Seat Back Repair

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davery
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Your car is a: 1985 Spider
Location: Ohio

Seat Back Repair

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I finally was able to dismantle my gangster lean seat. It does not appear that any welds came loose. It would appear the metal has bent, although it is hard to tell exactly where it bent. Assuming I can bend it back, how can I fix this? I assume I am going to have something welded onto the frame. What and where?
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Don Avery
Dayton, OH/Sarasota,FL
1985 Pininfarina
2011 Eos
2012 Mercedes E550 Cabriolet
BEEK
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Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:45 pm
Your car is a: 1975 Spider
Location: clermont fl

Re: Seat Back Repair

Post by BEEK »

i have repaired many in my life. first thing, bolt the back back to the frame in the car, then bend it back to the correct position. then remove it and reinforce the back, there are many ways, no one is better than others, ive seen all kinds of fixes , most hold. just dont pull the top up over your right shoulder any more
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