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Solid bench seat, vinyl top, rear speaker, and rust questions

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Default Solid bench seat, vinyl top, rear speaker, and rust questions

My solid bench seat is in horrible shape, still comfy, but it looks like it's been mauled on the drivers side. I'd like to replace it, and I'm hoping to put in a split bench in place of the solid bench. Is this possible, or will the standoffs be missing since it has a factory solid bench?

I've been told it's very difficult to remove a vinyl top and make the car look as though it never had one, is this true? I'm not a huge fan of vinyl tops, and if it's as simple as peeling it off, I'll gladly do that.

Rear speakers, my car did not come with any, but I know it fits 6x9's, I was thinking of just cutting holes in the rear parcel shelf material and surface mounting the speaker grills, with the speakers mounted beneath, since there are no pre-drilled holes, I will have to drill those as well. Is this the best option? If not, what is?

Rust, my front drivers side door has a hole in it, am I better off patching it or replacing it? Pic of the door rust below. Also, what year model doors will fit this car?




I haven't had this car for very long, but it doesn't weigh very much, (3,600lbs), and it's also still practical in today's world, so I'd like to fix the car up mechanically, maybe do some cosmetic work.
 
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