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Old Jan 17, 2002 | 12:34 AM
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Talking My new Sparco's came in!

Got my new sparco rev's in, no more torino for me, the revs are a fixed fiberglass back, they only weight 15lbs, feels like nothing! The only thing lighter would have been the carbon fiber backs for 6lbs less, but at the expense of $1000 each seat! I think ill deal with the extra 12 lbs .

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Old Jan 17, 2002 | 12:35 AM
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back view... so shiny!

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Old Jan 17, 2002 | 12:45 AM
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wow......those are SWEEEEEEET!!! how much were they?
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Old Jan 17, 2002 | 01:28 AM
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I got them for about $500 from RX7-GT. I made a big order with him and this was a part of it!
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Old Jan 17, 2002 | 01:30 AM
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I got them for about $500 from RX7-GT. I made a big order with him and this was a part of it!
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Old Jan 17, 2002 | 09:10 AM
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cool!!! I was going to get the Rev's but I found a deal on Pro 2000.
I just got the Sparco Pro 2000 seats. off ebay for 350 each
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Old Jan 17, 2002 | 09:19 AM
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i am very excited to see how the seats work with your massive cage. i have been waiting for someone to do that so i could hopefully leard from some of their mistakes.

peace
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Old Jan 17, 2002 | 09:26 AM
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I wanna know how the fit is (like do thee corners touch the door) Cause on FDs thats a problem.
And are they comfy for semi-long trips?
Well this is of course for when you install em ;-)
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Old Jan 17, 2002 | 09:57 AM
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You didnt like the Torinos? I have thought about them for my FD but I havnt had a chance to sit in them.
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Old Jan 17, 2002 | 11:51 AM
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Originally posted by rotorhead1
i am very excited to see how the seats work with your massive cage. i have been waiting for someone to do that so i could hopefully leard from some of their mistakes.

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Originally posted by Node
I wanna know how the fit is (like do thee corners touch the door) Cause on FDs thats a problem.
And are they comfy for semi-long trips?
Well this is of course for when you install em ;-)
I think they are pretty comfortable, I dont recommend them for anyone with a waist larger than 34 though! Its pretty tight for me, but i like it that way.


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You didnt like the Torinos? I have thought about them for my FD but I havnt had a chance to sit in them.
I did like the torinos, they were great seats, i got a good deal on them too. They were very confortable, and if you want a sporty seat i recommend the torino, but be careful, i bought my torinos from a man who couldnt fit them in his FD, but if i remember correctly he had a roll cage. They were great for any length trip. But i am going for a better seat to hold me in place, and a much lighter seat. Also when i put them on the sliders, and then on the brackets, my head would almost hit the ceiling! I know i could have floor mounted them, but that is what i did with these seats. On the driver side, i actually cut out the two rear mounts for the stock rails, so that there is only the front bar for the front mounts, and then its completely flat for the rear mounts, even more room for head clearence, about 2" more. And without the sliders/brackets, im about 4 inches lower than my old torinos sat me. I also got a sparco steering wheel spacer so the wheel will clear my knees better and allow me to have my legs better positioned and still have a good grip of the wheel.
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