New project: Caroche

[CP241]

Originally Posted by Fairtax4me

Put pedestals under those boat seats so they can spin around while you drive. That should make it all kinds of fun!

What's the thing on the body between the FnR lever and the 30A house plug?

the seat bottom is normal. The backs are only half the spin you seats… lkokking for a reasonably priced set of normal DS split backs. I’d get a solid back, but the seat backs are adjustable and recline and I’d kinda like to keep that :)

The item in question is gone now, removed amongst the BS extra wiring. It is/was a controller for a couple under body lights that didn’t work. I chucked it in the f—- it bucket.

[Fairtax4me]

Figured it was some kind of "add on" mod. Thought maybe it would be a trolling motor plug or something.

I know I have a set of old DS seat backs in my spares. Can't remember if the back covers were any good. I'll have to try to dig those out.

[Matagorda]

Let me know if anyone finds out if a DS back seat will work?

[CP241]

The DS seat backs work fine. I’ve already installed those. However I’m confident that a rear flip seat from a DS won’t work, most the support on those comes from the rear bumper mounts. This rear bumper mounts completely differently. I’m just gonna make my own, I’ve got a seat back and bottom from a 2000+ DS I’m going to use and build a frame to mount a jump seat style seat in the back.

[CCNorth]

Did you see this Caroche rebuild with a "jump seat"?

Are other great Caroche pics on this website.

https://vintagegolfcartparts.com/cgi...=100000&Page=2

[CP241]

Someone definitely put some time into that blue one. I’ve done a lot of that kind of fiberglass work in the past (I used to be the installation manager at a high end custom car audio shop about 15-20 years ago) and we did a lot of fiberglass and custom work like that. I can definitely appreciate the time and effort into that kind of work

For me, I’ve got a vision for mine. Hopefully I’ll have time to piece that vision together over the winter season. Step one will be getting rid of the hideous paint job on this thing. Honestly speaking, I believe they painted it red and then used actual glitter in the paint… it’s all uneven and not even bass boat flake (that would have been understandable). But it’s like square actual glitter sprinkled about! I’ll have to take a pic that shows it…

I’m torn between painting it jet black with a blue ghost pearl, or jet black base coat with dark red “nightshade” pearl like this one I did a few years ago. I’ve got both flavors of pearl on my shelf… think I may have a purple-blue chameleon flip too.

[CCNorth]

The person who thought those cables were a good idea is likely to have been very proud of their paint job.
"Hey honey, you got any of that glitter left over that you sprinkled on baby Jesus' manger last Christmas?"

Your paint job is great! Can't wait to see the end result of this project. I vote for the black and blue.

[CP241]

I was guessing someone painted it after they went to a strip club so they had an excuse for the glitter

I tried to take a picture. Pictures really don’t do it justice m. In the sun especially, it really looks like a stripper sneezed all over it

[CCNorth]

[Fairtax4me]

Looks like Snooky’s been there!