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Offline johnkn

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Correct finish of 1968.5 Seat tracks
« on: December 08, 2011, 12:53:56 AM »
How were the seat track assemblies  on a 68.5 Dearborn car finished?   Thank you


Offline 68 S Code

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Re: Correct finish of 1968.5 Seat tracks
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2011, 01:20:26 AM »
Its complicated to explain because there are a number of pieces to the tracks and then all the springs, wires and center link. But here are the tracks off my July Dearborn car before cleaaning them up.

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Re: Correct finish of 1968.5 Seat tracks
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2011, 08:46:46 AM »
The majority of 68 seat tracks are phosphate and oil but they also came painted SG black with the protector plates phosphated like Rich's pic. The car I am currently restoring (May NJ) had phosphate on both driver's side tracks and passenger side had one phosphate and one painted
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Re: Correct finish of 1968.5 Seat tracks
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2011, 10:05:37 AM »
Thank you guys.....

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Re: Correct finish of 1968.5 Seat tracks
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2011, 05:36:47 PM »
The majority of 68 seat tracks are phosphate and oil but they also came painted SG black with the protector plates phosphated like Rich's pic. The car I am currently restoring (May NJ) had phosphate on both driver's side tracks and passenger side had one phosphate and one painted
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Re: Correct finish of 1968.5 Seat tracks
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2011, 11:37:35 PM »
Notice the rivets holding the track together. The top track looks phosphated and the bottom one has black paint. That seems odd. I took pics of another set I had earlier today but havent downloaded the pics yet. They were also black. I also have a metuchen seat in the other garage so I will look to see if it in fact is all phosphated.