[DeTomaso] Monterey cross-ram Gr4 Pantera sales result

[Thomas Tornblom]

Bill Lewis skrev:
> Mike, how tall/big are you? 
>  
> I am in the process of re-doing my car, and I have sat in several 
> friend's Panteras, and the problem is that my head hits the top of the 
> car in most other-than-stock seats.

I just checked the clearance with my new seats, and the height from the 
seat to the roof is 86cm (~34"), straight up. I'm 175cm (5'10) and I can 
stuff 3-4 fingers between my head and the roof.

I have used M10 nuts as spacers between the rails and the seat, to get 
enough clearance to get my fingers in to install the front bolts. I 
believe I can get rid of these if I use ARP small head M8 bolts, and 
that will provide an additional 1/2" or so.

My car (1984 GT5) came with dropped floor pans from the factory btw.

I'm just back from the annual safety inspection, and the guy doing the 
inspection was not tall, but quite wide, and he got in the drivers seat, 
with a big grin, and I don't think he had any complaints about the 
seats. :-)

>  
> I'm not big - 6' (used to be, years ago), 180 pounds.
> 
> Thanks, Bill Lewis

Cheers,
Thomas

> 
> 
> 
> 
>  
>  > Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:15:34 +0200
>  > From: Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se
>  > To: MikeLDrew at aol.com
>  > CC: detomaso at realbig.com
>  > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Monterey cross-ram Gr4 Pantera sales result
>  >
>  > MikeLDrew at aol.com skrev:
>  > > In a message dated 8/19/09 19 26 29, lotus0005 at hotmail.com writes:
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >> #1445 - the red Pantera that sold - does anyone know what the 
> seats are
>  > >> in the car???
>  > >>
>  > >
>  > > Yes--they are De Tomaso Guara seats. They are actually an aftermarket
>  > > Italian seat, which has since been discontinued. Somebody told me 
> the other
>  > > day he just got one of the last pairs available.
>  >
>  > I assume you mean the seats I just installed:
>  >
>  > http://bf-torino.de/BF-Sitze/MONZA/monza.html
>  >
>  > The owner of the shop said I got the last pair. I don't know if that
>  > means that there will be no new ones produced or not, but they are gone
>  > from the price list.
>  >
>  > I have just finished installing them, and they look and feel great. It
>  > took some modification to the seats to install, and I know that
>  > installing them on an early car, with the hand brake lever on the
>  > passenger side, will require even more work.
>  >
>  > >
>  > > They are supremely comfortable and light.
>  > >
>  > > Mike
>  >
>  > Thomas
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