Ferrari Mailing List: Re: broken seat rack on 308

[Doug and Terri Anderson (dnt]

Hello Michel -
I have a 78 GTS.  It had a broken, well, rather it skipped out of hand made 
slot (remember - they only made 2 or 3 cars a day) Guido snipped and punched 
out of some soft steel.  Ergo, I sent away to England for a set.  Bravo. 
Got a set.  Now that set is still in a box.  I have been meaning to transfer 
the parts.  If I can get off my dead butt and do it (I got the parts years 
ago) you can have my take off.  I hate trashing anything Ferrari.  Let me 
know what you would like to do.  If you want it, let me know.

Word of caution - treat those 8 mm Allen screws holding the seat to the 
frame with respect.  If it is frozen and you bust loose the hidden captive 
nut - well son, you gonna play hide n seek under the car looking the 
egg-zack spot to bore a 2 inch hole to hold the sob.

Onward.
DOUG
(in the spirit of Ferrari Bubba who always gave more than he got - the head 
cheer leader from the then LA Rams told me how philanthropic he is).



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michel Savard" <mysavard [at] videotron.ca>
To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 6:23 AM
Subject: [Ferrari] broken seat rack on 308


> 1981 308 GTSi: I have a broken seat rack. The part that goes into the 
> slots is missing a bit, as if it was cut. So the seat doesn't hold in 
> place anymore. When I noticed that last year, I turned the seat over and 
> saw that even the spring had been forced. It was "enlarged" at one end. I 
> know a mechanic forced it. Don't forget that you pull up to send the part 
> in the required slot and push down to free it. Or is it vice-versa ? 
> Opposite of most cars, strangely enough. I guess the guy just forced it 
> going the opposite way. It held in one slot for one year, but last week it 
> broke for good. It's stored for the winter now.
>
> Anyway, I know the 2 seats can't be switched, but my question is: Can I 
> switch the rack from the passenger seat to the driver's seat ? This way, I 
> could fix the broken one in one slot permanently on the passenger side.
>
> If not,do they sell new ones ? I've never seen one for sale on Ebay or 
> anywhere else.
>
> Michael Savard (Montreal, Canada)
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