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88White3.4GT MAR 11, 07:38 PM
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slinger MAR 11, 09:06 PM
i love that car!

(quick question is map quest right when it says 1houre 38mins from chicago to your place?)
mapquest never seems to work well for me.
Jake_Dragon MAR 11, 09:14 PM
It looks happy
Archie MAR 11, 09:28 PM

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Originally posted by slinger:

i love that car!

(quick question is map quest right when it says 1houre 38mins from chicago to your place?)
mapquest never seems to work well for me.



That's about right.

Please note that Mapquest puts the "STAR" 3 blocks North of where we are actually located. So figure on going 3 blocks South of that star.

Archie
PaulJK MAR 12, 03:36 AM
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slinger MAR 12, 11:17 AM

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Originally posted by Archie:


That's about right.

Please note that Mapquest puts the "STAR" 3 blocks North of where we are actually located. So figure on going 3 blocks South of that star.

Archie



thanks archie i will be in chicago the end of this month, and i might stop by and pick up some of your rockers.

[This message has been edited by slinger (edited 03-12-2008).]

Archie MAR 12, 01:23 PM

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Originally posted by slinger:


thanks archie i will be in chicago the end of this month, and i might stop by and pick up some of your rockers.




Give me a call 2 days before you come & we'll get you hooked up.

Archie
Archie MAR 12, 08:44 PM
Help us out guys.

We are gathering parts for the interior of this car & we're looking for some seats.

The real seats, even if you could find them, are very likely wayyyy too expensive.

I know a lot of you guys out there have of have had various sports cars.

We're looking for seats that look as close to the real thing as we can find.

Below are a few pics of Miura seats.

Does anyone know of seats from another car that look the same or similar?








Thanks

Archie

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FieroJimmy MAR 12, 09:03 PM

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Originally posted by Archie:

We're looking for seats that look as close to the real thing as we can find.

Does anyone know of seats from another car that look the same or similar?




I've never seen production seats like that, but it looks like a pretty basic seat. I wouldn't think it would be too difficult to form up a seat pan and send it to wherever is doing the upholstery.

If I were doing it, (which I realize I'm not) I would probably form the seating shape with some sheetmetal, then weld reinforcing to the back side (as necessary, including some round tube/stock around the perimeter to keep the leather from ripping) and a frame to the bottom to connect it to whatever type of adjuster/riser you plan on using. The fact that it is a non-reclining seat would make it easier, so you don't have to track down similar recliners. Also by making it on site you would be sure the seat fits the "new" car while maintaining the look of the original.
jweisman MAR 12, 09:10 PM
Porsche 914 seats

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymot...dZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW