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Went with the SEM Shadow Blue color. It was the closest to the original dash pad and had some picked up for the K10 build.....win win. Also finished up painting the needles on all the gauges, so that will be ready to go back together after buffing the plastic gauge lens with cleaner wax and a red foam pad.

While I was waiting for the spray to dry I started tearing down the seat to get it ready for the new seat cover. Power washed after stripping off all the batten and burlap. I noticed that the bottom bar and a little of the lower brackets had some surface rust. So I will treat with Rustoleum Rusty Metal primer. Then follow up with some satin black paint to freshen it up. The bottom of the seat brackets and about six inches of the upper arms show and the rest is covered up with the seat cover. I will replace the cotton batten and burlap with new materials. The drivers side of the lower bench has had the springs replaced at some point. They were installed correctly but just a little to high compared to the other springs. So I took measurements and went ahead and made adjustments to make those match in height. There was one or two small spots where I will cut out the foam and replace with new foam. Once the new burlap and batten material goes down it should be level.