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deathsled

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Seat hinge caps
« on: November 08, 2021, 02:08:43 PM »
Are these appropriate to a 66? If so, how do they go back on? I suspect the flat part goes toward the top and gets tucked under the upholstery?
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Re: Seat hinge caps
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2021, 03:23:15 PM »
Mission accomplished. I'm good. (This was the only way that made sense to me. Later verified by photos of 66s for sale found online.)
« Last Edit: November 08, 2021, 03:48:33 PM by deathsled »
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Re: Seat hinge caps
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2021, 04:23:54 PM »
Nice one
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Re: Seat hinge caps
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2021, 04:58:02 PM »
« Last Edit: November 08, 2021, 07:35:29 PM by deathsled »
"Low she sits on five spoke wheels
Small block eight so live she feels
There she's parked beside the curb
Engine revving to disturb
She's the princess from his past
Red paint gold stripes damned she's fast"

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Re: Seat hinge caps
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2021, 07:36:38 PM »
A different interpretation on hinge cover methodology. Lol!
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Small block eight so live she feels
There she's parked beside the curb
Engine revving to disturb
She's the princess from his past
Red paint gold stripes damned she's fast"

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Re: Seat hinge caps
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2021, 08:02:44 PM »
Does the top get tucked UNDER the upholstery or OVER???

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Re: Seat hinge caps
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2021, 08:09:32 PM »
Over from what I can tell of the photos I researched extensively online.
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Re: Seat hinge caps
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2021, 11:26:00 PM »
Not tucked.  See photo below lifted from the blue Hertz now for sale on BaT.  And from all reasonable inferences drawn therefrom, I suspect the Ford factory was hurried to get these cars out the door and to market, therefore any effort to tuck the cap under the material would be lost time in the assembly process multiplied times a million which would not be tolerated.  Besides, it looks like it was made to go over the material, not under, just by virtue of the design.
« Last Edit: November 08, 2021, 11:30:06 PM by deathsled »
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Small block eight so live she feels
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Engine revving to disturb
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Re: Seat hinge caps
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2021, 12:25:52 AM »
Will confirm that in pictures of unrestored 66 San Jose cars that they are installed untucked/over as shown in a few pictures I included below

A few other colors for the interior to improve the contrast

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Re: Seat hinge caps
« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2021, 03:42:30 AM »
Thanks Jeff
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Re: Seat hinge caps
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2021, 08:58:38 AM »
Yes, thank you all. Out to the garage now to put mine OVER.

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