Will these seats fit my car?

[brianglawson]

i have a 72 z and i was wondering if a set of SPARCO TORINO seats would fit in the car

[DatsunZGuy]

Here's an article that features a 240Z with the seats you are talking about.

Nice lookin' Z and 510!

CLICK HERE

[z-ya]

Yes, they do fit, but there are a few things you may want to consider.

First you should relocate the seat holes so that the seat sits closer to the middle of the car. This willl keep the shoulder bolster from hitting the door. Second, the seat height will be higher than the stock 240Z seats. If you are tall, and like to sit low, or do motorsport events that require a helmet, you will need to lower the seat mounts (cutting, welding, etc).

The Torinos won't go back as far as the stock seats eaither due to the recline knobs on the sides (like a VW). They are awesome seats though.

I went with the Corbeau GT7s, which are alomost the same dimensions as the 240Z seat, but they do sit up higher. On the drivers side I had to fabrcate new seat mounts to lower the seat. They are awesome seats though.

Hope this helps

Pete

[dozer171]

hey z-guy, was that the corvette IRS swap on the rear end??? that sure as s**t doesn't look datsun-esque...

[z-ya]

That's the 510 rear suspension with an R200 LSD installed. The magazine got the pictures in the wrong order.

Pete

[dozer171]

ahhhh... ok. makes sense now. i'm not too familiar with the 510's. although, it was odd looking at the bottom side of my car and having someone say it was a 510...:stupid: