The Cal-look Lounge

Hi all , I'm busy with making a 1962 ragtop cal look . For the seats i want use Simca Rallye bucket seats again, I also have them in my 1969 old school bug and the seat are really looking good and are very comfortable , the only problem i have that i cannot allow anyone to drive with me in the back of the car because there is no place enough to go trough . So i want use again the simca seats  but now i want mount then on a flip front frame so i can allow people to go in the back of the car , does anyone has ideas or better experiences with it, how i can do that good and safe . I want put a 48IDA engine in the car so it safety is very important to  ;D .

Thanks in advance for the help !  :)

That are the simca rallye seat in my 1969 bug , so you can imagine why i want use these again in my cal look project ;)

(http://[attachment=1])

Hi Miguel,

Steve has a nice solution at his ´67 Beetle. He uses parts from a SEAT Marbella seat.
(have a look at Cal Look Topic: lotus white 67 )

May this is a suitable way for you.

cheers Tobi

Hi Tobi ,

Indeed thanks for telling me !!!

I used an OMP flip frame with my OMP Silverstone seats, maybe you can adapt them to your Simca seats... This is not perfect but it works !

(https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11667498_10207060678937715_6299703104539669653_n.jpg?oh=c519ed93b5755b7314c0e1f5452beeff&oe=564F9807)

(https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/11665589_10207060681937790_3710498536441813991_n.jpg?oh=48760908893701656d5367fab69013e6&oe=565AB6A7)

I used these on my last car to mount some Mastercraft suspension seats.  Very universal, and easy to work with.
http://www.mooreparts.com/1625-AC851120/ (http://www.mooreparts.com/1625-AC851120/)
I also added these sliders to both sides. 
http://www.mooreparts.com/1627-AC851125/ (http://www.mooreparts.com/1627-AC851125/)
(http://images.nitrosell.com/product_images/2/379/large-AC851120.JPG)

Sorry, I dont have any pics of them flipped forward. 
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1203008.jpg)

I cut the mount legs off to the height I needed, and I welded a piece of strap between the legs with new holes to bolt the frames to the pan.  You can see them a little here.  I also had to cut the stock seat rails off the pan.  Dont mind the cutting brake stuff.  It was a class 11 looker off road car. 
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1203004.jpg)

Hi Brian, the frame looks very great to , but the sliders are gone and i still want use slidders on the seats , maybe i can weld slidders on it and it would be a perfect system then for me  , thanks for adding your idea  !!!

Flow , thanks for the photos but i really love show cars and i'm a bit afraid it doesn't look so good if you look at back of the seats , i think for a rat look it's perfect !

i saw once somebody in a magazine who used the frames from a peugeot 205.
but i can't remember what he had to modify on it.

henk!!!

These slidders bolt on top of the flip mounts. I just redrilled a few holes in the new brackets to work with my new seat bottoms.
http://www.mooreparts.com/1627-AC851125/ (http://www.mooreparts.com/1627-AC851125/)

Sorry , i said it wrong i was busy about the original sliders , maybe i can indeed fix them on this frame to , thanks for helping me !

I used the frame of a peugeot 205 3door. the frame didn't need any modifications, all I had to do is make a spacer for the back because it was to tilted. Just welded a nut in front and drilled a hole in the spacer in the back.
is now fully adjustable

Glauco