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Been away a few days, crummy Danish damp autumn weather. I had put plastic over the car to avoid drips of water. But the dampness in the air condensed under the plastic, so I had several areas of fresh rust. So I knew I had to move it to the heated brick and mortar garage that normally contains my daily driver Longchamp. Had to wait for 15 minutes w/o rain, and then the wife, son and I pushed the Pantera to a better environment (but so small and dark fixing things in there is not easy).

Before doing that, I had the seats out. Primarily because getting them in and out normally scratches something, so now was a good time. The passenger seat was out, so I could get to the p-brake, the ratchet mechanism needed some TLC. The driver's seat was out for the maybe 10th time in my quest for a good driving position. I hate those seats, they're too thick, so finding room for me and my tall frame has involved several modification to the seats. This time I raised the front mounting to get leg support for my right leg. Also moved the accelerator yet another cm forward. And since my last seat modification moved my butt backwards (to get room for my right leg) I had gotten too far away from the clutch, so moved that closer to me.
And of course vacuumed tons of red paint from the carpet while seats were out.