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    Posted: 19-September-2014 at 7:15PM
I have a 73 Gran Torino HT 2Dr and i wanted to repair my hardtop its just paint like a black paint or something on the cars metal can i sand that down take off the come lining and then repaint it when i get my car painted? anyone else delt with a hardtop restoration?

I was also wondering if there was anywhere online i could order some seats stock or not i have a long way to go on this car but to drive it i think i need some seats first. 
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Almost everyone here has had to do some kind of roof repair...you should post some photos of the roof so we can guide you. The extent of damage/corrosion will dictate the repair required. As for seats, junk yard.
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yeah pics, are you wanting the vinyl top look without the problems? you could spray on some bed liner to simulate the bumpy vinyl top, i think that's what carl did check his thread "lola mae"or are you wanting a hard top? all paint no vinyl or trim? again pics would help!
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on a 1-shot outing to the nearest U-pull-it I found a decent set of seats in a Plymouth Laser
 
 
of course the mounts & tracks didn't line up with the points in the floor so I made some adapters
 
driver side hump mount
 
 
driver side door sill mount
 
 
sketch of the mount construction, flipping the angles either way with different thickness spacers should be able to mount about any seat on any track
 
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I just zipped a couple welds onto a plate & bolted a POS GM? B&M ratchet to that with clips
 
good news: it's gone now, and the armrests too
 
 
 
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i saw that passenger side arm rest! Shocked
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it kinda melted
 
as far as fixing the roof...
 
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I have the original bench seats/rear seats from my 75 torino for sale,Absolutely mint. PM me with interests
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Originally posted by mkshelton mkshelton wrote:

Almost everyone here has had to do some kind of roof repair...you should post some photos of the roof so we can guide you. The extent of damage/corrosion will dictate the repair required. As for seats, junk yard.
 
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Thank you i will defiantly post pics by tomorrow. thanks for the help.
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If you want superior stock seats, get John's. You will not find better condition original seats than his.

If you want something to just stick and go until you get ready to restore, Explorer buckets are almost a direct bolt in.
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Originally posted by unlovedford unlovedford wrote:

If you want superior stock seats, get John's. You will not find better condition original seats than his.

If you want something to just stick and go until you get ready to restore, Explorer buckets are almost a direct bolt in.


You do mean the seats and not the tracks also? I've get extra Explorer seat tracks, and power seats would be cool.
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here are my pics http://imgur.com/a/J4Jpg#6 i think i want to strip the hardtop and just paint over it when i do a paint job.
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nice pics, I would strip the roof so you can see exactly how much damage you have. This would tell you if you can patch the areas, or replace the roof. It doesn't look that bad in the pics. I've seen much, much worse.
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