1leglance
2007 Expedition Trophy Champion, Overland Certifie
Instead of having everything buried in my build thread I figured certain elements should be searchable on their own and then I will link back to the main thread.
This way others can find the info to bend their brains around the options.
Travis of Safari Pacific here in Phoenix is great to work with. Not only does he do create fab work but he is willing to make changes along the way as we work out what will work.
Changing seats & frames is a perfect example of needing to mock up things and see how they feel.
We got the front seats in and best of all were able to use the factory bolt holes instead of drilling anything new. This gives me a nice fuzzy feeling.
As an amputee I needed the factory seat raised up a bit to get a better angle on the clutch which is what I bang on with my prosthetic.
On the passenger side the factory puts in a 2 person bench...well maybe 1 adult and 1 stickfigure...but again I wanted to use the factory welded in nuts and Travis was able to make that happen. Nice thing is I now have something to build my center console off of.
The back seats were a tougher order:
1) I wanted a center pass thru to access the back without getting out of the rig or as an amputee having to crawl.
2) My 20 yr son & 13 yr old son need leg room which means stadium style seating.
3) The troopie body has a high roof which means more space to play with.
4) I wanted to use the factory bolt holes again.
After I saw the frames Travis built I also realized I can put drawers under each seat to give me secure storage.
And here is Travis hard at work not getting mad at the "client" (that is me) for not stopping with questions & suggestions
I wonder that he doesn't charge double when I am there in the way!
Next up is mocking up the rear storage setup....
This way others can find the info to bend their brains around the options.
Travis of Safari Pacific here in Phoenix is great to work with. Not only does he do create fab work but he is willing to make changes along the way as we work out what will work.
Changing seats & frames is a perfect example of needing to mock up things and see how they feel.
We got the front seats in and best of all were able to use the factory bolt holes instead of drilling anything new. This gives me a nice fuzzy feeling.
As an amputee I needed the factory seat raised up a bit to get a better angle on the clutch which is what I bang on with my prosthetic.
On the passenger side the factory puts in a 2 person bench...well maybe 1 adult and 1 stickfigure...but again I wanted to use the factory welded in nuts and Travis was able to make that happen. Nice thing is I now have something to build my center console off of.
The back seats were a tougher order:
1) I wanted a center pass thru to access the back without getting out of the rig or as an amputee having to crawl.
2) My 20 yr son & 13 yr old son need leg room which means stadium style seating.
3) The troopie body has a high roof which means more space to play with.
4) I wanted to use the factory bolt holes again.
After I saw the frames Travis built I also realized I can put drawers under each seat to give me secure storage.
And here is Travis hard at work not getting mad at the "client" (that is me) for not stopping with questions & suggestions
I wonder that he doesn't charge double when I am there in the way!
Next up is mocking up the rear storage setup....
