Seat Track restoration
Well...starting back into my '69 convertible restore. I hate how life can get in the way of hobbies. In any event...doing a total seat rebuild/restore using Al Knoch stuff. Got the passenger seat out and starting to break it down. It is pretty ratty and my current primary question pertains to the tracks and options for those. Was thinking I could give them a bath in something like mineral spirits first to deal with all the grease and grit followed by a bath in EvapoRust to deal with the rust...then paint exterior I suppose...and lube the tracks as best I can. Sound ok? Alternatives...I found a vid online where a guy separated them by drilling out rivets. Another alternative is I saw some of the usual suspect retailers offer a track restore service but very pricey. Anyone done a seat restore with recommendation for tracks??? Also you can see the frame is bent in one place. No idea how that could have happened...but I can leave it as is or work to straighten it a bit.
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late Oct 1969 L46 350/350, M21 4spd, 3.70 posi convertible --As with life, restoration is a journey, not a destination. Though restored cars provide both journeys AND destinations! -
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Keith, Your seat base is not bent. That is the proper shape.
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Ahhh...duh on me...room for the track and lever to sit. Thank you.***************
late Oct 1969 L46 350/350, M21 4spd, 3.70 posi convertible --As with life, restoration is a journey, not a destination. Though restored cars provide both journeys AND destinations!Comment
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If you're on Facebook, Stan's Corvette Restoration had a nice series of pictures Nov 2020- March 2021 showing the restoration of a set of these tracks, including riveting them and replating them in black phosphate as per original.Vice-Chairman (West), Michigan Chapter NCRS
71 "deer modified" coupe
72 5-Star Bowtie / Duntov coupe. https://www.flickr.com/photos/124695...57649252735124
2008 coupe
Available stickers: Engine suffix code, exhaust tips & mufflers, shocks, AIR diverter valve broadcast code.Comment
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late Oct 1969 L46 350/350, M21 4spd, 3.70 posi convertible --As with life, restoration is a journey, not a destination. Though restored cars provide both journeys AND destinations!Comment
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Re: Seat Track restoration
Stan's in PA like you.
Call him and see if he will restore them for you, or drive over and talk to him.Vice-Chairman (West), Michigan Chapter NCRS
71 "deer modified" coupe
72 5-Star Bowtie / Duntov coupe. https://www.flickr.com/photos/124695...57649252735124
2008 coupe
Available stickers: Engine suffix code, exhaust tips & mufflers, shocks, AIR diverter valve broadcast code.Comment
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late Oct 1969 L46 350/350, M21 4spd, 3.70 posi convertible --As with life, restoration is a journey, not a destination. Though restored cars provide both journeys AND destinations!Comment
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Vice-Chairman (West), Michigan Chapter NCRS
71 "deer modified" coupe
72 5-Star Bowtie / Duntov coupe. https://www.flickr.com/photos/124695...57649252735124
2008 coupe
Available stickers: Engine suffix code, exhaust tips & mufflers, shocks, AIR diverter valve broadcast code.Comment
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late Oct 1969 L46 350/350, M21 4spd, 3.70 posi convertible --As with life, restoration is a journey, not a destination. Though restored cars provide both journeys AND destinations!Comment
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I "restored" my tracks like you originally suggested: cleaned them, dipped them in evaporust, then sprayed them with fake black phosphate paint out of a rattle can. They look pretty good, plus you can't really see them anyway...Mark Edmondson
Dallas, Texas
Texas Chapter
1970 Coupe, Donnybrooke Green, Light Saddle LS5 M20 A31 C60 G81 N37 N40 UA6 U79
1993 Coupe, 40th Anniversary, 6-speed, PEG 1, FX3, CD, Bronze TopComment
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What color were the seat tracks when they left the factory? Black? Gun Metal?Comment
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