I had been dreading working on the bent seats. The have been sitting outside under a tarp but did get some water in the foam. Last year I brought them inside and pulled the upholstry off one to get a good look. And they sat.... A month or so ago I got around to bending the seat frame back to straight. That was easy - too easy, no wonder they bend. Once aligned I welded a set of 2 braces on the back of the frame which appeared to make them much more rigid. I got the idea from some other website where this guy did the same. Sorry I've lost the link. Anyway back together and in the car and looking much better.
So many things have been done on the car. The engine and transmission are out. Brake lines and master have been replace. New calipers and rotors. The drill out mod done to the banjo bolts (gotta get bigger brakes sooner or later). The interior has been gutted, painter with black POR and a few holes mended with welded steel plated and epoxy fairing. POR again. A layer of sound proofing and some generic carpet stock cut to fit. IAP red springs and KYB shocks (koni some day).
Mice had made nests in the car while it sat in a barn (it is a barn find more or less). With the biggest nest on the battery platform inthe right rear quarter panel. Lots of rust, rusted clear through in places. A big restoration project. I'm thinking to repair in place rather than get a new quarter panel.
Right now I'm looking to replace the dash. The dash from the car has 2 big cracks on on each side of the radio console cutout - plus some warping from getting too wet. I'll start another thread asking Vicks Dash? Or someone else?
