[DeTomaso] Corvette C4 seats in a Pantera

Wed Sep 23 03:30:20 EDT 2015

Remove the bulge.  Its been done successfully.for years. First, the alternator can be moved back one full inch using the same bracket you already own, Only tool needed is a hacksaw, as follows: cut 1" from the roundish REAR part of the alt case where the mouning bolt goes through. Move the cut piece to the FRONT of the cut alternator as a spacer. This shifts the alt back closer to the cylinder head. Drive the alt in this position by a new short belt that runs off the inner (unused) sheave of the AC compressor. The stock alt belt-adjuster fits using the stock bolt, threaded in to the BACK of the alt adjuster lug.

Once the alt has been shifted backwards, the main section of the firewall bulge- that part behind the passenger seat- can be cut away, rewelded and the upholstery bulge (which is separate from the rest of the firewall upholster) similarly altered. Once all thats done, the passenger seatback will touch the firewall and even tall passengers can stretch their legs out. The small remaining bulge will be in the middle of the firewall door around the water pump. If you need even more bulge-removal, the whole engine/ZF package can be shifted backwards by about 11/16" more, with extra work but still no expensive parts. Details and photos showing this have been in various articles over the years in your POCA Newsletter.  Good luck- J DeRyke

-----Original Message-----
From: audionut <audionut at hushmail.com>
To: Michael Shortt <michaelsavga at gmail.com>; detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Tue, Sep 22, 2015 12:48 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Corvette C4 seats in a Pantera

Hey you guys with the C4 seats--

   Had these in my car and loved them but
the passenger seat didn't clear
   the firewall bulge and so my passengers had
to ride with their knees up
   their nose.

   Ended up using the C4 only
for the driver's side but the car just
   didn't look right.  I went back to
running the stock ones with
   sheepskins, which has been okay but I miss the
comfy C4.

   What did you guys do about the bulge/clearance
problem?

   John
   5909
   Sent using Hushmail
   On September 21,
2015 at 4:11 PM, "Michael Shortt"
   <michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:

Bob,
     My seats ( made by Gary Herrig ) are from a C4 Corvette, a lot more

plentiful than Fire seats with lots of aftermarket seat cover
     options.

Michael Shortt
     On Sep 21, 2015 5:17 PM, "Bob Radefeld" <bob at radefeld.com>
wrote:
     > Hello fellow Forum members,
     > Being a daily Forum lurker it
is very seldom that I actually have
     a
     > question that has not
already been discussed recently on the
     Forum. I
     > know that some of
you have installed Fiero seats in your car & I
     would
     > really like
to get some information on how you accomplished this &
     how
     > well
you like them compared to the stock seats. If any of you
     could
     >
share your experience with me in this endeavor it would be greatly
     >
appreciated. I'm planning on possibly doing this as a winter
     project

> this year when the snow starts flying here in Kansas. THANKS for
     any
in
     > site that any of you are willing to share with me! :o))
     > Bob
Radefeld A #5042A
     > Topeka, Ks.
     > [1]bob at radefeld.com
     >
[2]785-478-9360A A (cell)
     >
     > References
     >
     > 1.
mailto:bob at radefeld.com
     > 2. tel:785-478-9360
     >
     >
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   Remove the bulge.  Its been done successfully.for years. First, the
   alternator can be moved back one full inch using the same bracket you
   already own, Only tool needed is a hacksaw, as follows: cut 1" from the
   roundish REAR part of the alt case where the mouning bolt goes through.
   Move the cut piece to the FRONT of the cut alternator as a spacer. This
   shifts the alt back closer to the cylinder head. Drive the alt in this
   position by a new short belt that runs off the inner (unused) sheave of
   the AC compressor. The stock alt belt-adjuster fits using the stock
   bolt, threaded in to the BACK of the alt adjuster lug.
   Once the alt has been shifted backwards, the main section of the
   firewall bulge- that part behind the passenger seat- can be cut away,
   rewelded and the upholstery bulge (which is separate from the rest of
   the firewall upholster) similarly altered. Once all thats done, the
   passenger seatback will touch the firewall and even tall passengers can
   stretch their legs out. The small remaining bulge will be in the middle
   of the firewall door around the water pump. If you need even more
   bulge-removal, the whole engine/ZF package can be shifted backwards by
   about 11/16" more, with extra work but still no expensive parts.
   Details and photos showing this have been in various articles over the
   years in your POCA Newsletter.  Good luck- J DeRyke

   -----Original Message-----
   From: audionut <audionut at hushmail.com>
   To: Michael Shortt <michaelsavga at gmail.com>; detomaso
   <detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Tue, Sep 22, 2015 12:48 pm
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Corvette C4 seats in a Pantera
Hey you guys with the C4 seats--

   Had these in my car and loved them but
the passenger seat didn't clear
   the firewall bulge and so my passengers had
to ride with their knees up
   their nose.

   Ended up using the C4 only
for the driver's side but the car just
   didn't look right.  I went back to
running the stock ones with
   sheepskins, which has been okay but I miss the
comfy C4.

   What did you guys do about the bulge/clearance
problem?

   John
   5909
   Sent using Hushmail
   On September 21,
2015 at 4:11 PM, "Michael Shortt"
   <[1]michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:

Bob,
     My seats ( made by Gary Herrig ) are from a C4 Corvette, a lot more

plentiful than Fire seats with lots of aftermarket seat cover
     options.

Michael Shortt
     On Sep 21, 2015 5:17 PM, "Bob Radefeld" <[2]bob at radefeld.com>
wrote:
     > Hello fellow Forum members,
     > Being a daily Forum lurker it
is very seldom that I actually have
     a
     > question that has not
already been discussed recently on the
     Forum. I
     > know that some of
you have installed Fiero seats in your car & I
     would
     > really like
to get some information on how you accomplished this &
     how
     > well
you like them compared to the stock seats. If any of you
     could
     >
share your experience with me in this endeavor it would be greatly
     >
appreciated. I'm planning on possibly doing this as a winter
     project

> this year when the snow starts flying here in Kansas. THANKS for
     any
in
     > site that any of you are willing to share with me! :o))
     > Bob
Radefeld A #5042A
     > Topeka, Ks.
     > [1][3]bob at radefeld.com
     >
[2]785-478-9360A A (cell)
     >
     > References
     >
     > 1.
[4]mailto:bob at radefeld.com
     > 2. tel:785-478-9360
     >
     >
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