Tomas the back seet looks Great ! Forgive any oversight b/c you maky have already said but what are you doing for front seats ? Are they doing some front bolsters for you also ?

Yeah, it sure is!:D

I'm sorry but I will have to pass on that beer :( I will probably be on my way from the north in the, to us, new car. And Marie's parents are visiting us on sat 'til sun.

Next weekend though!!! Last chance before becoming a responsible father...:angry-smiley-038:


Yeah right...:D:party-smiley-004:

Thanks!

They are making seats similar to the ones in the black Race 35 Pantera. They will look something like this:

ill be sending you pic of the highbacks tomorrow. i just have a few more pieces to finish up.:D

Thats going to look nice !

Cool! :D Can't wait!

:drool:

Nice job on the dash Tomas! What did you do with the panel that holds the switches for the lights, bilge pumps, etc? Trying to get some ides for a winter project.

Dan

looks awesome buddy.

I am thinking the exact same kind of backseat for when I redo mine in the winter

Thanks Dan!

I made a new switchpanel with the same look as the old one but with a few more switches for hatch lift, fuel pump, drive oil pump and a safety bypass switch (that bypasses a low oil pressure relay that kills the engine at low oil pres). In black anodized aluminum that I'm laser engraving this week.

The ignition key is beeing replaced by a ignition panel with a switch and a start button. Both panels will be placed next to the steering wheel.

I'll let you know how it works out later on! :cool-smiley-011:

And what would that look like then? I have been thinking about this but just can't come up with anything that would fit they way I want it to...

The interior is now actually finished!!!:evilb:

I just got the final pics from Chris and I must say it looks awesome!!!

Wow that really does look awesome. I am bringing PPI my interior tommorow for my 24, can't wait to see the end result. Good luck with your redo everything looks great..

DAMN!!!
PPI does some nice work!! Show us the pics once installed.

tomas - that looks great!!! I'm sure you'll be very pleased with those in the boat.

What are you using for bases for the front seats?

Spectacular!!!!!!!!!!!!!

can't wait to see pics when it's installed.
nice work!!

Thanks guys! I'm very happy with the final results!!! Can't wait to get my hands on them!

This is what the front bases will look like.

Since I cant bolt them to the floor, since it's only about 3/8" thick and divinycell, the bases need to be self supporting so that's why both are connected with the lower frame and the foot rests.

The side supports will be made in 1/3" aluminum and the lower and upper frames in 1/4" aluminum.

man, Tomas that looks cool.

arn't you over 800hp? What kind of boost are you running? XR drive with 30 prop?
I know it off topic, sorry

825HP@5800/815ft-lbs@4000 with 8psi. I will use a 30P Bravo, had a bunch of Gremlins last year so I never had any time to test props so I ran with a STD 28P Bravo and made 87mph @5800. SHOULD do mid 90's when everything is ok.

I have removed the 375lbs of lead plates from the bow and rearranged the weight distribution so we'll se how it runs now... I have a tiny hook the last 2 inches of the bottom that I will take care of and one on the outer chine on the port side since the stringer cracked. A bit more work to get that perfect but still no biggie :) It shouldn't have any effect on top speed anyhow.

The interior looks fantastic !!!!!! What does something like that cost ?

Yea I'm thinking I could use that also. I would guess 1250 per seat? am I close?

You're very close!

What about the back seat , $$$ ? I hope T-MONES comes out that nice !!

About three times a seat...


Contact Chris@PPI and he will get you all the info you need!

Are we talking $3750 for the rear (3 seats) or $2500 for the rear and the two fronts?

Just a guess, but that looks like $7K in seating.
Looks incredible!!!

hey, no body said pimp'n was easy.....:evilb:
tomas, i'll trade with you.:p

Hey, the dollar is LOW! :evilb: :party-smiley-004:

The interior was supposed to be shipped yesterday or perhaps today.:D

The interior was supposed to be shipped yesterday or perhaps today.:D[/QUOTE]


It is on it's way across the pond:D

The interior is STILL at the port in Ft Lauderdale waiting to be loaded in the container. :(

Anyone know of any shipping agent in Ft. Lauderdale that can ship this in the close future?!

In the meantime I have been building the base for the rear seats and a lot of other minor things.

Since the inner transom plate was cracked I have a new IMCO plate on it's way from Mr Gadgets.

Tomas, was the transom plate causing you any problems w/ the coupler?

It's possible! But I can't tell for sure since the transom plate might have cracked when the coupler broke. But the alignment was off before and that might have been the transom plate that was bad.

The coupler broke kind of dramatically...:evilb::rolleyes:

I used World Wide ship in Ft Lauderdale (mid 2005) to ship a Pantera to the UK - England - contact at that time was Charlotte Thomas - [email protected].

Eventually sorted me out on a RoRo outa Charleston.

The interior is finally on its way over the Atlantic! Should arrive aug 18th!

The base for the back seat is ready for mounting, just the final adjustment of the height when I get the back seat then the base will be glassed into place!

It will have two hatches and an air vent in the front and integrated boxes for the speakers. The inside will get a second layer of black gelcoat when it's glassed in place and I will put black mat on the outside (the same kind of mat that the sides of the cockpit is covered with now).

The base for the front seats will be ordered when I have decided on the height, the guy that will make it needs about a week to finish it!

FINALLY!!!:evilb:

The interior arrived last night, will start the mockup later today!

Now we're getting there, test mounted the interior last night and got the final dimensions for the bases.

It fits perfectly!!!:evilb: I thought you guys at PPI would make it more on the safe side but this is amazing!

I will adjust the drawings for the front base today and send it to the guy that will be making it for me. He will probably be done within a week or so!

The rear base will be adjusted today and glassed in place. When that's done I will start mounting the steering wheel and all the switch panels.

Here's a couple with my friend showing some proportions of the interior.

And one of the mockup plate for the foot rests and foot throttle base. The foot rests need to be this high since the floor is lowered about 4 inches.

That's some SERIOUS seating Tomas! the side support in the back seat is awesome ......:party-smiley-004: