What Seats fit a Pantera??

Emery,

I found that anything that looks half decent, i.e. tasteful enough and fitting to grace the Pantera interior costs $$. Sound familiar?

If your patient you should get a set of Corvette seats on Ebay for the sort of budget you mention. I picked up a pair from a '96 for $350 inc. $75 shipping, but I'm a mainlander, there's always a downside to living in paradise

I preferred the slightly more rounded style of the 94-96 Vette to the dated 84-93 square bolster and with newer seats the leather hopefully won't have gone too hard if cared for properly.

To save even more $$ go for a color other than premium $$ black and refurbish/recolor them yourself if your up to it, the process will also re-supple the leather. All the Vette parts vendors sell quarts of recoloring dye for about $38.

I used to have a Vette in another life, died and ended up in Pantera heaven this life

Julian

Julian
How do you re-dye them exactly?

Just found this website on the newer vette seats you mentioned.
http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/Technical/Curing_the_Bends.htm

You'll need to strip the old leather color sealer, light sand teh result and then paint the new dye on (a number of coats will be required and subsequent coats will be best sprayed on) then use a resealer and leather treatmentt to finish the job.

There are a few vendors that sell complete kits & instructions for the job, including the dye color of your choice. One such vendor (and I'm in no way attesting to their service or product) is Leather Magic (www.leatehrmagic.com). I'm sure an internet search would throw up many more options and instructions.

Julian

Sorry about the typos, its late; as you will have guessed that should read www.leathermagic.com

That's the seat I have (they are still awaiting install, as I've had other P car priorities over and above comfort at present). I have the manual (non electric) seat version and as the Vette lower frame is plastic its easy to mount the stock Pantera seat tracks to the Vette seat frame.

Julian

Wow! that sounds like major surgery for the poor skins on the seats! I hope that article helps you with your install!

Julian has made a good recommendation. I like the C5 Corvette seats too, I was seriously considering the sport versions, until I was able to put together a good deal on ebay for the Momo Speed 2 seats (similar looks).

One thing I'll mention about the 'Vette seats, inexpensive seat covers (non leather) are available on ebay if you want to recover them, instead of dyeing the leather.

Your laterally supported friend on the DTBB, George

scroll down to the dimensions on these seats. Such great prices on these type seats on Ebay.
will these fit youu think or too big?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIte...7&fromMakeTrack=true

These might fit; $100 for the pair in leather!!!!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIte...4&fromMakeTrack=true

Emery,

George is right, both vinyl and leather (although expensive) covers are readily available for Vette seats. Not wanting to be pedantic and split hairs but the 94-96 seats are still C4 era, C5's came out in '97.

Note the shipping charges on your $100 or $200 seats on Ebay $140 & $150, a common ploy to reduce ebay commision on sales price.

If Vette seats appeal to you I suggest you explore and price up off Ebay alternatives (far from the madding crowd), there are a number of specialist Vette breakers and recyclers, whom could probably cut you a deal.

Julian

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Originally posted by Joules5:
the 94-96 seats are still C4 era, C5's came out in '97. Julian

Sorry, Julian, I mis read your post. Too many numbers in a row, too late in the evening. That's my story & I'm sticking to it. Otherwise you might blame it on my advancing years.

Emery, good deals on ebay, for those with patience.

your friend on the DTBB, George

Check out this post about Corvette seats.

http://pantera.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4250045562/m/6750026562/p/1

I have Gary Herrigs seats in my car and they are fantastic!!

Gary #06984

I run a 95 corvette driver seat, and a stock passenger seat. The corvette pass did not fit well because of the bulkhead bolster. It pushed the pass too far forward. Driver comfort very inproved. Looks kinda funny with 2 diff seats.........for now.

Hey guys, great info! Now how about some pictures to show off your seats! Is there a certain year vette seat that fit better on the passenger side?

http://www.spacecitypanteras.com/Technical/Corvette_Seats_Mixon.htm

I just installed Gary Herrig's 'Vette seats. Good looking, comfortable, easy install. Highly recommended. Last I knew he had several sets available.

If you are still interested try fiero seats. They are similar to RECAROs. They fit me and my 5'8" frame very well. You can also get them with speakers in the headrest. You can also get very good leather recovers from mrmikes.com.

Kris

Kris, how did you mount them? Did you have to do anything to lower them?

Jeff
6559

I bought a set of them and they were way too tall for my car w/o the lowered floor pans, that is why I went for the vette seats.

Gary #06984

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Originally posted by jeff6559:
Kris, how did you mount them? Did you have to do anything to lower them?

Jeff
6559

I used seat mounts from a mid 80s mustang, cut off the dog legs that attach the mounts to the floor pans and rewelded the floor pan attachment points directly to the seat mounts. In other words I just shortened the monts by about 2-3". They fit great you can check them out on my website.

http://community.webshots.com/user/pantera1683

Hey Jeff, neat 5.4! Is that a crate engine? What did you (are you) doing to wire it into the Pantera? Did it bolt up the ZF or did you need an adaptor?
I presume that you will shorten the velocity stacks at some point?

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Originally posted by PanteraDoug:
Hey Jeff, neat 5.4! Is that a crate engine? What did you (are you) doing to wire it into the Pantera? Did it bolt up the ZF or did you need an adaptor?
I presume that you will shorten the velocity stacks at some point?

I think I still have the only 5.4 Pantera in existence. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, anyway to answer your questions:

Is that a crate engine?

No junkyard motor I had it rebuilt with forged internals; hi comp pistons; ported heads, stage 3 cams, and custom intake manifold


What did you (are you) doing to wire it into the Pantera?


Wiring was easy I just used an ACCEL Gen 7 EMIC.

Did it bolt up the ZF or did you need an adaptor?

Bolted right up wih minimum mods

I presume that you will shorten the velocity stacks at some point?

Already done but I would like to get new ones that are even shorter maybe 2-3" long.

Very Very Sweet!........Very.

tell us about the window with the cat.

Gary

Kris,

that's a sweet 5.4 sitting in your engine bay. I think the mod motors are the future for the Pantera. As the younger guys, more familiar with those motors become Pantera owners, we'll see more and more mod motors getting installed.

Your seats look nice too. Do you have pics in the photo gallery yet?

take care, your friend on the DTBB

The plugs are on top right? I like the flat bulkhead.
I'm having I like FI day too.
What are the hp/torque numbers? I need 500hp 'cause I live 2 miles from work and I need to go 200mph.

Hey Mad Guy,
You must be buddies with a friend of mine. He owns a Lightning and does a of work on 5.4s. He keeps telling me to put the blown 5.4 in my Pantera. I told him something would have to go catastrophically wrong with my Cleveland first. Have you had any problems or concerns with your ZF. I fear making shrapnel of that more than anything. From the pictures it looks like everything fits but I'm sure the blower motor is a lot taller. Do you know how tall your engine is from the bottom of the pan to the top? It looks great, that's for sure.

GTS-Classics. Their Nurburgring will fit in the area, but, you will have to make a modified base to mount on. (for me I just used flat aluminum).

http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=334&file...olderview=thumbs&ck=

Excellent looking seat, Bob!

I just finished doing mine, I'll post some pictures of it later tonight under a new topic.

It was a lot of work. Competely disassembled the interior, switches, gauges, etc.

But, well worth the effort. It looks new again.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Joules5:
You'll need to strip the old leather color sealer, light sand teh result and then paint the new dye on (a number of coats will be required and subsequent coats will be best sprayed on) then use a resealer and leather treatmentt to finish the job.

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I think I still have the only 5.4 Pantera in existence

Actually Wilkinson is about to complete a 5.4 installation. But I'm sure you saved bags of cash by doing it yourself.

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Originally posted by Kevin Perry:

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I think I still have the only 5.4 Pantera in existence

Actually Wilkinson is about to complete a 5.4 installation. But I'm sure you saved bags of cash by doing it yourself.

Well at least I was the first!!!

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Originally posted by korina:
Hey Mad Guy,
You must be buddies with a friend of mine. He owns a Lightning and does a of work on 5.4s. He keeps telling me to put the blown 5.4 in my Pantera. I told him something would have to go catastrophically wrong with my Cleveland first. Have you had any problems or concerns with your ZF. I fear making shrapnel of that more than anything. From the pictures it looks like everything fits but I'm sure the blower motor is a lot taller. Do you know how tall your engine is from the bottom of the pan to the top? It looks great, that's for sure.

I hate to say never but that truck supercharged 5.4 will NEVER fit in a Pantera. The engine is very tall and wide. If anything by a long block and bolt on a centrfigal supercharger. That would work I think. The lightning engines are 16 valve motors and mine is a 32 valve motor.

I am sure you can make the Cleveland faster than a 5.4 but the 5.4 is so much smoother than the Cleveland. It accelerates faster than my old "built" Cleveland and it just looks great in the engine bay!

Coz,

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I just finished doing mine, I'll post some pictures of it later tonight under a new topic. It was a lot of work. Competely disassembled the interior, switches, gauges, etc.

But, well worth the effort. It looks new again.

So, I presume you went the re-dyeing route? Look forward to seeing some before and after pics. I've yet to do mine, but have done it on a previous Vette and as you say a lot of work, but end result was well worth it.

Julian