Figured it was my last day to rock and roll on the Carryall. Really wanted to get at least the driver's seat mocked up. Set about building a removable lower seat pad. Figured I would have it clip in on the lower bar and snap in on the front bar:
Used some pipe clamps. After cutting the clamps to fit, and routering the bottom board to allow it to recess over the mounting tabs, it snaps in nice and tight. That will allow access to the storage under the seat.
Going with 6" HD foam on the bottom and 4" on the seat backs. I need to cut a taper on the lower pad so that it'll tuck in under the seat back. Working on how to engineer that:
Figured before I go any further, I better mount the seat in the cab and see how it feels. Want to be able to see out and not bump my head on the ceiling. I dwarf the average WWII soldier at 6'2' and 178lbs.
First thing I noticed is that the driver's door just closes. Not a lot of room for error. May need to shrink the seat pad and wood a bit:
Uh oh, Houston, we have a problem. Seat felt great. Height was perfect and view out the windshield perfect. Hmmm...when in first or second gear I can't move my leg and get to the brake pedal. My leg gets wedged between the steering wheel and shifter cane. Have the same problem in the Command Car, but make it work:
First gear. Shift know at my knee pinning in my leg so I can't lift it.
Second gear pulled down. One can see the black shift knob:
Another shot of second gear pinning in my leg:
Well, now that I had a seat, I couldn't let not using the brake slow me down. Ta da! First light of day:
Also shot a couple of videos for posterity. As I recover I can watch these over the next few months and convince myself I accomplished something:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0wec6bShzY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kTzeCk_lYk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IWY6V71HHU
The only oddities was that the amp gauge was pegged to the charge side, and there was a sound like a blinker on which was odd. Thought it was the circuit breaker cutting off and on.
Well, I put the trickle charger on the battery. Not sure when it was last charged. However, it starts instantly.
Came home this evening after thinking about it all day. Battery was now fully charged. Started it up...amp gauge doesn't peg now. That's good. However, the blinker sound was still there. Kept tracing the sound under the dash, and then outside the vehicle with the engine running. Couldn't figure it out until I looked up and saw the vacuum wiper motor going back and forth...click, click, click. No wiper arm or blade on it yet. I didn't even know if they worked. Well, the driver's side does. :lol_hitti
Anyhoo, wrapping this thing up.