1970 seat help.
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1970 seat help.
Hey guys, I have a 1970 corvette, but the interior was changed from saddle to gray at one point in its life, and I'm pretty sure the seats are not original to the car seeing as they are also gray inside and out (not dyed, I also don't think they were recovered) I only have bits and piece pictures right now but I was hoping someone could tell me what I have. The seats dont have that little chrome indent that I see on the replacement covers and I'm wondering If I need to get a couple 1970 cores or not to refinish, or if i could just replace the foams and what ever other parts I need to convert them to leather saddle. Thanks
Last edited by Vinnievega; Sep 6, 2011 at 09:34 PM.
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It looks like someone swapped a 77 Smoke Gray interior into your car. 76 and 77 both offered smoke gray, but the 76 door panels have a fake "seam" along the top of them, that the 77's (and yours) don't, and the 76 dash doesn't have the seam that runs along the forward edge of the dash top. The seam on the dash top is only found on 77 dash pads. The seat pattern is the same as found in all 76-78's, except Pace Cars (before someone corrects me). The steering wheel is also a 77 style wheel.
The only things out of place for a 77 interior are the wood grain inserts on the door panels, they were painted black on 77 panels (but are easily changed), and the hole in the left interior quarter trim panel for the defroster blower, as 76 & 77's didn't use the blower (they had a heated window available).
All 70-78 (non Pace Car) seats are basically the same. You should be able to use 70 covers on your seats. Besides covers, you will need to buy the chrome seat back trim pieces, and if you want to have shoulder belts that run through the seat backs (as original), you will also need the belt guides that go in the seat backs and the belt hole trim bezel for the back of the seats.
The only things out of place for a 77 interior are the wood grain inserts on the door panels, they were painted black on 77 panels (but are easily changed), and the hole in the left interior quarter trim panel for the defroster blower, as 76 & 77's didn't use the blower (they had a heated window available).
All 70-78 (non Pace Car) seats are basically the same. You should be able to use 70 covers on your seats. Besides covers, you will need to buy the chrome seat back trim pieces, and if you want to have shoulder belts that run through the seat backs (as original), you will also need the belt guides that go in the seat backs and the belt hole trim bezel for the back of the seats.
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some pieces like the dash and some of the plastics have gray paint over saddle so I assumed they were original to the car. So the 70's didn't come with rear defroster blowers or are you saying that those pieces are original?
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The wheel in your 70, is the type found in 77-80 Corvettes. All 70 Corvettes came with a skinnier black plastic rimmed wheel, with 3 slotted spokes, the same as in 70donneybrooke's picture.
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Boy, you guys sure take things literally!
That's why my posts always seem to get real long, I try to cover every little detail.
How about if we try this. The door panels, seats, dash top, carpet and steering wheel appear to be from a smoke gray 77. The visors, headliners, hallo panels, A-pillar and windshield header moldings, interior quarter trim panels, dash fronts, center gauge bezel, steering column, horn button, console, park brake console, park brake handle, shifter and shift plate; all look to be 70 pieces that have been dyed smoke gray.
That's why my posts always seem to get real long, I try to cover every little detail.How about if we try this. The door panels, seats, dash top, carpet and steering wheel appear to be from a smoke gray 77. The visors, headliners, hallo panels, A-pillar and windshield header moldings, interior quarter trim panels, dash fronts, center gauge bezel, steering column, horn button, console, park brake console, park brake handle, shifter and shift plate; all look to be 70 pieces that have been dyed smoke gray.
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