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More thorough sheet metal cleaning in preparation for primer application is accomplished by a new flow posphate method which literally floods every part of the body with streams of high-pressure liquid zinc phosphate solution. High pressure washing and rinsing operations precede and follow the phosphating. The body is immersed in an electrocoat prime bath which magnetically plates a coat of primer on all exposed sheet metal, inside and out. This provides superior corrosion portection to that used on the previous Mustang. Change were made in the order of assembly when the plant was modernized. With the previous method, large sheet parts such as the hood and fenders were painted and then assembled to the body. Now all exterior parts and panels (fenders, hood, etc.) are cleande, primed and painted after being assembled to the body. This facilitates assembly, produces higher quality in body fits and results in high uniformity of paint color over the entire body. To provide a higher luster and deeper color, the paint thickness has been increased from 2.25 mils in 1973 to 3.0 mils in 1974. SEAT CONSTRUCTION The new low-back-design front bucket seats use foam padding for all seating surfaces. The seat cushion also has a U-shaped bolster on the front and both sides filled with an extra foam pad three-quarters of an inch thick. Combined with the deeply coved seat back, this bolster cradles the occupant and gives added support. The rear of the front seat back has a deeply concave recess to provide extra knee room for rear-seat passengers. Fold-down rear seats are standard in the 2+2 and Mach 1 and optional in the two-door model. The wide seat cushion extends almost to the surface of the side trim panels. And like the stationary seat back that is standard in the two-door models, the folding seat back has five inches of padding with a slight "wing" at each side to blen into the side trim panels. | |
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