A Little OT? Bucket Seats to Computer Chair Conversion?

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Old Jul 16, 2004 | 08:40 PM
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A Little OT? Bucket Seats to Computer Chair Conversion?

Hi. I was inspired somehow to get some cheap racing seats and convert them into a computer chair. Does anyone know of a place where I could possibly find plans to do so or even buy a cheap one for myself? Thanks.
Old Jul 16, 2004 | 08:51 PM
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Cheap "racing seat", cheap office chair, and a drill.

Ta-da!
Old Jul 16, 2004 | 09:44 PM
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Hm...you think it'll be a hard job?
Old Jul 16, 2004 | 09:49 PM
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omg i really want to do that. even if its not a bucket seat. you can use your stock seats and put the bucket seat in your car, heh
Old Jul 16, 2004 | 10:14 PM
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http://www.corbeau.com/products/chairs/chairs.shtml#
its not cheap by any means.
Old Jul 16, 2004 | 10:24 PM
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Old Jul 16, 2004 | 10:28 PM
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for 1200bucks it better come with a 4pt harness and side impact airbags.
Old Jul 16, 2004 | 10:47 PM
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Hm. Well, cheap bucket seats on ebay are roughly up to $100. I wonder how difficult it would be to mount them...I'm not too handy if you know what i mean.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33701




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Old Jul 17, 2004 | 02:05 AM
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What Huck said, plus have an angle grinder ready.

First figure out what seat you want, then make a template of it's bottom mounting points, take the template and compare it to the bases of some office chairs, and pick a chair which you like the base of, and which makes the most sense as far as adapting it to the racing seat.

Make a mount out of square steel tubing stock, or something similar, and make it bolt to the seat and the chair base, and you're done.

Good luck with it!

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Old Jul 17, 2004 | 08:03 AM
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check check it: just zip tie your car seat to a swivel base. viola! ghetto ride!
Old Jul 17, 2004 | 10:55 AM
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why dont u just use the seat brackets that are ment to mount in the car? im sure theres a way to drill a hole in one so u can bolt it to a office chair.
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just make the fore/aft sliding adjustment inoperable.

Originally Posted by blue blurr
why dont u just use the seat brackets that are ment to mount in the car? im sure theres a way to drill a hole in one so u can bolt it to a office chair.
Old Jul 17, 2004 | 09:01 PM
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that's some pimp'ed out seats....but dam....1g++??
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