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No, thats Ol John Lee in the pic. I did do some degreasing to make it a little more workable. Note.....lower pass side ball joint is broken. I'm replacing of coarse, but add it to the damage tally.

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Got it....zoomed in and I can see the bends on both frame rails. Ya did clean it up, a bunch!

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I'm going to trash the ball joints that I remove. I know they only have a few hundred miles on them, but do to the collision I don't want anyone else to take any chances with them.

The dirt wasn't in the way, just made it easier to get less of it on me. I can take the tarp off the bed soon and finish the rear frame. Then get it welded and the trailer won't be far off. The front crossmember seems to have made it through just fine. Plenty of bends in the frame though. And also noticed the pass side drum had a crack in it. The spindles look good though if you have any interest or use for them.

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I agree on the joints, not worth the risk of early failure. And, No, hard as it was hit, I'd put the spindles under a flame wrench to prevent their use in the future or dump em into the recycle bin for the next trip to the scrapper....should get ya 9 cents per pound on steel here locally. Just old iron and not worth the chance they are now cracked....prolly not but no one will ever magnaflux or dye test em.

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I'll keep the good drum off the driver side, but the rest will end up in the scrap yard then. The front brake lines looked new and I saved those. (I pick up the new 63 Saturday and don't know what all it'll need yet.) Those rubbers made get reused if the ones on the truck are shot. Might be able to salvage the driver side drum also. The cross shafts looked fine, and all the bolts came out just as I wanted them too.

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Yep, the rubbers had less than 2000 miles on em at the time of the attack.

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Finally got the call I've been waiting for...."your seat is ready for pick up"!!!! Bad news is I have to work through lunch and have an appointment at 5pm, so it'll be tomorrow before I can go get it.

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Cool! I can't wait to see it! :metal:

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Change of plans....will be going at lunch, so pics today!!!

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OK, here it is. Just back from picking up the seat. What do you guys think? Marine grade vinyl and SMS fabric. Total cost off material & labor less than $500.

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Looks awesome, killer seat!

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Thank you Racer2172, this one was a long time in the works, so I'm glad to see it done. Now I have to wait a few months before install.

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Another picture....the cloth is hard to shoot, it keeps looking almost "dirty", have to have good light. These pics are from the shop. The pic two posts above looks much better.

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:metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal:

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thanks austin, you'll see it friday

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Couple more pics of the seat. One of the seat bottom and one of the original seat tag. Tag reads Top line: 2 25 63 Reynolds and bottom line part #3769168

I had a "stiffner" pad added over the springs and we went to 5" foam pad in place of the original 1" foam pad. Had the burlap replaced also. All springs were in great shape and no repair was needed there. Sitting on it is like night and day from the old foam and lmc cover that was installed in 2009.

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That seat is so awesome! :metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal:

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Did the shop make a template from the other cover for future use?

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that seat looks amazing, im redoing my seat from the frame up... what size foam did you use on the seat bottom and the backrest??? im using burlap,jute and either cotton or foam mine is a 65 c10 it calls for 6" full depth seems a bit tall. any help would be awesome....

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Thanks TJ

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Yes, I plan on doing one in the other 63 too.

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That came out sweet. Glad I could help with the template.
Good job 1963-c10. Looks like an original. If they kept the measurements it might help others on the board.

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I've got to stop back by there tomorrow. I left the old cover there and I want to put it in the 63 fleet until I do another custom deluxe seat for that one. I'll ask about the exact foam depth he used. I thought it was 2.5" but maybe I misunderstood him. I know that originally there wasn't a whole lot of cushion between me and the seat springs. I used an original 63 seat pattern, and i know they came with full depth foam, and he made this cover to the same specs. I think originally he was going to go with 2.5" but maybe ended up with the 5". I didn't really discuss it when there, just stopped by, let my jaw hit the ground, paid the man a buch of compliments and left after talking for a few.

I'll let you know what he says though. I'll get some pics of the back of the seat also and load tomorrow.

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Thanks WhippinSaw....especially for letting me use the template. It'll be back enroute to you thursday or friday (just depends on work). I'm completely thrilled to finally have it done and he did a great job. I couldn't find any differences other than thread color, but the factory never offered blue so we had to go with what looked best. In my opinion after looking at this one, maybe they should have offered it in blue.

The whole thing was a gamble, because you don't have another one to look at to see how it'll really look finished. I hope to see some more 63 seats in different colors....already have mind working for the short fleet!!!!!

And yes, he made a template in case anyone else needs seats done. I'd be glad to help facilitate a cover for someone if it'll help any or i can provide his contact and you can deal with him directly. I supplied vinyl/cloth/seat/$350 and he supplied the rest. He sent me back a great product.

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After going out and taking some more pics and really looking at the seat....looks like 5" foam on the seat and 2.5" on the back. I had him leave the original burlap on and the original back batting as well because it was in such nice shape. I did have him put new burlap over the old (which is what he recommended due to the age), and he installed a thick jute style pad to the seat before adding the foam and new covers. It gives it a nice firm seat, but a nice soft cushion to sit on. Feels great on my back, which I broke bullriding and again bronc riding in my younger days....so was definitely an upgrade.

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Your gamble on the color combo really paid off. You don't know what it's going to look like until it's done. The dark blue looks outstanding next to the white and the houndstooth fabric. I'm impressed:metal: Good job on documenting the SMS fabric and getting it done. If I knew the correct fabric was available I would of used it when I did mine.

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Here's a few more pictures. I wanted to check out the seat belts to the color and the steering wheel since its painted the color i'm doing the interior in. The white really made the seat pop...it was really dark until the white went on.

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thks for the specs. seat is worth that price as a guy locally or (LOCO)ly wanted to charge $1000 plus materials, thats when i went ahead and gathered my own supplies and sew it myself!!!!

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Heres a pic of the back of the seat. I wanted to stay true to the original open back. I'm going to get a cardboard gas tank cover and have him cover it in vinyl (may attempt this myself).

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sms is high but only one selling that correct stuff

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Theres alot of things i don't mind attempting, but I don't have access to the proper machine. I also know that i personally couldn't have done as good of a job as him, so one of the few jobs I won't do but worth the expense.

There was another local guy who was cheaper, but I wasn't as satisifed with some of the work i saw that he did. My guy (Auto Upholstery 1116 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC) did some work on a few of our family vehicles growing up and a recover for me on my 1st 63 when i was 16. He can do a few week turn around time.

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Yeah, I looked everywhere...even overseas and SMS was the place to go to. They sell half and quarter yards also. My upholsterer Richard's supplier was there when I dropped it off. He was impressed with the quality also. I got my vinyl locally for like $10/yd and i think it was 20% off when i bought it. Its marine grade and has great UV resistance, plus mold resistance, easy clean up and long life. Look locally 1st, you'd be surprised what your local shops carry. Most have the burlap too and the more supplies you can supply the cheaper it is at the upholstery shop.

That is nice material you have there too. I need to get another yard and half for the other 63.

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I think alot of it is the original style cloth / vinyl has a huge nostalgic feel for me. It reminds me of being in my grandparents cars as a kid....The new vehicles are normaly all pleather, leather or cloth and nothing has that classic feel like cloth & vinyl.

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i found a old singer walking foot machine for $400 and i already got the burlap,jute and im going with black vinyl instead of fawn. ima keep the pattern the same and the whiteish strip across mine will remain the same. i also found a guy willing to sell the old clips instead of hog ring,but ima use the hog rings for the burlap and jute as per my bible yellow build book. i also found the visor cardboard just cut the pattern and use the same vinyl for the binding. hope it turns out ok. the same guy is sending an old bench seat for a pattern also...

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Couldn't agree more about the Classic Feel...:metal: In the early 80's I had a '66 Impala, and although the seats were all vinyl, the rear speaker and chrome grille in the middle of the rear seat is a styling clue from a better era in car design...:clap:

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I'm looking forward to some pics of that!!!

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:agree:

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once i get the cover, i will start the process and take pics. wish me luck ima do a dry run on scraps to make sure my machine in working correct.

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You'll do fine....just get a big pile of scraps to practice with. I wish I had the patience for sewing something that big. Good luck and waiting on some pics.

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Seat looks awesome. Its about the only thing I have done and ready to go back in my truck.

Bret