<VV> Seeking Recommendations - seats "proof of concept"

[MarK Durham]

Go to www.jefflilly.com, to their classic car section and take a look at
the seats they installed in the blue 65 convert.
They are a Chrysler convert product that has seat belts built into them.
 Mark Durham
Hauser, Idaho
62 Monza coupe Red/Red 4 speed

On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 11:53 PM, Charlie via VirtualVairs <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> I replaced the stock seats with sacrilegious seats from a 2000 Ford ZX-2,
> with brackets to mate up the 1967 Corvair holes, without messing up the
> floorboards.
>
> They don't have any Ford emblems on them, and they were "free" from a
> couple
> of Fords I scrapped to fund my Corvair habit ...
>
> Matching up different seats takes a little planning, and salvage yards may
> yield a lot of unique options, but it was well worth the effort, and I now
> have 1996 Ford Probe seats in my 1965 Monza convertible, which are so much
> more comfortable, and look great.
>
> I'm looking for some kind of GM seats to replace these (hopefully with more
> appropriate colors), but they were available as my "proof of concept" and I
> can preserve the original seats for someone else!
>
> Charlie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VirtualVairs [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of
> Reid Cummer via VirtualVairs
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 3:32 PM
> To: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Seeking Recommendations
>
> I am the original owner of a 1965 Monza 110 convertible that I've been in
> the process of restoring for a little over 10 years.  Efforts are now
> complicated by a move from California to the MidWest, Ames Iowa to be
> specific.
>
> I am looking for someone to finish up mechanical and cosmetic work and have
> found Skunk River Restorations.  Does anyone have any knowledge or
> experience with them?  Or, for that matter someone else in the general
> area?
>
> Also, while I have the original bucket seats I have long pondered replacing
> them with ones with a higher back / headrest.  Any recommendations?  I'd
> prefer ones that "slide right in" with minimal modifications.
>
> - Reid
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