Repairing/welding fox seat frames.

timalev · September 15th, 2010, 08:00 PM

Has anyone ever attempted repairing or welding sport seats? I am in the market for used seats but the pickins are slim. I would like to keep the car original (in the interior anyway) Most of whats out there consists of seats with "lumbar lean" to it, just like mine. Anyone know what causes this and f it repairable? If it is, I'll re-foam and reupholster my seats.

flyin ryan · September 15th, 2010, 09:50 PM

I seen a thread all about this over on corral.net... I'd search over there

seans mustang · September 15th, 2010, 10:02 PM

a friend of mine had an 82 gt with t tops,he had the lean your talking about when he dug into it he found out he had a hole in his floor

fakesaleen · September 16th, 2010, 12:01 AM

you can get the brackets off ebay universal racing seat brackets, and check the floor for a crack sometimes your carpet is the only thing keeping you in

nolife · September 16th, 2010, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by timalev

Has anyone ever attempted repairing or welding sport seats? I am in the market for used seats but the pickins are slim. I would like to keep the car original (in the interior anyway) Most of whats out there consists of seats with "lumbar lean" to it, just like mine. Anyone know what causes this and f it repairable? If it is, I'll re-foam and reupholster my seats.

If you find a fix to the right side gangster seat lean, post it up. Probably just a spot weld failed in the tilt mechanism but I've never taken the seat apart to look what's going on. Mine "snapped" years ago when I was pushing myself up in the seat trying to get my wallet out of my pocket at a toll booth.

flyin ryan · September 16th, 2010, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by nolife

If you find a fix to the right side gangster seat lean, post it up. Probably just a spot weld failed in the tilt mechanism but I've never taken the seat apart to look what's going on. Mine "snapped" years ago when I was pushing myself up in the seat trying to get my wallet out of my pocket at a toll booth.

It is a spot weld failure typically and it's been discussed over on corral a few times so if you search over there you'll find pics and info about it. (im too lazy right now to do it sorry)

nolife · September 16th, 2010, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by flyin ryan

It is a spot weld failure typically and it's been discussed over on corral a few times so if you search over there you'll find pics and info about it. (im too lazy right now to do it sorry)

Thanks, I'll check it out.

Trick Tuners · September 16th, 2010, 02:30 PM

I fixed one on a friends 5.0. It had massive gansta lean and about a 8" tear in the floor. We welded on some subframes and then tacked the floor back together. The MM style subframes will help a ton because the seat bolts thru them.

rc5liter · September 17th, 2010, 01:21 PM

take off the covers/padding and drop it off at a welders. my drivers seat frame broke, welder fixed it right up. id keep your original seats

timalev · September 18th, 2010, 07:53 AM

Thanks for the replies. It's a rust free car and fortunately there are no holes of any sort in the floors. It must be a weld. I'll check out the link on corral.net to see what I can come up with. The other thing is,,,I've heard that matching your original opal gray cloth is virtually impossible. All the aftermarket stuff is slightly different in color. I'll settle if I have to. I saw a thread somewhere that followed through a step by step on re foaming and covering. Think I'll give it a shot myself this winter while the car is mothballed.

Does anyone sell replacement air bladders for the lumbar support?

September 15th, 2010, 08:00 PM	#1
timalev Newbie 1993 Reef blue GT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Western MA Posts: 15 iTrader: 0 reviews	Repairing/welding fox seat frames. Has anyone ever attempted repairing or welding sport seats? I am in the market for used seats but the pickins are slim. I would like to keep the car original (in the interior anyway) Most of whats out there consists of seats with "lumbar lean" to it, just like mine. Anyone know what causes this and f it repairable? If it is, I'll re-foam and reupholster my seats.

September 15th, 2010, 10:02 PM	#3
seans mustang Regular 1994 mustang gt 10.82 sec Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: michigan Posts: 75 iTrader: 0 reviews	a friend of mine had an 82 gt with t tops,he had the lean your talking about when he dug into it he found out he had a hole in his floor __________________ seans mustang

September 16th, 2010, 12:01 AM	#4
fakesaleen Enthusiast 1988 lx t-top Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Port Huron, MI. Posts: 530 iTrader: 0 reviews	you can get the brackets off ebay universal racing seat brackets, and check the floor for a crack sometimes your carpet is the only thing keeping you in __________________

September 16th, 2010, 02:30 PM	#8
Trick Tuners MM Fanatic KB'd GT Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,467 iTrader: 3 reviews	I fixed one on a friends 5.0. It had massive gansta lean and about a 8" tear in the floor. We welded on some subframes and then tacked the floor back together. The MM style subframes will help a ton because the seat bolts thru them. __________________ Check out my forums for stuff on troubleshooting, tuning, etc We teamed up with Socal Performance Racing to bring dyno tuning to San Diego. Be friends with us on FB

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September 15th, 2010, 09:50 PM	#2
flyin ryan Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,387 iTrader: 0 reviews	I seen a thread all about this over on corral.net... I'd search over there

September 17th, 2010, 01:21 PM	#9
rc5liter Regular 1988 Mustang GT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Race City, NC Posts: 65 iTrader: 0 reviews	take off the covers/padding and drop it off at a welders. my drivers seat frame broke, welder fixed it right up. id keep your original seats

September 18th, 2010, 07:53 AM	#10
timalev Newbie 1993 Reef blue GT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Western MA Posts: 15 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks for the replies. It's a rust free car and fortunately there are no holes of any sort in the floors. It must be a weld. I'll check out the link on corral.net to see what I can come up with. The other thing is,,,I've heard that matching your original opal gray cloth is virtually impossible. All the aftermarket stuff is slightly different in color. I'll settle if I have to. I saw a thread somewhere that followed through a step by step on re foaming and covering. Think I'll give it a shot myself this winter while the car is mothballed. Does anyone sell replacement air bladders for the lumbar support?

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