Saturday, October 17, 2009

Bucket Seat Hunt

It's good to be home! Flew back to Jakarta yesterday evening and went to do some work on the project today. First i went to check The Dog's bodywork progress. I won't focus on it cause honestly it's getting boring.. They are working on the front windshield frame now..
F*ck knows when they'll finish the work! Starting to get pissed off with how slow they are. Sorry guys if it's kinda boring. Promise you a more exciting progress when the bodywork's done.

Anyway, after checking on the bodywork progress, me and dad want to this small street in Jakarta called Kebon Sirih where car seat makers gather in one area. There's quite a few makers there but dad told me there used to be more. Guess the recession got to these guys also.. Anyway, i was looking for a bucket seat (or a pair, depending on the price) for The Dog. As i am planning to drift The Dog, a good one for me is one that has tall side supports so as to keep me in place when doing sideways. Now the problem is that i couldn't decide on taking the fixed or reclining type. I know that bucket seats are a pain in the back on long drives so the reclining type could be better but today i tried a fixed one and it was so comfortable that i doubt it'll be that painful. A shop called Maju Jaya had it on display. Here's the seat i tried..
and here's some more seats on display in Maju Jaya.
Not quite the designs i was looking for. I am more into classic looking bucket seats. Pretty much like the ones you can find in classiccarseats.com below.
Then it struck me, why not make a custom one? Thankfully they take custom orders (with extra pay of course.. ) and so i got the owner's email address. That way i can send him the design i want. Now it's off to the net to find me a good design to copy. Got any suggestions?

After i got home today, i took some pics of my 4A-C and 4A-GE and did a research to answer some questions i had in mind for some time like "Can a pilot bearing from a 4A-C fit to a smallport 4A-GE?" Well, answer to that is on another post along with other valuable stuff i learned today. So stay tuned!

3 comments:

  1. yes, i've got some suggestions, go for TRD sport seat, the classic one,wish i can afford them, don'd mind if its a copy hehehe

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  2. bucket seat kena berapaan, do?

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  3. full bucket model OMP di gambar itu dia minta 2.5 juta. gw blm nego.. baru nanya aja..

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