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| 24-Aug-03 |
Picking Up the Seats Part 4 |
Heading Back Home
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 Hey guys, it's time to get out the dry eraser! :) |
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 Before heading home we had to stop by Tom's house to check out the progress on his Zipper Phaeton. This Ford SVO project car is going to be pretty cool when it's finished. |
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 A Porsche 944 and Tom's old "T" truck share the garage with the Zipper. This is one rod that's been around for a long time! |
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The trip home was uneventful except for the wonderful smell of leather that permeated the Durango's interior. I wished I could have sat in the new seats for the drive home!
Now that the seats are here I can finally install the shifter, gauges, fuse panel and wiring, emergency brake and several things I've had to put on hold. I thought I might have enough room for a small center console to run between the seats. This console was going to house all my relays, most of the wiring and about eight switches. After placing the seats in the car we quickly realized that a console between the seats is not going to happen. With the seats all the way forward (until the seat hits the side roll bar – see last photo on next page) they're about 3/4-inch apart.
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 Here's something you may find interesting. Because the body is pie shaped, and the seats slide straight forward and back, the seats should be positioned in the furthest forward position before mounting them. Sliding the seats back will then gain you room on the outside of the seat but the spacing in the center will remain the same. If you mount them further apart in the rearward position, they will hit the doors when you slide them forward. |
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