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Post by swede70 on Apr 12, 2021 17:27:36 GMT -8
Greetings, Although it's been sitting inside of a project for a time, at some point I wished to reproduce my Racemark seat so that it might also feature across other Javelin Trans-Am builds or even an early '72-'73 'bullfighter' Penske Matador if I could gather the appropriate pieces to make such a reality. The thought of sourcing six seats to work up three examples for my own purposes, plus the hassle of fabricating all those individual lip elements filled me with horror, while I wasn't sure a mold was practical. Happily across days a mold was created, while for practice venting issues initially encountered have mostly been tamed. Although form fitted seats were coming onto the scene across various formula in period, a design such as this wasn't so common in larger sedans and reflected something largely new. The idea was that if support was carefully availed and sited, padding wouldn't strictly be necessary. Period photos typically reveal a seating shell supported by a mounting frame, a safety harness to secure the driver, but little more... Seen is the results of blending two AMT Penske Matador seats together to extend out the base consistent with affording leg support to the knees, while also added was the perimeter lip detail and a more robust integrated headrest otherwise meekly rendered on the AMT part. I do have a mold, hence if someone is desperate for such, consider contacting me. Thanks... Mike K./Swede70
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Post by Chris K. Hale on Apr 12, 2021 20:59:11 GMT -8
Nice work Mike.... Chris
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Post by swede70 on Apr 19, 2021 8:33:06 GMT -8
Thanks for the kind interest... Working up rollcage structure for the '71 Penske as well as the '72 Roy Woods Racing Trans-Am Javelins. A lot of material was tossed in the trash for misjudging where and on what angle to bend the tubing, but in the main much was sorted out. Again the '71 and later dashboards sourced from annual kit releases feature, having to be filed to accommodate where the bars stretch forward from the main hoop bending down behind each respective A-pillar en route to the floor. Fleshing out the rest of each cage shouldn't prove too difficult even as the work will take time; i.e. me - stretching things out - say it isn't so! Thanks... ...my '72 chassis reflecting how the rollcage proportions mate to what is set above it. The '70 race dashboard with rollcage perforations was used to align the scratch built rollcage elements as they were mastered, while the results were carefully meshed to the later dashboard design consistent with ensuring not too much material was removed. Notice too that the interior bucket/casting sides have been cut away to allow the later dash to slip in. ...and back to my '71 chassis, with the later dashboard visible for the instrument binnacle popping out as contrasted to the flat '70 design. The Racemark seat isn't properly sited and leans back far too much at this point. A proper mount for the seat will be worked up soon, while the '73 grille/bumper assembly was substituted in as I wait for rechromed, year-correct items. ...while this would be the best compromise I could strike short of cutting into the upper lip of the binnacle surround/crash pad lip mentioned above. Mike K./Swede70
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