348 regular and sport seats?

The serie speciale also came with kevlar racing seats. Cant find a good pic of mine right now. Will post it later.

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There are early seats, like the one you posted, later seats and Spider seats.

Notice the differences in the seat pads and headreats.


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And the Serie Speciale kevlars.


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Is that my 348? Same colour and identical seats as mine. (mine's a Speciale)

 

Those are not comfortable seats

 

They are not.. they suck.
Also I've discovered through a buddy who has a ss... there were apparently 3 sizes of the kevlar... skinny, medium and large...

I think i have the medium width in mine... which helps remind me of my diet.

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Yeah, must be careful when sliding in and out of those deep buckets... looks like a ripper.


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I can show you a bruised bum from that sucker.

My wife has a big bruise at one time too.

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Pics or it didn't happen. lol I mean, sorry, no thanks.

But I hear that those seats look awesome on a shelf in the garage (i.e. wall art).

 

Lol... ok.

They look great in car too.
Getting mine releathered this fall.. will be interesting.

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Easy!!! Its was reupholstered at some point and they did a ****ty job.

 

LMK where you get them done.

 

Those sport seats are gorgeous. I just need to decide OEM Challenge seats or the sport seats to install. Nice to have options

 

Not a lot of examples to begin with... when compared to used Jeeps or pickups. But the comparison is the same regarding condition.

One option to consider, find one that is mechanically/aesthetically pleasing to you and then reestablish its baseline (i.e. forget its history).

 

Weeeell...yes and no.

Painted is not always a bad sign. Some of us are meticulous and like to have things pretty close to perfect, or as perfect as possible considering the car's level of use. These cars are near as makes no difference to 30 years old now, and if they have been used properly you can bet there will be a few issues with the paint. Front end resprays are extremely common and benign. I'm likely going to have my entire car painted, maybe even (gasp!) a different color. Why? Because I can and it will look nice and make me happy I'm also getting ready to refresh my interior, and while I'm not going to cheap out I will not go overboard. The car gets used.

Major services at independents are no big deal. I have to laugh a bit when people see receipts for really boring stuff and say, "Oh, that was just some unknown shop!" yet still turn around and talk about how great it is to DIY the 348. Huh??! The shops I use for my cars are VERY good and don't charge nearly what the dealer charges.

 

Then buy a car that's due for service and forget about the previous belt changes etc. Inspect the gearbox while the motor is out as well. Afterwards, you'll know everything you need from there.

For the PPI, have someone who's intimate with the 348 do the inspection and compression test. Maybe a leakdown for higher mileage cars too.

These are really simple cars overall.

BTW, this is way off topic... don't you have another thread on your search and tribulations already?

 

so much this ^^^^^

I bought my speciale knowing it was due for a major. The PO also had tons of records from himself and the previous 2 owners. I drove it for 5k miles before doing the 1st major.

I also bought the car never having put my own eyes on it. I had the presof the ohio FCA chapter go take a look for me and took 40 pics of all the issues he saw.

I did have a ppi done in Chicago too... the main thing i was concerned with was the compression and leakdown test.

I have 66k miles on the car and my independent just did the major on the car 1500 miles ago. He said are you sure the mileage is accurate? The numbers are better than some garage queens.

If you are looking for the perfect car... then a 25 year old car ain't for you. There will always be tradeoffs. You have to decide the amount of risk you can manage.

I'd sell my car if someone was serious. One requirement of the sale is they spend a couple hours with me discussing the car in detail. They will get a realistic assessment of the car. What i love, what bugs men what needs to be done... what id like to do.


Most pplshould just go buy a new McLaren. The car is bulletproof.

A vintage Ferrari is made for caregivers. You don't really own the car... it owns you and you take care of it for the next owner.

#71 of 100 rossa corsa over tan... and yes I'll sell it like i said... but aside from the ridiculous amount of money you need to part with... you gotta qualify with me to buy her.


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Back to seats
355 seats are the best
I have them in my 348gtb

 

When I have my CF seats redone, I'm going to see if they can put a tad more padding in the bum area.
It could just be a case of the 25 years of use causing compression of the padding. I do like the seats as they remind me to keep my diet somewhat on track or I won't be able to fit my arse in them over time.

I'm going to be heavily involved in the re-do process too... from approving the hides used to ensuring the color match and stitching. Company I'm using has done a number of these and he does a good job monitoring the whole process.