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markmdz · 05-02-2016, 03:02 PM

Hi guys,

So I have some good and some bad news. Good news, I'll dig through my emails and find the site that i bought the torsion springs from. I also took a few pics of the seat foam once I finished it (which I decided to repair rather than replace), as well as the seat base and back after I finished those off with a nice gloss black.

I opted to tie off all the springs in the back and did some tying on the seat bottom as well. After putting on the foam, which I backed with an upholstery grade treated tweed rather than the looser-knit alternative of burlap, I was quite happy with the level of comfort and support the newly repaired seat base provided.

The bad news: I won't have anymore updates (other than the aforementioned promised pictures if I can find them) because I sold the '68 a few months back. The new owner was planning to replace the floors, give it a tune-up, then just drive it as a good daily fair-weather truck.

I'll get the pics and torsion spring info up soon.

05-02-2016, 03:02 PM	#21
markmdz Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Newtown, CT Posts: 177	Re: Seat base spring repair Hi guys, So I have some good and some bad news. Good news, I'll dig through my emails and find the site that i bought the torsion springs from. I also took a few pics of the seat foam once I finished it (which I decided to repair rather than replace), as well as the seat base and back after I finished those off with a nice gloss black. I opted to tie off all the springs in the back and did some tying on the seat bottom as well. After putting on the foam, which I backed with an upholstery grade treated tweed rather than the looser-knit alternative of burlap, I was quite happy with the level of comfort and support the newly repaired seat base provided. The bad news: I won't have anymore updates (other than the aforementioned promised pictures if I can find them) because I sold the '68 a few months back. The new owner was planning to replace the floors, give it a tune-up, then just drive it as a good daily fair-weather truck. I'll get the pics and torsion spring info up soon.