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New seat design was introduced in 1978 Pace Cars and these seats became standard options for all 1979 Corvettes. These seats were big improvement over the ones in earlier. However lot has happened since and many new seat models have been introduced. I'm going to use my car for all sorts of racing and that's why I wanted to have 4-point harness. The car is still going to be a street car and the seats should provide good support and comfort.

After long search for seats I had three different choices, one was to use late C4 Corvette seats, second was Recaro Style and third was Sparco Milano. After I saw Sparco's in black leather there was no doubt in my mind. The seats have tilt option which allows easy access to the rear compartment. They also have adjustable lumbar support. I used Sparco's universal seat rails to mount the seats in place. The seats are very tight fit, but once in place they are unbelieveble seats to sit on. I highly recommend them to everyone looking for a seat upgrade, no matter what car!

Please visit Sparco's web site for more information.

From day one of this project I wanted to do something about the original gauges. I saw some Autometer gauges mounted in C3 on Corvetteforum.com and that made up my mind. I wanted to get some Autometer UltraLite gauges. Another nice custom touch in the interior are the Sparco pedals. I wanted to spice up the black interior with some shiny bits and these pedals did just that. I decided to get some more shiny parts inside the car and we fabricated nice gauge bezels for the new Autometer gauges. In the center console I have Vintage Air's air condition controls, made out of polished billet aluminum, naturally.

The door panels are original ones with new black leather trim. All the plastic window etc. moldings were dyed in black. Dash got a new overlay from ECKLER's .Carpet is new black one and the rear storage compartment door were also retrimmed in black leather. In those three compertments I have OPTIMA battery, which is must in my opinion on every car which has battery inside the car. Behind the passengers seat storage I have mounted new fuse box and relays. The stock location in the firewall is very prone to dirt, water and dust.

If you are wondering about the In Car Entertainment, I have to disapoint you. Only tunes you'll hear in this car are the ones blasting from the side pipes!

 

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