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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 09:36 PM
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Please excuse my ignorance. I know this has to have been discussed before but I cannot find anything on it
I have a 70 convertible I am trying to restore. The present seats need recovering so I am thinking of putting C4 or C5 seats in it
Will this be a simple swap or a major overhaul ?
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 10:17 PM
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it depends how tall you and and how handy you are with tools, do a search for 'sport seats', there are some excellent threads
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 01:33 AM
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I just found a set of Recaro LXFs at a pick-n-pull, in, of all things, a Chevy Lumina. Doing some repairs and new upholstery now. They're going to be light-years ahead of the stock 77 seats. $65 for the pair out the door. The slider assemblies are about $100 for each side, the seats run around $800+ new depending on upholstery options.
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 04:56 AM
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Nice find...

To the O/P, I'm looking at some C-6 Z06 seats now but concerned with the height. I plan on pulling the motors and mounting them on some flat stock. do the search mentioned above, there are plenty of threads with pix and how tos...
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