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Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
Looking for some information on how the gas tank carpet is attached in a bucket seat truck. I am adding factory bucket seats (72 style) and ordered the gas tank carpet. On the top of the carpet it appears that it attached to some type of metal strip on top. If anyone has a factory bucket seat truck let me know how your carpet attaches or better yet if you have pictures that would help also.
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
if i remember right Mine had a fiber board panel in back
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
my carpet cover clips over the gas tank at top... like a little ridge piece that hooks over the tank.
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
We just looked at a original 67 today with buddy buckets and has the carpet, it has fiber board under the carpet and its screwed to the back of the cab right above the top of the gas tank. I should be able to get a pic on Sun.
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
Original should screw into the cab above the gas tank, not have the "clips" as the repop carpet does- these clips allow it to mount without drilling the holes. Orignals used a trim screw(screw with the recessed center washer) corners were visible and through the center the carpet was folded over so screws would not be seen. I will look and see if I have some pictures.
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
I would love to see some more pics of originals.
Jeff
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
Here are a few pics of my very original 69 GMC Custom 1500 with the optional A50 bucket seats, the seats are original as is the carpeted fibre board tank cover. The top of the carpet cover is attached to the cab under the rear window with screws and the special slotted retaining clips (see last two pics), these pictured clips/screws were removed from a parted 71 cheyenne A50 truck. I have found this same type/looking carpet retaining clips & pan head phillips screws in a original 68 CST truck, I can also feel these same pan head screws & clips thru the folded edge of the tank cover carpet on my pictured 69. Cb
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
These clips look a lot like the clips that are being repopped to install the trim below the rear window on two paint trucks. Whether or not they would wood, I don't know.
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
This looks like the part number we need to order for the molded carpet... Would you agree IronCanine?
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
Interesting! (subscribed)
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
Dang... you learn something new everyday with these trucks.
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
Good info CB, could I trouble you for pics of the corners? You said they were visible, not sure I understand yet.
Thanks for you already have though Jeff
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
Or try some self adhesive velcro.
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
More of a straight down and toward the corner shot, if you know what I mean. Kind of like if you looked into the open window and down into the corner, if possible. I picked up one of these carpets this summer and I am just not sure how the corners would have looked at the end of the carpet originally.
Thanks for posting those pics though. Jeff
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
This is an ancient thread, but since I'm kicking myself for having thrown the clips away by accident, here's a picture of what they looked like before being removed.
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
Any more information on mounting the carpet would be great.
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
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The carpet in my '68 Custom Sport Truck with buddies mounts with the brass oval trim pieces also. LockDoc
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=633363
Firstowner69 found a easy and secure way to attach his carpet |
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
Could you use self tappers and a big flat washer. No its not original but I don't see why it would not work.
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
this is how i did mine !! made a video on it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tB8OJCVBZA&t=127s
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
I have been working ACC on getting factory correct bucket seat carpet cut. They have been enthusiastic to this point, so fingers crossed. The first step was finding a good original piece. Member Dirt's72 has generously offered up the tank carpet from his late 69 C20 Custom Camper (factory A50) built in Fremont. He took it out today and documented the process very well. Here are his pics that very nicely document the shape and the structure of the carpet. I don't know if the adhesive was from the factory but I suspect the zinc screws and washers may have been added later to reinforce the carpet...but I don't know. Thanks again Derrick for doing this!
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
..cont'd..
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1970 K20 Z62 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...56#post9334756 1970 Blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=645076 1969 K10 SWB CST http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...52#post8520352 1971 K20 Z84 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...90#post9047290 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...55#post8292555 "Sometimes I wonder if zander208 was even real..." |
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Re: Bucket Seat Gas Tank Carpet
Last ones.
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