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The following is Dean's account of his portion of the project. I see in Jim Buick’s list of "needs" is to upholster the whole cab. Somehow we need to coordinate what I do (or have done) on the seat with the rest regarding color, materials etc. Any plans? I photographed each step for a reference as I began to take the seat apart. The base wood piece will be easy to do, for which I made a cardboard pattern. The 4 wood pieces in the back are going to be a challenge. The top and bottom pieces are about 1" thick and curved. The side pieces are also 1" but will be easier to duplicate. I had hoped to find some money down in the seat cushions but no luck. Paraders must have been on a tight budget. The rear piece on the seat back needs to be rechromed. Might we have it done when you have other stuff done? It can be put on last after everything else is done. It’s just a trim piece. I was wondering about painting the base. I could sandblast, fix it all mechanically, prime and then have you paint it when you paint the rest of the cab. That's assuming other stuff is the same color. If not, I'll do it here. Currently it’s a strange yellow-green color. I've reconstructed the whole assembly and will see how everything moves and adjusts. The rod in the back freed up OK, which controls seat bottom height at the rear. Will need to drive out the pins holding the crank on the front lower section and put a new spring in it to hold it up and back. On the seat, I'm planning to reuse the top and sides of the back and remake a new lower piece. Need to curve a 1x2" piece of wood to reform it. I've filled all the tack holes with a 2-part wood filler on these 3 pieces. Does not look that great but it will be covered by upholstery. I then made a new seat base from 3/4" plywood. I will varnish all the wood when done. I have new hinges that hopefully, Ray can weld on for me. Need to retap the hole for the stop on the seat back tilt adjustment (that long rod across the back) and one mounting hole for the plate that covers the spring in the seat height adj. Still soaking the seat height tube - it is just a big spring and a 2.7" diameter tube that is locked in place by the lever on the side of the base. Getting this part free could be the major issue. Looks like we need a knob for the seat back adjustment - it's a 5/8" diameter rod that had some kind of knob on it. Something like a shift knob but there are no threads. If we find something, it can be epoxied in place. |
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