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I guess maybe being a 1 armed bandit right now has made me look at the easiest way to do things lately. After talking with Don at OMS and the guy I got this car from, they both descibed what a PITA it is to convert from a conventional rear seat to a fold down. WELDING, WELDING and more WELDING! The conventional is the blue car and the fold down is the red.
I believe I have a way to minimize that and move the entire piece (top and both sides and the bottom in 1 move)
So, I told Don I'd post how I'm doing it. Needless to say the back seats and trim have aleady been removed. START.
![DSCN1650.JPG DSCN1650.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/7/7738-f59abd4fde4148a73ca8b021edfdf908.jpg)
![DSCN1651.JPG DSCN1651.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/7/7739-3151c02f6de140918422c19930b69e42.jpg)
On the fold down car after removing the door, on the side braces, there are 2, 1/4 inch head screws at the bottom and 1 at about 3/4 up that have to be removed. (there is another at the top but that comes later) the brackets will swing loose except for the screw at the top. Both cars embelished plates can be removed fairly easily. The regular backseat plate has 5 pop rivets which must be drilled and then can be removed by placing a screwdiver or small wedge to hold it up out of the groove it sits in. And then using the holes on the left and right at the top to carefully push it toward the front of the car
![DSCN1672.JPG DSCN1672.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/7/7740-83a1ff54c3a7c3be09c59b451ffc7105.jpg)
![DSCN1673.JPG DSCN1673.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/7/7741-7d02ab342bb220bb634340e1a9deca40.jpg)
![DSCN1674.JPG DSCN1674.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/7/7742-1bc613673d8e77ff3feeb455a3369efc.jpg)
The fold down seat the panel is held in with screws but removes in the same manner. You will however need to drill holes in the regular back seat car for the screws but the tabs for them are already there.
![DSCN1681.JPG DSCN1681.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/7/7744-7c63d04c900157f665888b885f2e0054.jpg)
![DSCN1682.JPG DSCN1682.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/7/7745-d1f07012bb315c590725a9b2681bbd69.jpg)
I'll take this back up tomorrow when I start the fold down frame removal.
I believe I have a way to minimize that and move the entire piece (top and both sides and the bottom in 1 move)
So, I told Don I'd post how I'm doing it. Needless to say the back seats and trim have aleady been removed. START.
![DSCN1650.JPG DSCN1650.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/7/7738-f59abd4fde4148a73ca8b021edfdf908.jpg)
![DSCN1651.JPG DSCN1651.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/7/7739-3151c02f6de140918422c19930b69e42.jpg)
On the fold down car after removing the door, on the side braces, there are 2, 1/4 inch head screws at the bottom and 1 at about 3/4 up that have to be removed. (there is another at the top but that comes later) the brackets will swing loose except for the screw at the top. Both cars embelished plates can be removed fairly easily. The regular backseat plate has 5 pop rivets which must be drilled and then can be removed by placing a screwdiver or small wedge to hold it up out of the groove it sits in. And then using the holes on the left and right at the top to carefully push it toward the front of the car
![DSCN1672.JPG DSCN1672.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/7/7740-83a1ff54c3a7c3be09c59b451ffc7105.jpg)
![DSCN1673.JPG DSCN1673.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/7/7741-7d02ab342bb220bb634340e1a9deca40.jpg)
![DSCN1674.JPG DSCN1674.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/7/7742-1bc613673d8e77ff3feeb455a3369efc.jpg)
The fold down seat the panel is held in with screws but removes in the same manner. You will however need to drill holes in the regular back seat car for the screws but the tabs for them are already there.
![DSCN1676.JPG DSCN1676.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/7/7743-0101214bf037d47a500cf97857f2f163.jpg)
![DSCN1681.JPG DSCN1681.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/7/7744-7c63d04c900157f665888b885f2e0054.jpg)
![DSCN1682.JPG DSCN1682.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/7173mustangs/data/attachments/7/7745-d1f07012bb315c590725a9b2681bbd69.jpg)
I'll take this back up tomorrow when I start the fold down frame removal.