[DeTomaso] advice on seats

Curt Hall cuvee at sbcglobal.net
Thu Dec 19 03:31:50 EST 2013 

The seats I have, I think they are called E21...You can see them at this website 2002parts.com Aadvarc Racing. Leather about $2K.
 

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 From: "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michael at michaelshortt.com>
To: Freddy Henningsen <fredhen at online.no>; detomaso at poca.com 
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] advice on seats
  


Your best and far cheaper bet is to find Recaros from a crashed BMW , esp M3, a pair might be $1,000, new more like $3, 000 each. eBay usually has them as well as new upholstery kits if you want to recover. 
Michael 
On Dec 18, 2013 4:43 PM, "Freddy Henningsen" <fredhen at online.no> wrote:

 
>does anyone have one picture of the Recaro seats that you use? and from Which one type of car you have taken it from? or 
is there any vendors that 
sell this? 
>  
>Freddy 
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>>From: jderyke at aol.com  
>>To: terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov ; demongusta at me.com ; lashdeep at yahoo.com  
>>Cc: DeTomaso at poca.com  
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 10:32  PM 
>>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] advice on  seats 
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>>Has anyone  else noticed that all those available Corvette seats ARE available partly  because the GM owners found other seats that were more comfortable or more  attractive? One man's treat is another's poison....I personally find stock  early Pantera seats, lightly modified and repadded to be light (for non-racing  seats), comfortable on 8-hr drives for both tall and short drivers, and  attractive. Plus, they fit the car. Elimination of the firewall bubble can not  practically be done only with seat changes. But total bubble elimination CAN  be done at fairly low cost, as a few of us have found.  
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>>-----Original  Message-----
>>From: Himes, Terry (397C) (397C) 
  <terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov>
>>To: John Donahue 
  <demongusta at me.com>; LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
>>Cc: DeTomaso 
  <DeTomaso at poca.com>
>>Sent: Wed, Dec 18, 2013 8:18 am
>>Subject: Re: 
  [DeTomaso] advice on seats
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>>I have the Corvette C4 (74 I think) seats and passenger seat does not  miss the bubble.   Plus the shoddy work done on re-upholstery and they  are 
>>NOT that comfortable.  I, personally, would not go that direction  again.   I would like to go Recaro myself. 
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>>Terry W.  Himes 
>>JPL Jet Propulsion  Laboratory 
>>Deep  Impact Sequence Team Lead 
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>>thimes at jpl.nasa.gov 
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>>From: John Donahue <demongusta at me.com>
>>Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 8:11  PM
>>To: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
>>Cc: "DeTomaso at poca.com" <DeTomaso at poca.com>
>>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] advice on  seats
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>>In all the "seat talk" - do any/all allow the passenger seat to miss the  "bubble" and go all the way back?   
>>Jack 
>>4348 
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>>On Dec 17, 2013, at 6:04 PM, LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>  wrote:
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>>Chris,  I would suggest getting your Recaros recovered. You already have them and  you know they fit.
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>>>They are one of the best 
    seats out there.
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>>>I have black Momo race seats 
    in my car since the original standard seats were torture devices. Also, Momo 
    was an original supplier to Detomaso and that was part of the 
    decision.
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>>>Fiero or Corvette seats in a Pantera? Sounds interesting 
    but heavy...
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>>>LS
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>>> From: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
>>>To: Will Kooiman  <will.kooiman at gmail.com>;  Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> 
>>>Cc: Pantera list  serve <detomaso at poca.com> 
>>>Sent: Sunday,  December 15, 2013 11:45 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] advice on  seats
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>>>I've seen that brand before--I might check them out.  But  I really like the way the Recaros feel. 
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>>>Chris
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] advice on seats
>>>From: will.kooiman at gmail.com
>>>Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 23:39:50 -0500
>>>CC: chrisvkimball at msn.com; detomaso at poca.com
>>>To: kenn_green at yahoo.com
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>>>Find a dealer that has Corbeau seats.  Try an 
    LG-1.  I haven't driven my car with these seats yet, but they fit the 
    car nicely, and they were comfortable at the shop. 
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>>>I mounted mine to the floor with Porsche 911 mounts.  The Porsche  has a flat floor pan, similar to a Pantera.
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>>>On Dec 15, 2013, at 6:58 PM, Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>>>I bought a pair of Sparco Milano seats covered in a fake suede  (Alcantara?) material and they fit me really well, but I had to remove the  parking brake handle to make enough room for the passenger seat. 
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>>>>I think a good upholstery shop can replace the padding when they  recover the seats, and inspect the frames.  That seems like the best  option. 
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>>>>Ken
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>>>>From: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
>>>>To: Pantera list serve <detomaso at poca.com> 
>>>>Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 10:44  AM
>>>>Subject: [DeTomaso] advice on seats
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>>>>Hi Everyone, 
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>>>>In the next 6 months or so I'm hoping to make some changes in  Pandora's seats, and I need some sage advice. 
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>>>>The seats in her now are Recaros--the kind that have the lower  section that can pull in or out for more leg support.  They are  really comfortable, and the only improvement as far as how they feel would  be a little more lumbar support. 
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>>>>Nevertheless, the cloth on the seats is starting to look worn.   I was planning on having them recovered in leather, with suede down  the middle, and when I checked the pricing for that to be done (a year or  two ago) I think it was going to cost between $1200 and $1400.  The  seats are probably from the '80's, and I'm afraid getting them recovered  might be tantamount to putting new wine in old wineskins, as it were.   For all I know, the foam might be just about to collapse, or the  frame just about to wear out. 
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>>>>So, here's the question:  Should I pay the money to get the  current seats recovered, or sell them and use the money towards new  Recaros.  I looked at some Recaros on-line, and the prices astounded  me--over $3,000 each!  Still, in trying to save money, I don't want  to throw good money after bad. 
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>>>>Opinions will be appreciated. 
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>>>>Thanks! 
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>>Chris
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