corbeau seats
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corbeau seats
anyone ever install aftermarket corbeau or other aftermarket seats in a corvair? particularly late model? looking at a set of corbeau sport seats but not sure if they will be difficult to mount safely in a corvair without a ton of work.
-Michael Barney
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
-1966 Corsa Coupe, 140, 4 speed (sold but still in good hands!!)
-1957 BMW isetta 300 bubble window, 13 HP, 4 speed BEAST!!
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
-1966 Corsa Coupe, 140, 4 speed (sold but still in good hands!!)
-1957 BMW isetta 300 bubble window, 13 HP, 4 speed BEAST!!
Re: corbeau seats
Corbeau makes mounts for a Corvair, so I would think as long as you got those mounts, it'd be a cake walk.
Travis
Heart of America Corvair Owners' Association - Kansas City, MO
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'65 Corsa turbo, '65 4 door 110/4spd, '63 Convertible 102/PG (Judson in its future), '62 Deluxe Wagon.
Heart of America Corvair Owners' Association - Kansas City, MO
http://www.hacoa.org
'65 Corsa turbo, '65 4 door 110/4spd, '63 Convertible 102/PG (Judson in its future), '62 Deluxe Wagon.
Re: corbeau seats
I've installed Corbeau LG-1 seats in a LM and it was definitely a cake walk with Corbeau's Corvair specific mounts. I plan to purchase matching fabric from Corbeau and upholster the rear seat to match.
Dave Keillor
Rochester, MN
Rochester, MN
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Re: corbeau seats
hey dave. where did you get your seats and mounts? did you get them directly through corbeau or from a corbeau parts dealer?
-Michael Barney
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
-1966 Corsa Coupe, 140, 4 speed (sold but still in good hands!!)
-1957 BMW isetta 300 bubble window, 13 HP, 4 speed BEAST!!
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
-1966 Corsa Coupe, 140, 4 speed (sold but still in good hands!!)
-1957 BMW isetta 300 bubble window, 13 HP, 4 speed BEAST!!
Re: corbeau seats
I got mine from Gary Funkhouser at VMS Motorsports in Dayton, Ohio (he also built my engine). Gary has since sold the business and retired, but the Corvair Performance Workshop used to be held at his place. He had them dropped shipped to me. Check some dealers to see if they can beat the Corbeau list price.
I can't tell you how I like the seats because the car is still in the re-assembly phase (I've had the seats in the car, but never driven it). The car is getting a complete, every-nut-and-bolt restoration. I'd hoped to have it ready for this year's Corsa convention, but that isn't going to happen. Next year in Denver, maybe?
Btw, love your Isetta!
Here's the car that the seats are going into:
I can't tell you how I like the seats because the car is still in the re-assembly phase (I've had the seats in the car, but never driven it). The car is getting a complete, every-nut-and-bolt restoration. I'd hoped to have it ready for this year's Corsa convention, but that isn't going to happen. Next year in Denver, maybe?
Btw, love your Isetta!
Here's the car that the seats are going into:
Dave Keillor
Rochester, MN
Rochester, MN
Re: corbeau seats
I put a set of Corbeau seats in the '65 quite a long time ago with their universal mounts, I was very happy with them. We recently adapted some knock offs to the wagon that came with a bench, see my seat page for photos on that. You could use the same system to install seats if you wanted to.
http://autoxer.skiblack.com/seats.html
--Bryan
http://autoxer.skiblack.com/seats.html
--Bryan
Bryan Blackwell bryan@skiblack.com
http://autoxer.skiblack.com/
Corvairs: '62 700 Wagon, '64 Greenbrier, '65 Corsa, '66 Corsa
'69 Road Runner, '99 Neon R/T, '09 Ford F-150
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Corvairs: '62 700 Wagon, '64 Greenbrier, '65 Corsa, '66 Corsa
'69 Road Runner, '99 Neon R/T, '09 Ford F-150
"Why do something if you're not going to obsess about it?"
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Re: corbeau seats
I have a set of Recarro racing searts in my 65 vert...........easy fit.
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Re: corbeau seats
ordered my seats yesterday from jcwhitney along with a set of the corvair specific mounts. i went with a set of black cloth Corbeau GTSII seats. i know someone who has these in a vair and i really like them. shipping kinda sucks tho.....3-5 weeks :( hopefully thats a long estimate but i suppose im not in any hurry to get them
-Michael Barney
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
-1966 Corsa Coupe, 140, 4 speed (sold but still in good hands!!)
-1957 BMW isetta 300 bubble window, 13 HP, 4 speed BEAST!!
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
-1966 Corsa Coupe, 140, 4 speed (sold but still in good hands!!)
-1957 BMW isetta 300 bubble window, 13 HP, 4 speed BEAST!!