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10-27-2013 #21
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2nd gen Recaros
Try Mustang SVO seats (1980's). They're Recaros. I changed the headrest on mine to mesh.
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10-28-2013 #22
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I'll keep them in mind. How hard was the change over to a mesh headrest? Thanks.
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10-28-2013 #23
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2nd gen Recaros
Just pull out and push in. Easy.
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awesome. That's what I was hoping you'd say.
Trey
"The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."
~ Jon Hammond
1979 WS6 Trans Am stock LT1/T56 drive train out of my Formula. BMW M-parallel rims. C5/C6 brakes
build thread https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...ghlight=begins
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huge thanks to Steve/jetfixr320. I ended up buying the Mustang Recaros his friend had. Steve was excellent to deal with and really took care in packing the seats up well for shipping. So, I now have the seats I was looking for.
Trey
"The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."
~ Jon Hammond
1979 WS6 Trans Am stock LT1/T56 drive train out of my Formula. BMW M-parallel rims. C5/C6 brakes
build thread https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...ghlight=begins
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Glad it all worked, you gotta show us some pics when you get them fit up!
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That might be a while but we will see. I doubt I'll get them recovered any time soon either. I think I'll just wait til I'm ready to do the whole interior at one time.
Trey
"The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."
~ Jon Hammond
1979 WS6 Trans Am stock LT1/T56 drive train out of my Formula. BMW M-parallel rims. C5/C6 brakes
build thread https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...ghlight=begins
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Whenever is good! I haven't posted on my build thread in a year plus, despite getting work done. So I can't hold the wait against you, lol.
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Thanks Chad. I'll post updates one day I hope.
Trey
"The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."
~ Jon Hammond
1979 WS6 Trans Am stock LT1/T56 drive train out of my Formula. BMW M-parallel rims. C5/C6 brakes
build thread https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...ghlight=begins
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That passenger seat looks about an inch and a half from the roof, like most fixed headrest aftermarket seats.
Originally Posted by Chadman27
You could always go the route I ended up taking with a Recaro off the current product line. I'm assuming most purist/old school guys will think they are "tunerish" but I don't feel bad about it since the 81's had factory Recaros... I'm thinking .001% of the population at car shows will "get it", but whatever, the car is made the way I want - not for someone else
. Besides, with autocrossing and track events, they should hold you seated much more snuggly.
Here is a pick from a test fit when install cage bars.
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Combination of the angle of the photo, the angle of the seat, and the fact that it isn't bolted in (just sitting on the floor pan). The driver side is a little more telling... Once the cage was in it was actually under the upper bar maybe 4 to 6 inches below the roof, I can't quite remember.
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