87' 4x4

[TKCR]

Just read thru your build thread, very nice! Is this the truck that the seat will go in? I’m a little nervous now, I see you did your interior in Firethorn. But Firethorn is a component of CarmineRed, when mixed with Portola Red. This is what I had to do, when SEM discontinued 81-83 CarmineRed. But now, USA1 Industries has all our correct colors of dye. Can’t wait to see the seat installed! You have done an excellent job on your truck
On a side note, I can only see a small portion of the seatbelts laying on your seat. I’m assuming, that since your truck is an 87, your belts are Burgundy?

[Greenlee]

Originally Posted by TKCR

Just read thru your build thread, very nice! Is this the truck that the seat will go in? I’m a little nervous now, I see you did your interior in Firethorn. But Firethorn is a component of CarmineRed, when mixed with Portola Red. This is what I had to do, when SEM discontinued 81-83 CarmineRed. But now, USA1 Industries has all our correct colors of dye. Can’t wait to see the seat installed! You have done an excellent job on your truck
On a side note, I can only see a small portion of the seatbelts laying on your seat. I’m assuming, that since your truck is an 87, your belts are Burgundy?

Thank you. Can’t wait to get the new seat in in there! Yes, I dyed the door panels, dash and headliner trim with SEM Firethorn red years ago. Door panels have some scratches and could use a re-spray. Maybe I’m colorblind but the different shades of red aren’t really noticeable and don’t bother me. Lol

I think you’re right though. The seat belts and sun visors are the stock color and look more maroon or burgundy. I also bought new door pockets from LMC a couple years ago and they seem to match pretty good with the Firethorn red even though I didn’t dye them. I’m thinking about getting new door inserts also.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by Greenlee

Thank you. Can’t wait to get the new seat in in there! Yes, I dyed the door panels, dash and headliner trim with SEM Firethorn red years ago. Door panels have some scratches and could use a re-spray. Maybe I’m colorblind but the different shades of red aren’t really noticeable and don’t bother me. Lol

I think you’re right though. The seat belts and sun visors are the stock color and look more maroon or burgundy. I also bought new door pockets from LMC a couple years ago and they seem to match pretty good with the Firethorn red even though I didn’t dye them. I’m thinking about getting new door inserts also.

Like i said the Firethorn is a component of CarmineRed, so the seat will probably be just fine. Anytime you want to swap out the seatbelts, if we find a decent set. It took sorting thru my stash, to put a decent set together that I just did for someone.

[rgunlock]

You'll have to post pictures with the new seat. I'm sure it is going to look great! You and I have great taste in steering wheels. Just put this in the '71 I'm working on for my wife.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by rgunlock

You'll have to post pictures with the new seat. I'm sure it is going to look great! You and I have great taste in steering wheels. Just put this in the '71 I'm working on for my wife.

Here’s the seat he got, CarmineRed. I can’t wait to see it in his truck too. And that is a beautiful steering wheel, you both have great taste!

[Greenlee]

Originally Posted by rgunlock

You'll have to post pictures with the new seat. I'm sure it is going to look great! You and I have great taste in steering wheels. Just put this in the '71 I'm working on for my wife.

That’s funny we got the same wheel because they must have had a dozen or more choices!

[Greenlee]

Finally got my seat in. TKCR did a great job restoring it.

[Greenlee]

What took so long is I decided to get rid of the subwoofer and amp I had behind the seat. The speaker box left an indentation in the old seat and didn’t want to mess up this one. Also wanted the room back there to put stuff. I ordered a powered subwoofer to mount under the seat. I was thinking I could just screw it to the floor somewhere, but I forgot how un-flat the floor is.

[Greenlee]

Doesn’t have as much bass as before but sounds pretty decent. Plenty of room behind the seat now.

[Greenlee]

Here’s a pic of the brackets. Used some 1/8” strap metal from Home Depot.

[TKCR]

Seat looks awesome!

[MTCK]

That turned out great. Was your foam in Good enough shape to reuse or did it get replaced?

[Greenlee]

Originally Posted by MTCK

That turned out great. Was your foam in Good enough shape to reuse or did it get replaced?

I like it. I got the whole seat from TKCR. She did a great job on it. Looks like brand new. Was told my old one couldn’t be recovered. Fabric was glued on or something. It was from an 89’ or 90’ Suburban.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by Greenlee

I like it. I got the whole seat from TKCR. She did a great job on it. Looks like brand new. Was told my old one couldn’t be recovered. Fabric was glued on or something. It was from an 89’ or 90’ Suburban.

That’s correct on the 89 and up seat covers, they were actually glued to the foam. I had one myself, came in the truck when I bought it. Now this was before I started restoring seats myself, so I wasn’t even aware that this seat wasn’t the correct seat for the 81-87 trucks. But I had taken mine to an Amish guy that my Dad had used, and he did great work. But when I got the seat back, the cover he made, didn’t lay right on the foam. It was like it had air between the bottom of the cover & foam. He stated that, and I have talked to other people & upholstery shops, and they all say the same about those seats. They say GM went to that because of trying to find a way around everyone’s covers wearing the way they did on the previous years. And it actually did seem to help. Whenever I still see these seats in the junkyards, most of them are still decent.
Here’s a picture of mine, it was just like yours. I didn’t keep it for very long, after it was recovered. Just didn’t like how it turned out at all.
Last pic, is my seat now. Fully restored the frame/tracks and hardware, just like yours.

[Greenlee]

Yep. That first seat is similar to my old one. The gray looks nice in yours.

[Greenlee]

Still driving the old truck. Latest mods are switched from 3.42 to 3.73 gears and Detroit True Trac front and rear. It does killer donuts now.

[TKCR]

Nice

[MTCK]

Heck yeah! You probably don’t get much snow down there. Have you run at speed in 4hi after the front truetrac install?

[Greenlee]

Originally Posted by MTCK

Heck yeah! You probably don’t get much snow down there. Have you run at speed in 4hi after the front truetrac install?

I still remember that video of your old single cab truck playing in the snow!

I went up and down the beach in 4 hi. But probably didn’t get over about 20 mph. This was first time I put it in 4 wheel drive since the trutrac was put in. You can tell it’s there in 2 wheel drive when you turn a corner. Sometimes the rear tires chirp a little when you accelerate out of a turn.