---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith601-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 03/22/13: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:16 AM - Re: Seat backs (Bryan Martin) 2. 09:23 AM - Re: Seat backs (Ron Lendon) 3. 03:06 PM - Re: Seat backs () 4. 08:21 PM - Re: Seat backs (Larry McFarland) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:16:23 AM PST US Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: Seat backs From: Bryan Martin I used 1/8" birch ply-wood; The stuff used under vinyl flooring. I riveted a strip of aluminum angle horizontally a few inches below the top and bent that around the top edge of the baggage shelf support. The seat back cushion is velcroed to the wood. There are no fasteners holding the wood in place, just gravity. I can just lift up on the seat back to disengage the aluminum angle from the shelf support and fold it forward to access the area behind the seat. -- Bryan Martin N61BM, CH 601 XL, RAM Subaru, Stratus re-drive. On Mar 21, 2013, at 10:39 AM, "Tim Juhl" wrote: > > OK, Maybe I'm missing something here but I have one of "those" questions. Before you ask, I did a search but turned up nothing useful. > > Looking at the XL cockpit, I'm wondering what others have done to deal with the wide gap behind the seat back? Do you build some kind of stiffening into the seat cushion or? > > I was thinking of spanning the gap with some 0.016 or 0.025 held in position by screws and nutplates. Comments? > > Tim > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:23:08 AM PST US Subject: Zenith601-List: Re: Seat backs From: "Ron Lendon" 1/4" Luan in the seat back cushion, just fits in the seat cover and is zippered into the cushion. Industrial Velcro holds things in place. Followed http://www.seatfoam.com/index.html guidance in carving the foams up. Pretty sure I purchased the foam from them also. Not cheap but very comfortable on long flights. -------- Ron Lendon, Detroit, MI WW Corvair with Roy's Garage 5th bearing CH 601 XLB N601LT - Flying http://www.mykitlog.com/rlendon Corvair Engine Prints: http://www.zenith.aero/profile/RonLendon Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=396802#396802 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 03:06:25 PM PST US From: Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: Seat backs I think you'll find the aluminum to be a bit too flexible. I used some 3/16" underlayment plywood from Lowe's, (nice looking grain) 22" wide, and about 19" long, and fabricated tops to go over the seatback top. Easily removable, and nice and strong. Paul Rodriguez ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Juhl To: zenith601-list@matronics.com Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:39 AM Subject: Zenith601-List: Seat backs > OK, Maybe I'm missing something here but I have one of "those" questions. Before you ask, I did a search but turned up nothing useful. Looking at the XL cockpit, I'm wondering what others have done to deal with the wide gap behind the seat back? Do you build some kind of stiffening into the seat cushion or? I was thinking of spanning the gap with some 0.016 or 0.025 held in position by screws and nutplates. Comments? Tim -------- ______________ CFII Champ L16A flying Zodiac XL - Jabiru 3300A Wing modifications done - back working on the fuselage Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=396740#396740 http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Zenith601-List http://www.matronics.com/contribution ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:21:32 PM PST US From: "Larry McFarland" Subject: RE: Zenith601-List: Seat backs Hi Tim, I'd suggest you look at the seat page I put together for the 601 http://www.macsmachine.com/html/seatupholstery.htm Hope it is helpful, Larry McFarland From: owner-zenith601-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-zenith601-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of paulrod36@msn.com Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 5:06 PM Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: Seat backs I think you'll find the aluminum to be a bit too flexible. I used some 3/16" underlayment plywood from Lowe's, (nice looking grain) 22" wide, and about 19" long, and fabricated tops to go over the seatback top. Easily removable, and nice and strong. Paul Rodriguez ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Juhl Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:39 AM Subject: Zenith601-List: Seat backs OK, Maybe I'm missing something here but I have one of "those" questions. Before you ask, I did a search but turned up nothing useful. Looking at the XL cockpit, I'm wondering what others have done to deal with the wide gap behind the seat back? Do you build some kind of stiffening into the seat cushion or? I was thinking of spanning the gap with some 0.016 or 0.025 held in position by screws and nutplates. Comments? 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