77 Maverick bucket seat tracks and quarter panel extensions

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  1. fmc56

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    I am just putting my 77 Maverick back together after 7 years of neglect. I did a small bumper conversion and have most of the parts but can't remember if there was a rubber seal between the quarter panel and the extension/end cap. Also I removed the factory bucket seats and somehow either have the wrong outer track installed on the passenger seat or I am missing spacers. It was fine before I removed it!
     

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    mavgrab302 MCCI Florida State Rep

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    I used a set of quarter extension seals for a 66 mustang, just trim them to size with a pair of sissors...
     
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    You DO need a rubber seal on the early quarter extensions. 1977 did not have them.
     
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    I did the seats. DSC04735.JPG DSC00002.JPG repro covers for all year Mavericks. Since the 77 didn't have them that' why I can't find them. I have the early extensions going on so I should be able to get some Mustang ones. Still need to figure out the passenger seat.
     
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    On my 75 with LDO seats the passenger side does not have any spacers on the inner or outer tracks. The driver side has spacers on the inner track.
     
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    Did you use the original 77 seat bottom? They were lop-sided from the factory to account for the inboard seat track having to ride over the cat hump in the floor. The outboard side had a riser welded on the frame to make up the difference.

    I did a tech article on this .... the topic has frustrated more than a few folks out there ....

    http://mmb.maverick.to/threads/cat-hump-bucket-seat-tracks.80862/
     
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    Those seats (like the many other works of yours on this site) look GREAT! Nice work!!
     
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    Where can I find repo covers for 74 LDO vinyl bucket seats? Is there a company that makes these?
     

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