Tricabin Cockpit U-Shaped Seating Reno
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:23 am
I wanted a U-Shaped seating area in the cockpit.
Here's how I built mine and hopefully it will provide an alternative idea for those wishing to do something similar.
First, I built two rectangular seat bases out of 2"X2"'s and mahogany plywood.
One rectangular base was for the starboard side. The other base was for the port side and as such, was blended into to existing "factory" rear seat base.
The I built seat bottoms out of three quarter inch plywood and took them to an automobile upholsterer and asked him to build four inch cushions onto these plywood seat bottoms.
The seat backs are of plywood and the foam is shaped in a slight wedge.
Thanks, Rick
P.S. I just realized that I don't have to post these photos individually because once you click on any of the photos you are taken to the actual album in Photobucket where you can view all eleven photos of the cockpit.
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Here's how I built mine and hopefully it will provide an alternative idea for those wishing to do something similar.
First, I built two rectangular seat bases out of 2"X2"'s and mahogany plywood.
One rectangular base was for the starboard side. The other base was for the port side and as such, was blended into to existing "factory" rear seat base.
The I built seat bottoms out of three quarter inch plywood and took them to an automobile upholsterer and asked him to build four inch cushions onto these plywood seat bottoms.
The seat backs are of plywood and the foam is shaped in a slight wedge.
Thanks, Rick
P.S. I just realized that I don't have to post these photos individually because once you click on any of the photos you are taken to the actual album in Photobucket where you can view all eleven photos of the cockpit.
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