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bigrod Posted a lot Posts: 1,654	More out of necessity than desire.......bigrod @bigrod
	Aug 31, 2007 10:02:16 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Finally, my office chair broke under the strain of supporting my lardy and took it's own life. Now given that I need something to park my aforementioned on whilst working and a dining room chair just doesn't cut it really, I thought I'd put my garagefull of Vauxhall spares to use, so this is what I did last night. It's clunky but it works and is dead comfy!!! And while I'm at it, I've been meaning to post these up somewhere for a while. It's not a huge collection and these one's aren't modified. Unfortunately I lost a box full of models, both modified and factory when I moved house a number of years ago!! Not in any particular order and please excuse the poor photography.............
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wagoneer Posted a lot Posts: 2,289	More out of necessity than desire.......wagoneer @wagoneer
	Aug 31, 2007 10:22:02 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Cool chair! Plus, a great use of old spares. Oh, and the models look nice too.
	Peugeot 307sw - Suzuki SV650S - MX5.

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Padz Part of things Personal Plates ftw Posts: 394	More out of necessity than desire.......Padz @padz
	Aug 31, 2007 11:39:12 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	that chair is class, i'd love a half leather 205 office chair
	"I'd rather lie in a bath of my own excrement than own a Vectra " - 2002gimp 25/1/07 "Anal Alert would be an absolutely superb name for piles cream " - Hirst 28/1/08 1991 - Peugeot 205 GTI 1996 - Rover Mini Cooper

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grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	More out of necessity than desire.......grizz @grizz
	Aug 31, 2007 12:56:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Yep, necessity.... I know that. I see you have at least one number plate up as well. Nice models, I have a mate who went mental and bought thousands of ££'s worth of models, cabinets etc, and then when it was all set up, moved house, lost interest and sold them for a pitance. I have a few of differing scale, but all mean something to me. Numberplates I do like and collect as they all mean something, geographically , historicaly and of course whatever story comes with the car.
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Ether Posted a lot Posts: 4,450	More out of necessity than desire.......Ether @streetrules
	Aug 31, 2007 13:10:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Brilliant idea! Any build shots? Or a how-to?


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trg1984 Posted hell of a lot pitying fools since 1984 Posts: 6,503	More out of necessity than desire.......trg1984 @trg1984
	Aug 31, 2007 14:03:16 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	that chair is wicked!!!! every bloke should have a car chair in the house


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reanimation Probably posted too much Probably? Definately! Posts: 12,694	More out of necessity than desire.......reanimation @reanimation
	Aug 31, 2007 14:09:24 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Great work, my dad has a Datsun vinyl chair in his garage 'office' its been theer since the 80's i think its now held together with tape if its still there! used to be great fun, cos i was so little when it was built the recliner springs were quite stong. Handle, ,Whooah! ;D Great I'd, i'd do the same with my stocks, but fiesta seats are not comfy in the car never mind desk! Models, top collection love light s on christine!
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bigrod Posted a lot Posts: 1,654	More out of necessity than desire.......bigrod @bigrod
	Aug 31, 2007 14:29:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	grizz said: I see you have at least one number plate up as well. Sad to disappoint you, but the plate's a joke one made up by my in-laws for my birthday one year and says "DADDY COOL" on it for some inexplicable reason!!! I did used to have a selection of American plates that I liked, but they've all dispersed, (mainly off the backs of car's I'd put them on for decoration!!). I also have a 'show' plate shown in the picture of the white bull nose Trans Am. I got that when I was in Florida a number of years ago, but it's nout special as you can buy them off eBay for pennies these days.
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bigrod Posted a lot Posts: 1,654	More out of necessity than desire.......bigrod @bigrod
	Aug 31, 2007 14:38:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	streetrules said: Brilliant idea! Any build shots? Or a how-to? Thanks, Not my idea though. To be honest, it was dead easy. No build shots though, sorry. All I did was take the base of the broken chair and strip the chair bit and associated bracketry off. Then I removed the subframe off the car seat and offered the base off the original chair up to guage where to drill the holes to mount it. Drilled aforementioned holes and screwed the seat on to the base. Ta-Da! Had to make sure that it was bolted as far back as posible so I can recline without risk of falling over. I spent most of the time searching for four appropriately sized and threaded bolts to mount it with
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dugong Posted a lot One Of Us Will Live To Rue The Day We Met Each Other (Wire : 2008) Posts: 3,292	More out of necessity than desire.......dugong @mischab18a
	Sept 2, 2007 18:08:47 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	This is what I'm going to do with one of the VTS Saxo seats my mate has left in my lock up. I'll let youse know how I get on. And a half leather phase 1 205 GTI seat would be the dogs.


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Seth South East MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi Posts: 15,543	More out of necessity than desire.......Seth @seth
	Sept 2, 2007 22:06:19 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Yep, I too might be making a racing version (so I work faster?!) using the bucket seat I picked up cheap at the Uxbridge autojumble
	Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.

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mcgee Part of things Posts: 30	More out of necessity than desire.......mcgee @mcgee
	Sept 12, 2007 12:32:55 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	mischab18a said: This is what I'm going to do with one of the VTS Saxo seats my mate has left in my lock up. I'll let youse know how I get on. And a half leather phase 1 205 GTI seat would be the dogs. Thought that they'd gone in his car? Or are they the old ones I bought? If so are there 2 still?


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rmad global admin Posts: 18,616	More out of necessity than desire.......rmad @rmad
	Sept 12, 2007 13:11:19 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	www.ergonomicofficechairs.com/recaro-office-chair.asp?categoryID=59 Looks like, you've save yourself quite a bit of money by taking the DIY approach! ;D


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