996 sport seat install DIY
03-23-2009, 05:36 PM
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OK, figured it out. It is installed, but lost about 3 inches of rear travel. There were lots of modification to the seat rail, and the gear rail and some minor oblong enlargement of one of the mounting points in the car. But overall it works great and the owner is happy with the result.
RS man, we definitely are having fun moving to the Ferrari end of things. We just did our 1st Ferrari 360 F1 clutch change for a friend. What made it special was that we figured out how to flush the thrust bearing (slave cyliner) on the F1 system without using the $30k Ferrari computer tool. What's really funny was after we (Chris and I) took the Ferrari apart we looked at each other and said "What a piece of **** car" LOL! After working on German cars for so long we were spoiled by the perfect logic of the German design. Ferrari build a beautiful motor but just slapped everything else around it, it was very clear even with a newer model 360 there were little thought process for the grease monkey that plans to turn wrenches on it. We wondered if they ever even CAD/CAM the rest of the car besides the motor. Anyone want to make an offer for my Ferrari 360 spider? It is really pretty!!!
RS man, we definitely are having fun moving to the Ferrari end of things. We just did our 1st Ferrari 360 F1 clutch change for a friend. What made it special was that we figured out how to flush the thrust bearing (slave cyliner) on the F1 system without using the $30k Ferrari computer tool. What's really funny was after we (Chris and I) took the Ferrari apart we looked at each other and said "What a piece of **** car" LOL! After working on German cars for so long we were spoiled by the perfect logic of the German design. Ferrari build a beautiful motor but just slapped everything else around it, it was very clear even with a newer model 360 there were little thought process for the grease monkey that plans to turn wrenches on it. We wondered if they ever even CAD/CAM the rest of the car besides the motor. Anyone want to make an offer for my Ferrari 360 spider? It is really pretty!!!
It's funny you say that, as it seems nothing has changed. When I was in college, I worked for a restoration shop that specialized in Ferraris. People would get all excited about how awesome they were, but in the end, they really are just handmade POS's.
That being said, they are truly beautiful, and I'd love to have one...but that doesn't change the fact that they are a) a pain in the a$$ to work on and b) sometimes questionable build design/quality!
Have fun!
01-22-2011, 09:08 PM
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Another mod to put on that SS...
Thanks Robin/Chris and nice to hear from you guys.
Need to do maintenance thing or two with you in near future...
Any RL 993 owners should be lucky that these gurus are here in Orange County!
Thanks Robin/Chris and nice to hear from you guys.
Need to do maintenance thing or two with you in near future...
Any RL 993 owners should be lucky that these gurus are here in Orange County!
01-22-2011, 09:43 PM
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OK, from reading this thread the 996 power seats in a 964 you lose apx. 3" rear travel. How about in a 993? I'm 6'3" and can't afford to lose anything in the rear travel. Are 996 seats (power or manual) an option for me?
01-22-2011, 09:50 PM
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Robin, Thank you. After reading the post carefully,I think I figure it out. 996 power seats have rail covering rear mounting holes. It seems if I use the rail locking pin in the front and one of the rail locking pin in the rear as mounting holes, the distance is 13.75" to 14". The longest distance between seat mounting hole is 14" on the Center Tunnel side and 13.5'" on other side. I just need to enlarge (oblong) the one of the rear seat mounting hole like you mentioned. I will try to capture all the sequence and post it.
