Man, those look awesome.:) :cheers:

 

Wow that looks fantastic!! :cheers:

 

Those are some First Class seats!!!! Wow they look good. I like that even better than the ones I had made. Lookin Good :cool: :cheers:

 

Thanks everyone!! I can't wait to drive it now!

For those that are not a part of the wonderful mid-west...we had a massive snow last night! :cry

 

Sn*w???? Dude...it's the end of APRIL!!! I'm outside sweatin' my butt off in 84°F heat sandin' on "Project '79".

:lol: Sorry...that wasn't nice...

 

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Very nice> It looks like it should have come that way originally. :cool: :cool:

 

Minnesota White,
I seem to have mised an awful lot of details on your project. The seats look absolutely tip top. Could you give me some of the details of the project including where yo got the seats and at what cost, the installation time and cost and anyting else of value. As I said the seats are great.
Thanks in advance,
MDred85

 

Seats look great!! :cool: :)

 

Hey MDred....thanks! I love them! I wanted to get rid of the torch red interior after I bought the car (little too bright for me). So the carpet was replaced with all GM factory stuff thanks to Jeff Kopp (18carfan) to the original black.

The seats were done by a guy in Canada (I'm originally from Canada) who does really great work. So I took advantage of the Canadian peso and had them done up there.

Basically, I ripped the seats out (4 nuts each and about 3 wire connectors per seat) and sent them up to get done.

Keith, the guy who did them for me, doesn't have legal rights to embroider the C4 logo in the headrest (he isn't a big shop)...so I contacted GM and they gave me permission to use it at no charge! But, waiting for the authorization delayed me big time! All said and told, it probably took Keith a couple of weeks...but messing around with embroidery really took time.

If you wanted these seats, you would have to send the whole seat...he did major surgery to the original foam and re-constructed how it attached to the frame. He probably added a 1/4 pound to the seat with the changes.

The original seat was some leather-like substance glued to the foam, then a few hog rings later, it was attached to the frame.

Keith built a small wire frame inside of the foam, and constructed attach points in the leather to keep it tight (I told him they had to be strong for autocrossing) while allowing for the three chambers in the lumbar to inflate and deflate as per normal.

Cost...well it wouldn't be fair to put how much I paid as it's a friend doing a "deal"...but I saved big money over what the normal Vette suppliers sell (Ecklers, MAD), and got way better quality seats!

I'll post better pics once I can take the car out...and you will be able to see the logo on them too! :D

 

:cheers: :seeya

 

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Well, can you do us all a huuuuuuge favor if you find it in your heart to get in touch with your Canadian friend and ask him what it is worth to him to redo some one's seats just like yours with or without the logo? I'm tired of the hard leatherlike substance that I sit in daily as compared to my friends 3000GT VR4, 300ZX, and Supra soft leather seating. I will find out shipping and gladly pay for mine to be shipped and worked on and shipped back b/c it is truely impossible to find a interior man around here that speaks english and won't rip you off. I understand if he is not interested but since he already knows how to do it and has all the guess work out of it, it should be an easy way to earn a few extra bucks. Thanx in advanced either way.

Oh yeah, PS.....ur seats are the shiznit, and by far the coolest :cheers:

 

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Thanks! With the top off, if you can......that will really open up the light for us so we can see.

Hard to tell from the pics, but I'd say that I love it!!!!!!

 

Those look great, Wade!!!! :yesnod:

 

AWESOME JOB SIR! I can't wait to see them in person this weekend! L8R