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The curious matter of concealing the seat feet. I've done the flap-over. Done the foot under nut/bolt above the carpet but that is very tough to do on all 4. Never done thebare feet on top of the carpet.
Think i will tuck the front feets under a carpet cut and cut a flap to get the rear feets down, then use a washer under the rear fastener ( nut or bolt i forget...probably a nut) |
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#23
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The correct " Manual Trans, no Console" carpet arrived. Gonna R&R the rear carpet first. Day of excitement for me.
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#24
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Well the "old" 2005 rear carpet is out and the new 2018 rear carpet is in place nicely. Bucket seat rear feet are hidden by the natural seat position so I'm motivated to set rear feet on to of carpet.
Rear seat needs like 6 springs to prop up the thick wire frame Wish i had a 30" section of Zig-Zag spring steel and 12 clamps to make such a suspension. |
#25
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I saw a link somewhere that someone sells all the spring material by the foot and hardware for car seats. Can't remember if it was an ebay deal or what.
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#26
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Bucket/Bench/Rear seat Padding Install & Repair kits
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?sha...9&share_type=t |
#27
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Contact Ben “Rambow”, see posts earlier in this thread. He was a big help when I rebuilt my seat springs and supplied me with the spring parts and clamps I needed. I think he also has a Facebook page showing the nice work he does redoing seats.
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Don't rush me - it's only year 20 of the 3 year restoration! 68 GTO convertible YS M40, A/C, PS, PB-disc, Posi-T, PW, P-seat, AM-FM stereo 8-track, P-ant, P-trunk lid, Tilt-S, Rally gauges, Hideaways C1 224 Triple white |
#28
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Yep, that's exactly the link that I had seen before.
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
#29
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Awe geez i just bought springs and clips from here
https://www.fabricfarms.com/upholstery-springs.html and am posting it like i found a good thing. I probably got inferior clips for spring-to-spring joints. |
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I recently tore apart an old couch for disposal and inside were the same type of springs...can't say if they were the same spring weight but was very tempted to store yet another unneeded thing in the barn
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#31
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Ditto. Ben is a fantastic resource and generous with his time, advice, and help with parts.
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#32
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Rear carpet in and done this AM. Gardening tomorrow is the priority though.
Zigzag Spring & clips shippied tpoday. Will bolster rear seat and Driver seat abd do front carpet when thar arrives. |
#33
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60" of zig-zag spring and a dozen clips arrived and looks great. Affordable too. See Post 20 link
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#34
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You mean post 26?
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
#35
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I paid $36 including shipping for 60" of zig-zag with 20 clips per post 20 (2-day from keypad to receiving). Maybe Post 26 is cool but i dunno.
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#36
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Cut the zig-zag to 4 1/2 zzs with a fine hacksaw, belt sanded the ends, and crimped into the rear seat to re-suspend the back zone, using hog ring pliers. Easy peazy.
Pry bar on the stock front row of zigzag suspension brought those back to life. Rear Seat fits good now, tucks into Backrest alot better and...ready to tackle the front carpet and Driver seat. I recommend the zigzag & clips per my link. |
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Original 68 rear carpet
Pulled out my original carpet pulled years ago when I started this marathon. Rear section shows just holes (not L slit cuts) punched in carpet for rear mounting of bucket tracks on passenger side. My car has the power bucket option on drivers side and you can see the carpet was cut but the rear feet of the power tracks were mounted on top of the carpet (see rust stain imprints of feet), then the “clam shells” mentioned in post #22 on top before nuts.
One thing I’ve been wondering, the clam shell pieces appear to have been originally painted pearl/parchment to match my interior, even though the carpet was black. Seems odd, painted black would make sense, and be less noticeable. If anyone has any insight on the power seat carpet protector pieces and proper color, let me know.
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Don't rush me - it's only year 20 of the 3 year restoration! 68 GTO convertible YS M40, A/C, PS, PB-disc, Posi-T, PW, P-seat, AM-FM stereo 8-track, P-ant, P-trunk lid, Tilt-S, Rally gauges, Hideaways C1 224 Triple white |
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Interesting...never seen the 'clamshells' before.
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
#39
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gto4evr, I just checked the Forum and your comment about the reason for the bare space does make sense. It would definitely make it easier to install after the seats are bolted down.
Thanks. MaxWT |
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