What did you do to your truck today.The 3rd chapter

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

If my memory serves me, there's a nice orange stepside cab in the Tucson area that already has a pair of bucket seats in it!!

Actually, that's a '69 Ford Thunderbird seat with bench seat, bucket backs and a fold-down center cushion in the Orange '68 C/10 Stepside. Also it was once electrically-adjustable. Not much swing with the Tank in the cab, though. I don't have the 6-axis switch connected bc it draws over 30 Amps. [Once I ran some handy 12/14 gauge brown wire to feed it. I forgot that was Fuseable Link line. After I adjusted the seat, the switch stuck in ON, and my ''brown wire'' cooked off. I grabbed it with my bare hand to yank it off, and branded a line across my left palm.]

The Jimmy needs new seats badly. The ones the PO put in are out of a Firebird/Camaro car from thre mid-80s. The foam was molded around the springs, and it's shot. Sharp pokey things pop up into one's posterior. And at the rear, the brackets are lag-bolted into 4''x 4'' blocks of wood. A head on collision will be fatal.

It's the '67 Suburban, I'm thinking of Buddy Buckets in. Shotgun rider could ''lay aft'' and check on the load, [or retrieve a cold one] from the back while underway.
Current stock '67 vintage bench seat is OK. Would be great after reupholstering.

Just kidding. Keep your seats. You found them. You build them. Only fair.

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

The Jimmy needs new seats badly. The ones the PO put in are out of a Firebird/Camaro car from thre mid-80s. The foam was molded around the springs, and it's shot.

The seats I'm working on had the foam molded around the springs and frames. Made it a chore to get the old foam off.

[72c20customcamper]

Seats in but I’m going to have my upholstery guy redo it this coming winter PUI sent me enough to redo the back which the pleats are not well done. I am liking the color though . Now I need to try to get some dye for the arm rest .

[Grumpy old man]

This should work ,

https://www.ebay.com/itm/334152900903

Use an adhesion promotor like this , a few light coats goes a long way .
https://www.amazon.com/Bulldog-Adhes...a-571859709017

[ghackett1]

Replaced a (2) month old T/A radial tire that went flat and tore up the sidewall. $165 gone!

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

This should work ,

https://www.ebay.com/itm/334152900903

Use an adhesion promotor like this , a few light coats goes a long way .
https://www.amazon.com/Bulldog-Adhes...a-571859709017

Thanks Grumpy