After 4+ years of moving the old seats from my Porsche around with us I finally realized my original intentions. The seats were scratched, ripped, and dirty but still in good functional condition. I always wanted to mount them onto a wooden base and use them as chairs somewhere in the house. Lindsey was doubtful and until I convinced her to sit in them and feel how comfortable they were she thought the best place to store them was anywhere but our house. We have this super cool media room now and we were lacking extra seating with only two theater recliners in the room, so I saw an opportunity. Now our lucky guests get to relax (and recline!) in pure 80s German sports car comfort in the confines of our suburban home. Rejoice!

The bases are just glued 1″x6″ pine board custom fit around the bottom of the chair. They’re joined with plain dado cuts around a piece of MDF from the top of an old office max desk. The MDF board was bolted to the bottom of the chair rails. I bought some really nice custom seat covers to cover up all the wear and tear from 20+ years of use. I couldn’t keep the forward/backward adjustments for safety reasons, but the recline lever still works.

I already have plans to build a removable mount for the steering wheel and pedals I use to play racing games!

Musical Mood: The Gossip - Yr Mangled Heart

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