Bongo Fury

Glad I did this as I'm in two minds about the colour... bright green RAL 6018 with white as per the pic below, or 6011 (light sage green)??????

Puma931 wrote:Busy day at work so I decided to paint the van.

Interior is almost finished




Really please with the rear seats

Paint arrived today, so I will be unbolting what I can and paint them inside. The rest of the van will have to wait until it gets warmer (March/April )

Wow!

Looking sharp - how easy were the front seats to fit?
Back look amazing and some work...

The front seats were difficult, as I cut the base of the Mazda seat and welded them to the base of the Alfa GTV seats (removed Alfa runners). Overall, they are a bit too high, but fine for me and much more comfortable. I saw on ebay a guy selling RX8 seats which appear to be an easier fit. If I was doing it again, I would remove the engine covers and modify them (cut and weld base to fit wider runner base) to fit the donor seat runners.

Spencer54 wrote:Wow!

Looking sharp - how easy were the front seats to fit?
Back look amazing and some work...

RX8 are exactly what I'm thinking of, those Alfa interiors though are beautifully made.

That looks mint

Does the n/s rear window open, as mine does not have a latch as per the o/s rear?

Puma931 wrote:Does the n/s rear window open, as mine does not have a latch as per the o/s rear?

Nope - as opening the slide door would smash it

Do the GTV seats (or RX8 seats if anyone knows.....) tilt forward far enough so you could still use the footrest as a rear-facing seat (and can you keep the footrest with these seats as a necessary precursor to the above question!)

Has anyone fitted any other seats where this is possible? I really fancy some leather seats but the cost of having the Bongo ones re-covered professionally is too much

The GTV seats do tilt forward a bit as they are from a 2 door car and you can retain the foot rest.

jimmo62 wrote:Do the GTV seats (or RX8 seats if anyone knows.....) tilt forward far enough so you could still use the footrest as a rear-facing seat (and can you keep the footrest with these seats as a necessary precursor to the above question!)

Has anyone fitted any other seats where this is possible? I really fancy some leather seats but the cost of having the Bongo ones re-covered professionally is too much

Thanks. I think I will bond a shelf to the window as my kitchen pod is on the n/s

Tony x wrote:

Puma931 wrote:Does the n/s rear window open, as mine does not have a latch as per the o/s rear?

Nope - as opening the slide door would smash it

Amazing job. Can't wait for Spring.

Very tasty .

starting to add some details using this




Plus I have also done the external tailgate plastic panel

Liking this thread, especially the stickerbombing