Seats

@mpaschetto posted:

Cobra Classic RS seats in my car:

https://www.cobraseats.com/sea...tml?pid=18&cid=2

Thanks - they look perfect, and they have a distributor in Australia! Perfect!

@SteveS posted:

Thanks - they look perfect, and they have a distributor in Australia! Perfect!

Great, glad to help!

I looked in the headrests of the old Recaro seats today.  The tops felt heavy.

Not exactly sure that Mr Recaro had this modification in mind.....

I think the modification Mr Recaro didn’t have in mind was someone upholstering over the speaker holes! Speakers in Recaro headrests was an option for a long time. It was even an option in OEM applications.

Hey David - I did not know that!  I have never seen this setup before .

On the strength of that I may have to keep them and get them working properly ....!!!!!

Hey Percy,

I didn’t say they were good, I only said they came that way! 😆

If I recall, Pontiac Fiero’s had speakers in the headrests too. The ones in the photo in my earlier posting were BMW 3 series from the 1970’s.

Consider also the Nissan 240z seats which are very similar

It surprises me that Pantera owners never seem to use Porsche 914 seats. They are very popular with the kit car crowd. Maybe that’s why.          

They look great in!

Yeah, I had 944 seats in my last Pantera - they fit really well but I just can’t find any.

Not sure about the headrest speakers - who needs them with that V8 behind your head!

You record it , play it while your driving and it sounds like a V16.....

@panterapatt posted:

If you are looking for a period correct seat, look at BF Torino.  BF-Torino.com

They make some really nice period correct seats that don't cost $3K each.  The Recaros are like hunting for lost gold and those that have them want a fortune.  That said, I would be concerned about seat height with them or any seat if you put it on the Pantera slider mechanism.  

As for the comment on Hall seats, I am unaware Hall ever sold seats.  If they did, they are no longer on their website.  They only sell seat covers.

Hi Patt,

i recently had a BF-Torino Nuerburgring R seat in my car. This seat looks and feels great, but even without seat rails, i don´t get enough head clearance - i`m only 1,73m tall. Does your car have lowered seat pans?

@ mpaschetto: Do your Cobra RS seats fit without lowered seat pans?

Thanks

Philipp

@benzol posted:

Hi Patt,

i recently had a BF-Torino Nuerburgring R seat in my car. This seat looks and feels great, but even without seat rails, i don´t get enough head clearance - i`m only 1,73m tall. Does your car have lowered seat pans?

@ mpaschetto: Do your Cobra RS seats fit without lowered seat pans?

Thanks

Philipp

My seats are very similar to the BF Torino seats, and they 'fit' the car.
The seats work for me, but I'm not very tall at 5'6".
I helped my cause by adding spacers under the two front mounting bolts to lean the seat back somewhat.

Originally, the seat padding was rather thick, and my head was close to the roof, but they settled down after some driving time...

I do not have lowered floor pans in my car.

I have 80s (BMW) Recaro seats in My Car. As for the seat height of My Recaro seats in the Car, without the head rests the seats are about as tall as Stock seats With the head rests! With head rest's, add around 6 inches more.
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@benzol posted:
Hi Patt,

i recently had a BF-Torino Nuerburgring R seat in my car. This seat looks and feels great, but even without seat rails, i don´t get enough head clearance - i`m only 1,73m tall. Does your car have lowered seat pans?

@ mpaschetto: Do your Cobra RS seats fit without lowered seat pans?

Thanks

Philipp


My seats are very similar to the BF Torino seats, and they 'fit' the car.
The seats work for me, but I'm not very tall at 5'6".
I helped my cause by adding spacers under the two front mounting bolts to lean the seat back somewhat.

Originally, the seat padding was rather thick, and my head was close to the roof, but they settled down after some driving time...

I do not have lowered floor pans in my car.

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Want Recaro Seats, can't find them? Try Aardvarc Racing WWW.2002parts.com

You can get Pleather (Vinyl), Real Leather or Cloth! About $2000!

The Scat Rally seat are what I'm going with. They are made to look vintage and also do have a number of upholstery designs. Also they have huge side bolsters which will be great for our cars. The seats appear to measure out perfectly and should be fine for someone my size (5'9"). If you are 6'4" maybe not due to the thickness of the seat bottom.

https://procarbyscat.com/produ...seat-type/recliners/

The have quite a few other seats.

One of the critical dimensions is the width of the seat back. If it's too wide, the seat won't recline all the way back and you'll hate them. Also, the narrower the seat, the closer to the center console you can mount it, which means the steering wheel and pedals will be closer to being directly in front of you, as opposed to being offset to the right. If you look at the photo of my interior, below, you'll notice how much room there is to the left of the seat. My seats are the early Recaro's.

David, your interior looks very nice.

Thanks Jimmy! One of the improvements I’ve made, that you can’t see, is the SACC pedal assembly spacer. It moves the pedals 1-1/2” or 2” (can’t remember) further away. Pain in the butt to install but makes a big difference.