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streetstar · 02-22-2009, 05:18 PM

Title of thread says it all--- i was cleaning out my storage unit today and i have a seat out of a '71 with the spring base and thinner foam cushion on top---- this foam piece is not available - only the big thick one piece foam piece is available thru LMC and a few other places.

I was wondering if it was even worth keeping ? Are most of the bench seat covers universal? I would have a local upholsterer install anything i bought, but was just wondering if this old spring bottom seat was worth keeping around.

Sinister · 02-22-2009, 05:52 PM

I would keep it, a good upholstery guy can redo it, no problem.

**LockDoc** · 02-22-2009, 06:50 PM

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I'm with Sinister. If you have room to store it I would hang on to it.

LockDoc

**special-K** · 02-22-2009, 07:00 PM

My seat has weak springs and I`d like to find better springs.My upholstery guy says there`s nothing we can do with these springs.Is that true?He suggested hardboard between the foam and springs.I`d think good springs would be worth saving.These seats aren`t all over the place like they always were.

67_C-30 · 02-22-2009, 07:31 PM

Its funny this subject came up. I just put a black leather covered spring bottom seat in my red '69, and i gotta be honest, I do not like it. It had a foam bottom seat, but I got great deal on this seat that had been freshly recovered and looks perfect, but it is too bouncy. I am probably going to put in another truck and have my buddy buckets covered for this truck. Is this a sign of weak springs or just a characteristic of the spring bottom seats (or is it just my fat arse???

) As many trucks as I have, all the ones i've ever driven any significant amount have had foam bottom seats.
If it rode as good as it looks, It would great!

streetstar · 02-22-2009, 08:53 PM

that is a drool worthy seat for sure --- but if it is not firm enough -- thats the death sentence for me (265 pounds of hard rock Dolph Lundgren lookin solid steel right here)

i'll talk to the upho;lsterer guy in a day or two -- i dont want to have a situation like yours - no offense---- seat that looks like a million bucks but rides like a marshmallow

i'll probably keep this one around for a "just in case" seat though. The day you throw something out --- just start marking the calendar and there will be a use for it soon. -- off topic, i remember taking plain steel 6 lug wheels to the dump in the early 90's just because i was tired of looking at them and i had a sweet set of Chrome Reverse wheels on my ride then ---- who would have thought i would turn into a "resto geek" 17 years later and wish i had 'em back so i could throw some full wheel covers over 'em

02-22-2009, 05:18 PM	#1
streetstar Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 2,396	another seat question - spring bottom seat worth saving? Title of thread says it all--- i was cleaning out my storage unit today and i have a seat out of a '71 with the spring base and thinner foam cushion on top---- this foam piece is not available - only the big thick one piece foam piece is available thru LMC and a few other places. I was wondering if it was even worth keeping ? Are most of the bench seat covers universal? I would have a local upholsterer install anything i bought, but was just wondering if this old spring bottom seat was worth keeping around. __________________ Are you retired too? Nonsense! I'm in my prime

02-22-2009, 05:52 PM	#2
Sinister Between Trucks... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 3,830	Re: another seat question - spring bottom seat worth saving? I would keep it, a good upholstery guy can redo it, no problem. __________________ Beat it to fit, Paint it to match...

02-22-2009, 06:50 PM	#3
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,655	Re: another seat question - spring bottom seat worth saving? - I'm with Sinister. If you have room to store it I would hang on to it. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

02-22-2009, 07:00 PM	#4
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: another seat question - spring bottom seat worth saving? My seat has weak springs and I`d like to find better springs.My upholstery guy says there`s nothing we can do with these springs.Is that true?He suggested hardboard between the foam and springs.I`d think good springs would be worth saving.These seats aren`t all over the place like they always were. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

02-22-2009, 07:31 PM	#5
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Re: another seat question - spring bottom seat worth saving? Its funny this subject came up. I just put a black leather covered spring bottom seat in my red '69, and i gotta be honest, I do not like it. It had a foam bottom seat, but I got great deal on this seat that had been freshly recovered and looks perfect, but it is too bouncy. I am probably going to put in another truck and have my buddy buckets covered for this truck. Is this a sign of weak springs or just a characteristic of the spring bottom seats (or is it just my fat arse???) As many trucks as I have, all the ones i've ever driven any significant amount have had foam bottom seats. If it rode as good as it looks, It would great! __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club!

02-22-2009, 08:53 PM	#6
streetstar Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 2,396	Re: another seat question - spring bottom seat worth saving? that is a drool worthy seat for sure --- but if it is not firm enough -- thats the death sentence for me (265 pounds of hard rock Dolph Lundgren lookin solid steel right here) i'll talk to the upho;lsterer guy in a day or two -- i dont want to have a situation like yours - no offense---- seat that looks like a million bucks but rides like a marshmallow i'll probably keep this one around for a "just in case" seat though. The day you throw something out --- just start marking the calendar and there will be a use for it soon. -- off topic, i remember taking plain steel 6 lug wheels to the dump in the early 90's just because i was tired of looking at them and i had a sweet set of Chrome Reverse wheels on my ride then ---- who would have thought i would turn into a "resto geek" 17 years later and wish i had 'em back so i could throw some full wheel covers over 'em __________________ Are you retired too? Nonsense! I'm in my prime Last edited by streetstar; 02-22-2009 at 09:10 PM.



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