Nice Job.
I love the matching bulkhead quilting.
Having owned two C4s I might get confused if I placed those seats in my Pantera
Very nice stitching, looks pretty close to my lamboner pattern: https://www.flickr.com/photos/...m-72157654352573086/
Being in the interior decorating/design business has its rewards. I took the torn up C4 seats that I bought for under $400 for the pair to my longtime furniture upholsterer of more than 20 years, told him what I wanted on both the bulkhead and the seats as well as the door panels, bought some very inexpensive but beautiful quality and weight leather, and voila, this was the result. The seats that came with my car when I bought it were not the originals and were just flat across the seat and back. I had purchased a set of original seats to re-upholster but just didn't like their condition, so I opted for the Corvette ones. They are very comfortable and the bolstering is enough to make a difference but not so intrusive as to present a problem getting in or out. I like them! Your Lambo interior is certainly out there but stellar. Enjoy. Happy Holidays to everyone.
Does200 that green is insane! Love it.
With all the choices out there i am wondering what the opinions are on using a fixed / molded seat. Pros and cons please.
I was able to sit in a bunch of seats today and these are quite nice.
https://www.cobraseats-usa.com/item/nogaro
i have lowered seat pans so headroom clearance more than likely will not be an issue.
Lets face it most Pantera seats are fixed anyway! I had Lotus Elise seats in my GT5 for many years, they are fixed and worked great. I had to put spacers under the front of the mounting to get the right angle, but that will depend on your preferred position and angle of dropped floor pans.
Just be careful using fixed back seats with high bottom bolsters and/or large side bolsters. Getting in and out of them, in a Pantera, can be challenging since you can't just slide in sideways. They are fine for a race car but might be frustrating in a street car.
The Cobra Nogaros are great seats. I have them in my highly modified Aston Martin V8 Vantage. What I appreciated the most was the amount of customization they are able to do. They found the same Aston Bridge of Weir leather as in the rest of my interior and matched the stitching so it looks OEM. Highly recommend them.
@74gts posted:The Cobra Nogaros are great seats. I have them in my highly modified Aston Martin V8 Vantage. What I appreciated the most was the amount of customization they are able to do. They found the same Aston Bridge of Weir leather as in the rest of my interior and matched the stitching so it looks OEM. Highly recommend them.
Did you get the CF or Fiberglass seat backs? I would really like to see a pic or two
I could use some help on a seat problem. I have the fixed back steel seats. I took them to an upholsterer and he deleted the head rest.
Is there anyone on here with some stripped seats or pictures of stripped seats so I can see the hardware the knob threads into and the tracks the head rest slides into? I will have to fabricate that hardware. I dont see anything like that listed for sale.
thanks
kp
See by pictures below of the seat before they got re-upholsterer. You can see the bolt that the head rest bolts too. If you need pictures of the head rest, please let me know. I hope this helps. Larry
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That is instantly super helpful. Thank you sir. That looks like a welded on box. Why cut that off? Well. I do own a welder…
Read this again. I kept the head rest and knob to keep them from getting lost. So… I have that. Thanks again.
I installed Mazda MX5 (Miata) seats after modifying them a bit to be able to install them lower and have more space between my head and the roof. They also allow you to be further from the steering wheel because the shoulders can move back further.
The shape is a little too modern for the 70s but they are very comfortable and above all they have good lateral support.
I mounted them without slides, always to gain height and I had to make new fixings in the floor
I of course keep my original seats carefully packaged.
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Rocky, I agree with you re: Bora seats. I remember R&T described them as having “calf support”! Likely not easy to find a pair though.
@davidnunn posted:Rocky, I agree with you re: Bora seats. I remember R&T described them as having “calf support”! Likely not easy to find a pair though.
Don't they also use hydraulic controls?
I know that the Bora suspension is based on the Citroen systems like the DS19 and SM.
IIRC - the seat doesn’t move, but all the controls and the steering wheel can move forward and back, possibly hydraulically.
I’ll ask my buddy about how the system works next time I see him.
Rocky
Ah, that's what I was thinking of.
Just picking a seat isn't going to solve the problem. There are other factors involved.
Most likely what works for me may not work for you.
It depends on how your body fits, not mine.
I've always said that the best seat for a Pantera is a Pantera seat.
I do think that the post 1974 USA seats are better and for me, in leather with the hinged back are best but I don't think that it stops there.
Everything else is involved as to how YOU fit into the car.
That includes the seat tracks, the steering wheel and the pedal positioning.
I don't think that you can wave a magic wand and with just the seat pick fix everything.
My solution was quite involved but it does allow for easy adjustment for other drivers without the trauma.
ALL of these "GT" cars have issues with seating comfort. Some seats from non-Panteras will work for YOU. Some will not.
Aftermarket wise, the discontinued Scheels fit well but made you fit in one way just like in a F-16 and are questionable for long drives. YOU have to fit the seat. Not the other way around.
I didn't like the way even the fabric held me and kept me from squirming around to adjust myself. Size wise thought they were very, very good.
So unfortunately there is no simple answer to this question. It is somewhat of a project and it will become a solution for just one driver in MOST cases.
I didn't accept that and made everything easily adjustable. It was much more then just the seats.