spent some time walking around. Found a really nice rear seat in a 2003 Chevy Monte Carlo! Seems to fit real nice. I also got the seat belts to go with it. Installation will have some fabrication to do, for the top of the back mount and then mounts for the seat belts. Cool think is the colors work well with what I already have, so it's good enou
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Thanks for the input all!! I plan on checking the spring pressure as soon as I get some time.
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The retainers are titanium, so that should help! They are half the weight of the steel ones! I am using 1.6 ratio roller tip rockers(the ford rockers)modified to work on the corvair. This would add a small amount to the required spring rate. Phil - those collectors look pretty cool!
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The springs are not stock, however they are used from a Corvair Mechanic who I purchased several other things from and knew what my build was. He said they would work well with what I was building. He is one that many on here know, however I won't tell his name, he helped me out otherwise and I haven't proven they are the problem yet anyway. ALSO, I should have checked them requardle
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I was thinking valve springs as a possible problem. I didn't check the pressure of the springs before install. When I get the time I plan on removing a couple to check. I have a close eye on the air fuel ratio with the computer hooked up. If it turns out to be the cam, I'll probably just live with it. Don't want to pull it down that far if I don't have too! Thanks for yo
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Thanks!!! Yes, its a very fun car to drive!! Lot's of Torque, and over all quite happy with the build. Just that it goes flat above 5K rpm. Can't help but think how much hp I'm not getting, and should be getting with this build. Yes I won't live up there very much, but.... If I can, I'd like to figure out why it's not there! Are the 1-1/2" pipes afte
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I have a mild built 140 street car, FI, High flow 6 into 1 intake, 280 cam, heads ported with steps cut out, Clarks ultimate headers, and custom mufflers with 1-1/2" pipes from headers to mufflers, with a crossover. What kind of gains are found on a performance engine with full custom headers, compaired to clarks headers? I've not run manifolds with this build, are the Clarks headers
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Here's mine. 100Amp chrome back half with corvair front half. Works great!
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Which one provides the least amount of unsprung weight and rotational mass? If I remember correctly drums are lighter, stock for stock.
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Thanks!! I've painted one or two, but never to this degree. Usually just a fender or hood, a couple motorcycle tanks, etc.. That said it's been 20 years since I've painted anything. I had to borrow a paint gun, and relearn, and ask lots of questions! I painted it in the center of my dirty garage with a few fans pulling the air out the garage door and wetting down the floor. I
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Thanks! Took I figure 3 months of work, with family time in between, which is more important! Started June 18th this past summer, and took 3 times more work, and time, that I expected going in, with the amateur mistakes that I made. Lots of Sanding!! Still worth it, just hope I don't have to do it again! Lol! It is nice to be mostly done this part of the project, sad it's cold now
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And another angle!
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Finally, after sanding, sanding, and more sanding orange peel to make it flat, and then buffing... I got everything together last night when I got the badges on. Took a nice drive today and snapped this picture. Yes I still need to do some more final buffing, but it's together enough that I can now focus on the interior. Need to clean and paint the floor, then add sound deadener, followed
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The only thing I would gain is the altenator light? Am I right? Any other disadvantages from using a 1 wire setup? Thanks!!
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Took a ride earlier this week right at dark, watched my voltmeter slowly go down to 12 volts when I had the lights on! I guess my 37Amp altenator just doesn't cut it with the new headlights I installed!(60 watts x 4 at 12 volts is around 20 amps!! I ran a dedicated #10 wire with relays.) So I got into my stash of parts and found a 100 Amp Alt. that I bought around 25 years ago and never us
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So if I fit a 2"x4" tube cut at the bottom to form fit the floor and weld it to the 2 frame rails and floor, as far forward as I can to the frame, I will have correctly made what we are talking about? Still would like to see some pictures. Thanks!!
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Any pic's out there of the bar welded in to stiffen it for racing?
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Thanks!!!
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