Re: A990 seat brackets

[Dodger7998@xxxxxxx]

It would be nice if one of you puter literates would do some drawings and  
maybe have Gary post them for future refference,,,,,,
 
 
In a message dated 3/9/2010 8:07:56 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
gary.futrell@xxxxxxxxx writes:

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The outer angle seat bracket is 1 3/8 inches  wide, 14 3/4 inches long
on the bottom and 2 1/2 inches wide, 13 1/4 inches  long on top. The
bracket drops from 5 inches tall to 6 3/4 inches  tall.

The inner  angle seat bracket is 1 3/8 inches wide on the  bottom and 2
1/2 inches wide on top. The bracket drops from 2 3/4 inches  tall to 5
inches tall.



Gary  F.










On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 6:01 PM,  Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Yes Bostrum  Viking Companion seats were used. They were modified so the 
back would fold  frontward, unlike the rigid truck seats. And they used 
unique fine grain  vinyl.
>
> The Summit link worked but, beyond the fabric, the top  of the backrest 
on the Summit seat looks more square than the original A990  versions look 
like to me. I suppose an upholstery guru could fix  that.
>
> Thanks for the Garland link. Good to see it  again.
>
> And sorry to hear about the laptop! Was it a TOYota  hard drive? :-P ;-)
>
> Thanks,
> Gary  H.
>
>
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>
>>Okay,  well here's a little grist for the mill... I thought I sent a 
reply  to
>>this the other night but it must not have gotten sent before my  laptop
>>expired with a loud SNAP.
>>
>>It seems  that recently someone on here mentioned that the seats were 
made  by
>>Bostrum, and were as used on the A-100.  Besttop makes a  seat that looks
>>similar (not exact, but close enough for most 50  year old memories) and
>>sells them through Summit and others.  They're listed in the Jeep section.
>>Here is a link (which  will probably not work well, so  search
>>Summitracing.com):
>>
>>http://www.summitracing.com/parts/BST-39429-01/?rtype=10
>>
>>At  one time they were available in vinyl, but I see only fabric  now.
>>
>>There are photos of the seat brackets on this site  featuring the 
restoration
>>of the '65 "Texas Rattler" car.  Great story on this  one...
>>
>>http://www.garlandmotorsports.com/65-super-stock.html
>>
>>Anyway,  hoping we can come up with a set of drawings - have a couple of  
new
>>CNC machines to play with and am ready to  go!
>>
>>SC
>
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