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The arm rest was next. As the 71 seat back and the Ford seat back are virtually the same height there was not a lot of work to make it work. The bottom of the 2 straps had to be notched (Photo #1 near red half circles) to clear the wires. The top of the straps had been formed in half circles. (Photo #2 red arrow) I only had to flatten them out for now. (Photo #3) I will leave it this way until I have a chance to discuss its final location with the upholstery shop. There is about 1 inch of vertical movement to play with and I don't want to tack it down and have it be wrong in relation to the seat bottom. I don't know whether the upholstery shop will want to use the 71 foam or the Ford foam. Both will require a fair bit of modification to work.
The mock up before welding and test fitting in the truck. Pay no mind to the vise grips holding it all together.