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> other porsche seats fit...., without too much modification?
Eric_Shea
post Dec 27 2003, 07:12 PM
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From where do those seat come..originally


Porscheee. You had to click them off as an option. The "Festus" that took them out of his car bough new Recaros because he was tired of getting in and out of them. The "Festus Shop" that took them out had them sitting around for a couple of months and sold them to me for $250 for the pair. You can see them in ST's and original 911 R's from the period. Porsche kept them around for a while and used them at will in various 911 factory race cars.

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why the 3K figure?


Beats me...? Unobtainium status for real ones... www.vintageseats.com makes them now. I'd never pay that for them but I sure do love them! Some day I'll let Miles sit in them (shower, clean pants etc...)

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Someone in the sterio thread had some custom seats that look might comfortable


"Stitch" has some Vette seats in his teener... (attached)


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post Dec 27 2003, 08:46 PM
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those are Pre-94 Corvette C4 seats (84-93). The 94 and later had a vinyl back instead of the plastic back of the earlier seats.
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post Dec 28 2003, 10:21 AM
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Cool vette seats.
Do those fit all the way back (I am 6'2")
Can you still shift etc...

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post Dec 28 2003, 03:44 PM
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Eric! I have brand new pants, and I am fresh out of the shower, used soap too.. ok, I lied about the shower... but I did use soap!

Imagine that I had seen a set of those seats in a garage once around 20 years ago, and then nothing but pictures, and only seeing those pictures in the last year, or so..

I've lusted for those seats, many hours, many... I care more about those seats than guitars.. it's all the same sickness... damnBA!

I'm sick!


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post Dec 28 2003, 04:25 PM
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These Corbeau seats look pretty cool to me. Click on the dimmensions drawing and you can
see that they should fit the 914 well.

Phil

http://www.corbeau.com/brochure/classic.shtml
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post Dec 28 2003, 05:30 PM
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Anyone have the Corbeau "sport seat" in their teener?

Corbeau Sport Seat

This one looks great w/adjustable headrest.
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post Dec 28 2003, 05:43 PM
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Note that no matter how much of a munchkin you may, or may not be, the steering whell almost rides on your thighs with stock seats in the #2 recline of higher.

http://www.bielstein.com/BF-Sitze/NURBURGR...urburgring.html

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http://www.vintageseats.com

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The RS seats are works of art, and works of cost.


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post Dec 28 2003, 05:47 PM
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Eric, I have a question, a 20 year old question:

What is the factory method of restraint? There are no belt holes, obviously.

Do you think the RS seats from Vintage Seats would work in a teener? I don't care about fitting the pad, a new pad would go with that rig.

I GOT IT!

Please, if you get a little time... could you just sit one of your seats in a teener, and snap a pic?

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post Dec 28 2003, 06:00 PM
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To the makers knowledge he hasnt had his seats installed in a teener as of about a month ago.

I would love to try them but cost is the major barrier
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post Dec 28 2003, 06:12 PM
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What is the factory method of restraint? There are no belt holes, obviously.


With the standard Recaros that came in the 70's 911's there is a tab that mounts with the two rear bolts that mount the seat to the track. This tab comes up and a standard receptical mounts to it.

For a harness the seat has two slits cut out in the bottom. They are directly below either side of the bottom cushion. The harness would come up the sides of the lower cushion and then mate to a shoulder set. No additional slit was in the seat for a 5-point system. Not sure when that became more of a standard.

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Please, if you get a little time... could you just sit one of your seats in a teener, and snap a pic?


Ahhhh... they be bolted in there but, if they have to come out I'll drop them in the teener next door (garage sisters) and snap a couple for ya.

Stay tuned for a replica of this seat to be made off those 914 frames pictured earlier in the post. "Stitch" just left. He was over bending the copper guides (seen earlier in this post) to match for the 914 bolsters. I anticipate them looking identical with the exception of the head rests... those could be added as well. I have a few pictures but I want to wait and throw a thread together with the complete process. Maybe you can get the next set from Stitch for your ride? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Dec 28 2003, 06:18 PM
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He already has a PM.

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post Dec 28 2003, 06:28 PM
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Do you think the RS seats from Vintage Seats would work in a teener? I don't care about fitting the pad, a new pad would go with that rig.


I think they would... Sans the pad. I'm going felt on my entire interior. If you're thinking of going that route I'd talk to the manufacturer and send them a set of 914 seat rails. There is a piece of metal that they actually fiberglass into the base. They could position this in the manufacturing process so the seat bottom would bolt right on to a standard 914 seat rail. The principle for mounting the rails on both seats (914 stock and the Recaro ST) are identical.

Shameless plug for Dale Hancock Upholstery (aka: Stitch), He restored those seats to like new condition. They had been recovered once in their lifetime and they used basketweave on the centers. We researched a couple of books for photos of original ST's to get the proper corduroy, stitching pattern and vinyl. Auto's International had the material...
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post Dec 28 2003, 06:30 PM
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I was under the impression they were mint-unrestored!

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Oh my, that is a talent.


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post Dec 28 2003, 06:37 PM
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this bolts wright in and comfy


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post Dec 28 2003, 06:38 PM
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post Dec 28 2003, 06:40 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif) ok,ok I'll try again....
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post Dec 28 2003, 06:42 PM
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one more time, and uses 914 hardware


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post Dec 28 2003, 06:50 PM
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I like the sculpted bolstering in the other seats, a place to wedge my ass.

I have to wuss out on tight lead-ins to sweepers, because of the lateral support, or rather the lack of such. I end up sitting on the middle cushion, or the door sil.


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post Dec 28 2003, 06:55 PM
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as a aggressive street seat not bad, but for a part tim track seat with four points I'd rather have a pass though hole on the sides to keep the lap belts down. I have these in my new street car, actually my old seats in a new car got them back with the car.

Future tense I would adapt the stock seats with that st look. Cost would be minimal.
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