<VV> Preferred aftermarket seats?

[Sethracer at aol.com]

Okay - Aftermarket seats. Generally speaking, "aftermarket" means universal 
 fit seats. Not anything from an OEM application. First things first,  
convertibles normally have vinyl seating, because of rain. Stuff happens, and  
vinyl is easier to clean and dry than cloth. As far as the application.  
Believe it or not, the Corvair was a regular application called out back in the  
60s and 70s for custom seat tracks. Most custom seating, like Recaro,  
Koenig, and tons of others, have seat tracks that are attached to the seat and  
present a standard bolt pattern projecting downward. each application like, 
say  1965-66 Corvair, has an upper configuration that attaches to that 
standard  seat pattern and a lower configuration that presents a group of flat  
brackets with holes in them to match the floor of the car. There is a  
manufacturer of seats from Southern California called PROCAR by SCAT - They  have 
the same parent company that makes Crankshafts/Rods/etc and another  
division that still builds VW stuff. They started building off road seats -  
complementing their VW business, but now build many kinds of seating.
 
 
They offer quite a selection of different types of seats, see their  site:
 
http://procarbyscat.com/seats

 
 They also offer seat brackets for some Corvair cars.
>From their website:
    P/N 81106  Chevy  Corvair  1965-1967  Driver   P/N 81106  Chevy  
Corvair  1965-1967  Passenger  

(Honestly, I don't know how well the brackets fit the 67, but probably fine 
 on a 65-66)
 
The design of the bracket - At least the "universal" bracket - looks  like 
it would allow the Recaro or other similar style seats to mount to it. They  
used the horizontal-tube in their brackets, too.
 
Now -  Sit down and relax!
 
-Seth Emerson
 
 
In a message dated 3/27/2015 12:07:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
virtualvairs at corvair.org writes:

I see on  ebay a bunch of aftermarket Corvair bucket seats with head rests.
Any one  in particular that is preferred? This will be for a convertible.  
--
IV
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