68 GT convertible project
I finally got the seat tracks done. They were very rusty and one of the slider cages was missing. I had to drill out one rivet on each track in order to separate them. Then they were soaked in acid to get rid of the rust. I still had to scrape out all of the factory grease from the contact surfaces.
I painted each part separately, then lubed and assembled them. I used an allen head bolt to replace the drilled out rivet and found a replacement slider assembly for a member. After letting the paint sit for a couple weeks, I sprayed them again. The semi-gloss I used didn't look very good. I used gloss black the second time. Hopefully it will dull a little bit because it's too glossy now. Some of the heaviest pitting is still visible but it should be hidden once they are installed. To repaint the springs, I stretched them out on some nails I hammered into a piece of wood.
I finally got the seat tracks done. They were very rusty and one of the slider cages was missing. I had to drill out one rivet on each track in order to separate them. Then they were soaked in acid to get rid of the rust. I still had to scrape out all of the factory grease from the contact surfaces.
I painted each part separately, then lubed and assembled them. I used an allen head bolt to replace the drilled out rivet and found a replacement slider assembly for a member. After letting the paint sit for a couple weeks, I sprayed them again. The semi-gloss I used didn't look very good. I used gloss black the second time. Hopefully it will dull a little bit because it's too glossy now. Some of the heaviest pitting is still visible but it should be hidden once they are installed. To repaint the springs, I stretched them out on some nails I hammered into a piece of wood.
