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Jan 29, 2007 | 10:24 PM

kendal

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seat frames

I noticed my lower seat frames are pulled in towards the center of seat where the s springs are attached. has any one had this problem? Is it stock?

Jan 30, 2007 | 12:18 AM

bobs77vet

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i'm not sure what you mean but i had to weld up my lowere frames to make them back into the shape they were suppose to be. perhaps fatigue has taken its toll

Jan 30, 2007 | 12:48 AM

Muddywaters

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Originally Posted by bobs77vet

i'm not sure what you mean but i had to weld up my lowere frames to make them back into the shape they were suppose to be. perhaps fatigue has taken its toll

Had to bend mine back too...I then welded 3 gussets per side (6 per seat), that ought to take care of it

Muddy

Jan 30, 2007 | 08:53 AM

Artsvette73

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Chances are very good your lower seat frame is cracked. They sell a reinforcement for this problem. How good are your welding skills?

Jan 30, 2007 | 12:30 PM

kendal

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I appreciate everyones input they are not broken just inner rails bent . Is this original

Jan 30, 2007 | 01:51 PM

cknorr28

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I am in the process of redoing me seats and the the inner wall (don't know what else to call it) is also wider at one area. I'm assuming that it is suppose to be that way considering both seat bottoms are the same way and the S springs do not have excessive length. Hope this helps.

Jan 30, 2007 | 06:21 PM

goinbroke

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The frame rails are supposed to be straight. Not bowed inward. They get bowed over the years due to the weight of the passenger/driver. Straighten them the best you can then (like Muddywaters says) have some gussets/braces welded in. I've seen short pieces of angle iron used or flat iron layed at an angle in the channel.
You'll probably also notice the entire rear of the frame bowed down. That sould be straightened. Once that's done you can buy (or make) a stiffener to lay atop the rear frame to keep it from bending again.

Jan 31, 2007 | 12:10 PM

cknorr28

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From: Windsor PA

If you look at the link below it shows photo's of the lower seat frames and the condition you describe. From the article it appears that the frames rails are suppose to be narrower at this location.

http://www.corvettefever.com/howto/c.../photo_02.html