Meet the real Dearg 1275 high backed recliner challenge

[roger mcnab]

hi d
well a long time ago when i was 12 a lincoln bomber of the raaf crashed into a high mountain east of warwick in queensland and i could see it near the top of the mountain from where dad was cutting timber some body climbed up there years later and cut a pair of cylinders off what a hard job up in the jungle on a steep slope
people still go to look at the remains even today also some body also tried to carry the other one down the mountain did not get far
well cheers for now roger mcnab

[Dearg1275]

Right back to it. A bit of a holiday in southern climes got in the way (wet and windy Yorkshire Dales).

The resized base is now all welded up the next task was to establish the pivot centre for the NC mechanisms rotating them through 90 degrees and get them welded in.

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This is the original recliner side plate that need to be replicated in 3mm steel.

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Unfortunately there are just a few bits of the NC mechanism that get in the way. After a bit of chain drilling and filing etc you get this.

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Tomorrow will see these welded in place on the underlying NC gear and a start on the seat back.

D

[Dearg1275]

The frame is done. The back ended 15mm wider at the base which will cause no issues at all. Keeping it near true without an assembly jig involved light tack welds and then viewing from a distance and lots of measuring and cross checking against the original. And it actually works.

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[roger mcnab]

hi d
will that make it hard for back seat drivers to see what is going on but it looks like a good seat maybe a side industry
does it have head support also do you do your upolstery i give up you know what i mean to lazy to find the oxford
the first pic of the car looks cool is the weather always like that
cheers roger mcnab

[Dearg1275]

Roger,

I have done my the upholstery myself in the past but this time it will be done professionally. It really is a skill that takes time to develop and life is too short for that particular learning curve. This creation and the modified original will be heading down to Bradford for Pickering’s to work their magic. They made a superb job of seats for my mk3 YMO 881K.

Day light is beginning to be rationed up here now but we still have plenty of weather.

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[roger mcnab]

hi d
i almost got that word just missed the h well you are heading into your shortest day and also one of the coldest while we are heading into our longest and hottest days with daylight saving the days are to long and hot
cheers roger

[Dearg1275]

Somewhere a bit stronger to park one’s bum (Abingdon fashion).

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[roger mcnab]

hi d
well that will not have as much give as the original mini seats but should last longer
i hope to have the zx9 to move out so i can get some real work time on the mini also i need to get into the garden [ jungle ] and see if there are some veges in there
well cheers roger

[Dearg1275]

That’s the converted NC seat with extended back ready to go off to the upholsterers. Both that and the original on the left.

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I don’t expect them back until after Christmas but I’m sure it will be worth the wait.

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[Dearg1275]

At last I have my seats back. As said before I was sure it would be worth the wait. Hats of to A S Pickering of Bradford for making such a great job with little more than a couple of photos to go on. They did have my previous DIY attempt as a pointer to what was required but these are in a different class all together.

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They are not a matched pair and will live separate lives as navigators seats.

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[5portsrock]

Great work yet again.