Deck Lid and Interior Questions

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gerahead

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Two questions for your guys . . .
The deck lid that came with my care is not the original (color mismatch). I recently noticed that there are no holes in the lid for the "Dodge" badge on the lower right corner. There are cutouts in the lid frame to access fasteners, but there were never any holes here. I have seen pictures on the 'net of cars both with and without this badge. Is this correct for a 71 or were there models using the same lid that did not have this badge? Is there a reference somewhere that I can use to drill these holes if I choose to add them?
I am intending to recover the seats over the winter months here in the tundra. The underlayment in the seats is in rough shape and will need to be replaced as part of the process. I have seen kits for these materials that are in the vicinity of $200 for each seat (bench front and rear) and this seems crazy expensive to me for what it is. Has anyone sourced their own materials and where did you find them?
Thanks in advance! L8r

Jim
 
Find a bushing such as a deep well socket that fits one of the holes in the inner panel. Lightly put a center punch or pencil mark going through the socket with a transfer punch or marker. Do this with a center punch just enough to see on the outside of the decklid if you need to drill from the outside. If the inner is shallow enough drill them from the inside just using the pencil mark. Once you have a single locating hole you can locate the rest using the emblem from the outside of the panel.

I use this same method for installing factory scoops and other items. This will locate the part to the access holes to apply the fasteners. After one or two holes are located the rest can be done from the outside of the panel using the part. No measurements or drill pattern is needed if done this way. I always find a bushing or another source to fit the hole laying around to use to find center using the inner access holes. Good luck Steve
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drilling holes for badges will give you rust areas in the long run. It's a 71 a body.. leave the emblem off.
 
Find a bushing such as a deep well socket that fits one of the holes in the inner panel. Lightly put a center punch or pencil mark going through the socket with a transfer punch or marker. Do this with a center punch just enough to see on the outside of the decklid if you need to drill from the outside. If the inner is shallow enough drill them from the inside just using the pencil mark. Once you have a single locating hole you can locate the rest using the emblem from the outside of the panel.

I use this same method for installing factory scoops and other items. This will locate the part to the access holes to apply the fasteners. After one or two holes are located the rest can be done from the outside of the panel using the part. No measurements or drill pattern is needed if done this way. I always find a bushing or another source to fit the hole laying around to use to find center using the inner access holes. Good luck Steve
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Very clever method! Thanks, I will have to remember that in other situations where this is helpful.
 
drilling holes for badges will give you rust areas in the long run. It's a 71 a body.. leave the emblem off.

Absolutely agreed! I am still doing the body work on my project and is exactly why I am looking into this now. I am leaning toward not adding the badge, but am still considering options.
 
If you really want the badge you could make it a stick on emblem by grinding the posts of or have a sticker made
 
Stripped many cars and rarely did they have rust around emblems unless they were drilled after paint and not painted and sealed properly.
 
The later cars had glue-on emblems. I'D do it that way unless it's a 100 point resto.
 
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