seat track question.
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seat track question.
Dose anyone know how you seperate the two slide rails on the seat tracks ? I want to take mine apart to clean and paint. or dont they come apart (pressed on??) I cant find a release tab. Detailed help please if you know. thanks Tom
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Hi Tom,
There's a large steel rivet that acts as a stop and needs to drilled out to seperate the slide and track base.
You can do a pretty good restoration job with the parts still together if they're not too rusty.
Regards,
Alan
There's a large steel rivet that acts as a stop and needs to drilled out to seperate the slide and track base.
You can do a pretty good restoration job with the parts still together if they're not too rusty.
Regards,
Alan
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While you don't state the year, seat tracks are seat tracks but changed throughout C3. My 78s sport two different styles. The Pace Car tracks were rusted and would not move. I used both a rust remover and than blasted the feet so I could black oxide treat them. Bead blasting requires considerable blowing free the debris in the aftermath but eventually after clean, lube and plate they move nicely. I also replaced the spring.
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Seat track cleaning
Thanks so much for all your feedback. I am not taking them apart, soaking in white vinager 3 to 4 days then wire brush.....man, works great taking rust off. (try it) tom
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White, it's just a very mild acid, no magic.
Or you can use MetalPrep from Homey Depot, phosphoric acid, same as OSPHO or rust encapsulator etc, works faster than vinegar and preps for paint.
When dry paint the insides liberally until the paint runs out, then repaint the outside for finish effect. Then lube and operate until moving freely.
Or you can use MetalPrep from Homey Depot, phosphoric acid, same as OSPHO or rust encapsulator etc, works faster than vinegar and preps for paint.
When dry paint the insides liberally until the paint runs out, then repaint the outside for finish effect. Then lube and operate until moving freely.
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Soak 'em .. don't separate 'em
My tracks would barely move due to 35 years of carpet fibers, grease and god knows what. I pulled the tracks off the seats and dropped them in a shallow, covered container of gas for about 30 days. Given it was February here in Wisconsin .. I put the container outside the garage out on the corner of the driveway apron where it slept quietly under a few feet of snow.
After draining the tracks and blowing out any remaining "chunks" with brake cleaner, I took them down to the media blaster and went to town.
After that, it was a few coats of satin black and a light coat of white lithium grease and they are as good as .. if not better ... than new !
After draining the tracks and blowing out any remaining "chunks" with brake cleaner, I took them down to the media blaster and went to town.
After that, it was a few coats of satin black and a light coat of white lithium grease and they are as good as .. if not better ... than new !
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Hi m,
Thanks!
Right now I'm trying to keep track of about 2000 pictures; about 800 film and 1200 digital. I'm still taking a lot of new pictures as I work on or re-do things and realize what sort of things people ask about.
I have a better filing system now than when I started, so I'm gradually moving old pictures into the new system.
Regards,
Alan
Thanks!
Right now I'm trying to keep track of about 2000 pictures; about 800 film and 1200 digital. I'm still taking a lot of new pictures as I work on or re-do things and realize what sort of things people ask about.
I have a better filing system now than when I started, so I'm gradually moving old pictures into the new system.
Regards,
Alan
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I just sandblasted my '74's tracks. I moved them to different positions, blasted them and then after cleaned them inside and out with a parts washer. I then used brake clean to clean for painting. After paint (Rustoleum, I think), I shot a good amount of white lithium grease into them and they're better than new!
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Hi h4c,
It's not too involved.
I file the pictures in 4 folders based on the four judging areas the NCRS uses: Interior, Exterior, Mechanical, and Chassis. I also have a folder for anything to do with documentation like pictures of dates, part #, casting #, and the paper work I have from this car. There's another folder for pictures of other people's cars that I might want to post for some reason.
So far I've been able to handle finding pictures in the folders pretty well. I can usually remember if I have a picture of something or not.
I think I've only used/posted about 500 of the total pictures.
Regards,
Alan
It's not too involved.
I file the pictures in 4 folders based on the four judging areas the NCRS uses: Interior, Exterior, Mechanical, and Chassis. I also have a folder for anything to do with documentation like pictures of dates, part #, casting #, and the paper work I have from this car. There's another folder for pictures of other people's cars that I might want to post for some reason.
So far I've been able to handle finding pictures in the folders pretty well. I can usually remember if I have a picture of something or not.
I think I've only used/posted about 500 of the total pictures.
Regards,
Alan
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Hi h4c,
It's not too involved.
I file the pictures in 4 folders based on the four judging areas the NCRS uses: Interior, Exterior, Mechanical, and Chassis. I also have a folder for anything to do with documentation like pictures of dates, part #, casting #, and the paper work I have from this car. There's another folder for pictures of other people's cars that I might want to post for some reason.
So far I've been able to handle finding pictures in the folders pretty well. I can usually remember if I have a picture of something or not.
I think I've only used/posted about 500 of the total pictures.
It's not too involved.
I file the pictures in 4 folders based on the four judging areas the NCRS uses: Interior, Exterior, Mechanical, and Chassis. I also have a folder for anything to do with documentation like pictures of dates, part #, casting #, and the paper work I have from this car. There's another folder for pictures of other people's cars that I might want to post for some reason.
So far I've been able to handle finding pictures in the folders pretty well. I can usually remember if I have a picture of something or not.
I think I've only used/posted about 500 of the total pictures.
I find with mine, I like to keep up where I took the photo and other vehicle related information so I've been hesitant to disrupt the chronological order. So I end up making a copy and putting in another folder such as "seat belt tags" but leave the original with the car I shot it from. When its a show vehicle, I shoot the registration form that is printed and placed in the windshield. So I than have the event, owner's name, VIN and vehicle type. But I now have to setup a "stencil, frame markings" folder and find photos I've taken from some nice original cars with nice markings.
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New Tracks?
I can't seem to find anyone that sells new seat tracks for my 81. I have to change my seat from a power to manual to fit my new floor pans that need installing. This job just keeps on getting bigger daily.
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Contact AllC34Me.
I remember this post in our C3 Parts for sale section:http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-p...hape-okay.html
AllC34Me may have more info and even some seat rails for sale by now.
I'm in the middle of converting to '79 seats and have to use my '74 seat rails. I really should rebuild the rails too but my "while i'm at it" list is already monster size.
cardo0
AllC34Me may have more info and even some seat rails for sale by now.
I'm in the middle of converting to '79 seats and have to use my '74 seat rails. I really should rebuild the rails too but my "while i'm at it" list is already monster size.
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