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the first few years of owning the Dodge, my daughter has travelled
around fastened in her baby seat, seen below. her size and weight is now
borderline for this, and while it will probably last out this season,
it's time to sort something else out for her. For some time, I've wanted
another chair under the observers dome in the back of the Dodge, and
thought this might be an opportunity to kill two birds with one seat.
The plan is to build a B-17 pilot's seat, or a metal bucket seat that very much resembles the pilot's seat shown below. This would be big enough to contain and support a modern child's isofix car seat. Once I arrive at a show, the child seat can be removed, a replica pilot's seat cushion fitted, and the seat raised into the observers position under the dome. The seat will need two different supports, one set to firmly fix the seat in the truck, and another to lift it higher and allow it to rotate. |
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I
used some MDF to make a template for the seat base, and to estimate the
correct rake needed on the backrest of the bucket seat, in order to
support the child seat. The next step will be to order some materials
and start metal working! |
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