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Re: 1800 GT interior

2003-10-10 by Laurie Sellers

Hi Jac
Unfortunately, the pictures do not seem to be attached.
Where would I find them?.
Perhaps it would be best to upload them into a photo file.
Best regards
Laurie #4026

--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Myers" <jacob@m...> 
wrote:
> Hello Laurie
> I hope these pics are of some help, more to follow later.
> Regards  Jac.  # 4057
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Laurie Sellers 
>   To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 6:02 AM
>   Subject: [MarcosManiacs] 1800 GT interior
> 
> 
>   Does anyone have detailed photo's of the original 1800 GT 
upholstery 
>   and dashboard components?.
>   The race prepared car I recently puchased (#4026) has had the 
>   interior virtually stripped out, as is common practice for 
racing in 
>   Europe to save weight.
>   I will need to restore some of the interior (with the help of an 
>   upholsterer) to comply with the local Australian rules for 
racing in 
>   Group S Production Sports Car Class. As a minimum I will need to 
>   install a near replica of the seats. I am allowed install ready 
made 
>   racing seats "of period type" but the width between the door 
sills 
>   and centre tunnel makes it difficult to find anything that fits. 
So 
>   it will probably be easier to get seat squabs and backrests 
custom 
>   built in like the originals. Also, the dashboard would look much 
>   nicer if closer to original, it has been removed completely and 
>   replaced with a centre console housing a small cluster of 
>   instruments and switches. I don't believe that either of these 
>   changes would add much in the way of weight (which racers are 
>   fanatical about...for good reason) but would add tremendously to 
the 
>   appeal.
>   So if anyone has photo's, possibly taken during restoration 
>   (preferably of the seating components outside of the car) or 
specs 
>   or drawings or patterns (well you never know!) and similar for 
the 
>   dashboard I would be most appreciative.
>   Thanks very much for your help.
>   Regards
>   Laurie #4026
> 
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