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Re: Lets see those BUDDY BUCKETS!!!!!!!
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Re: Lets see those BUDDY BUCKETS!!!!!!!
Hot ziggity, those are some nice seats!
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Re: Lets see those BUDDY BUCKETS!!!!!!!
Finally got around to re-upholster my buddy buckets last night, just need to clean and paint the slider to consider them done. Added a couple of stainless steel cupholders to the seat back as well.
One question, might be lame, but here goes. ![]() The strap with the velcro, on top of the buddy seat foldable back, what's it's purpose?
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Re: Lets see those BUDDY BUCKETS!!!!!!!
To hold center seat to the cab so it won’t fall forward
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Thanx for the reply Rods, much appreciated.
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Re: Lets see those BUDDY BUCKETS!!!!!!!
Basic set, covered in factory parchment. Frame and jump seat powder coated black. Upholstery shop added the cup holders.
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Re: Lets see those BUDDY BUCKETS!!!!!!!
I tore apart my buddy bucket seats in preparation for restoring them. Here are a bunch of photos of the internals.
The upper upholstery is stapled closed. Last edited by pjmoreland; 04-14-2023 at 11:53 PM. |
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Mildew!
There is thin foam and plastic sheet on the back side of the upholstery. Last edited by pjmoreland; 04-14-2023 at 11:54 PM. |
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The springs are embedded inside the foam.
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I sure hope I'm able to reuse this rubber U-channel. I'm going to flip it over so the new staples go into a fresh side. The original staple side has some cracks starting to form in it.
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U-channel and staple dimensions
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The bottom flaps of the seat back upholstery overlap and are stapled to the dense rubber U-channel.
Hog ring dimensions. Last edited by pjmoreland; 04-14-2023 at 11:56 PM. |
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There are cardboard stiffeners stapled to sections of the lower upholstery that tuck up under the upper upholstery.
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The seat bottom upholstery is secured with one steel listing wire in the back and hog rings along the sides and front.
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The passenger side foam was in decent condition other than reeking of mildew.
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There is a gridwork of thin steel wires molded into the bottom cushion. It is attached to the lower springs with four pieces of fine rope.
I believe these seats are 1967 model year. The driver seat tilts, and the passenger side is fixed. |
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That brown stripe is a rip in the foam that appears to have been repaired in the factory.
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Re: Lets see those BUDDY BUCKETS!!!!!!!
I just had these recovered when I get to the storage unit ill get a pic of the new covers
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as discussed here they are recovered
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Here are some photos of the reassembly of my seats. I used spray adhesive to glue the cloth sections of the upholstery to the foam so that it wouldn't be loose.
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I used spray adhesive to secure the foam to the frame.
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I had to add a layer of 1/2" foam to the front surface of the bottom foam because the upholstery was slightly larger than the ACI foam.
The upholstery set was made by Rick's Upholstery. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=772584 Last edited by pjmoreland; 05-21-2023 at 11:08 AM. |
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Lots of work on those really paid off look grear
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Very well documented and a testament to patience. Knowing how much documenting a project takes, your effort is appreciated.
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