Seat tracks for 68-74 Ghia

JC-ATL · Post by **JC-ATL** » Thu Jun 19, 2003 6:53 am

I need the driver's side outer seat track for a '68-'74 Ghia. I'll take a full set from that side, if I must.

Help.

stands223 · Post by **stands223** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 12:16 pm

i am about to replace the pans in my 70
and i am not using stock seats if yo still need them by the time i get to it
hopefully this week i need to find a sawzall to barrow

JC-ATL · Post by **JC-ATL** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 12:34 pm

Where are you located - I may be able to help with the sawzall problem.

stands223 · Post by **stands223** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 2:02 pm

saint louis
i may just have to break down and buy one but i hate to because i will probably not use it that much

kg4me · Post by **kg4me** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 11:35 am

Why not rent one from a tool place... even Home Depot etc. rent contractor tools by the 4 hour or the day now....

stands223 · Post by **stands223** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 4:45 pm

hey i finally got the sawzall got an adress to ship these things to

JC-ATL · Post by **JC-ATL** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 5:29 am

I finally found some, thanks anyway!

estokes-tucson · Post by **estokes-tucson** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 10:31 am

I just replaced my pans in my 1970 cab. and the rails took a little beating. My address is:

Ed Stokes
2403 E. 2nd St.
Tucson, AZ 85719

Let me know what kind of payment will help this along.

Ed S

estokes@zygo.com

stands223 · Post by **stands223** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 2:14 pm

you need both rails both sides?

estokes-tucson · Post by **estokes-tucson** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 3:42 pm

I'll take both sides if you have them.

Ed S

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 3:56 pm

You know a 4.5 inch grinder is a lot cheaper and a better cut?!? Just my personal preference

stands223 · Post by **stands223** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 6:36 pm

not for 33 year old hlf rusted metal with tar board stuck to them
i have a grinder and tried it
have a cutting torch and tried it
that smoke from that tar isnt freindly on the ol nostrils

Phil Smith · Post by **Phil Smith** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 4:58 pm

Not to be a Smart @$$ but with a little bit of work with a chisel or even a screw driver the tarboards come off, and if the metals half rusted a grinder with thin cutting blade with go right through it, I've done this a few times and when your friends with a guy who owns over 200 VW's and are constantly restoring one after another you know how to do things.

The Saw will work, but even though my time isn't cheap, I'd do the 30 minutes worth of work with a grinder before I'd spend roughly $130 dollars.

I don't know what kind of grinding wheel you were using but if you get the thin cutting blades it shouldn't take you long. On a good set of pans it will take about 4 wheels to cut the pans completely off, you're just looking at the seat tracks on ghia, you could do it with one or at most 2. I'll test it out for you this weekend when I cut my pans out and the tracks. If it takes me more than an hour I'll be disappointed.

good luck with project, once again I'm just trying to tell you how I do it, I use a grinder for everything because I can control it a lot more than a Saw.

stands223 · Post by **stands223** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 7:16 pm

i know what your saying
i tried everything to get the tar boards off
and they wouldnt budge
i baught a ryobi sawzall from home depot for 60 bucks
i have personally had pretty good luck with this brand
and i also needed it for a few home improvement projects as well
and once i started at the pan with the sawzall it didnt even take five minutes
the blade rode along the inner channel like it was on there as a template
perfect easy
only thing i will do differently on the other side is jack the car up enough
so the saw doesnt bash my hand into the concrete when it jumps out
man that was stupid

vwcarnut · Post by **vwcarnut** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 6:04 pm

if nobody has scored these....LMK I could use a set!(just in case)

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Seat tracks for 68-74 Ghia

Seat tracks for 68-74 Ghia

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