Project "Schrum" 1959 Gmc 100

[SCHRUMGMC]

I'm looking to get another seat cover, I want something like this

Anyone know where I can find something similar?

[47 Fasttoys]

Is the center section a different color? Not sure if this was a factory option or a DIY job.
Rob

[SCHRUMGMC]

Years and years of where people had their back

[Daze57]

try a good auto upolstery shop - they should be able to match it or at least come close

[_Ogre]

why not get your truck running better and glass in all the openings before worrying about the upholstery?
fyi, the timing marks are on the front of the motor, not the flywheel

[SCHRUMGMC]

Then why is there an opening in the bell housing? Mine is a Inline 6

I just wanted to get a clue on how to get something like that seat cover


I'm currently getting my MGB running and going so I've put the truck off for a while but I should be back on it soon !!!

[_Ogre]

Originally Posted by SCHRUMGMC

Then why is there an opening in the bell housing? Mine is a Inline 6

dooh! yes it is.
rotate the motor by hand until you see the mark and paint it white

[SCHRUMGMC]

Its painted orange, I just can't see the timing marks. I believe mine is -5

[SCHRUMGMC]

What is a reasonable price for welding?
Both Steps
Both Cab Corners
Both Front Fender patch
Both Door skins, bottoms
Fabricating metal to fix the small rust holes around the speaker, cowl vent area

[OrrieG]

The seat cover looks like an upholstery shop made it. Aftermarket guys have replacements you can install, or a local shop could make one using that as a pattern if its what you want.

Welding cost is subjective, best to get bids locally. I ended up doing all of mine because the best price I could get locally 10 years ago was $250 per patch panel (labor only), welded in and ready for final body work. that was for cab corners, eye brows, hinge pockets. I would expect steps and floors would be more because of the work to brace the cab and more fitment, making sure the doors align right, etc. The guy was basing it on $50 per hour shop rate. Other places would not do the piece work, they wanted the whole body work job.

[SCHRUMGMC]

Well I'll see what I can do with this welding thing. I bought a Lower bottom Door skin yesterday and next time I am going to buy a the right door skin and a hinge pocket

[SCHRUMGMC]

The tailgate has been sandblasted and is getting ready to be painted
The letters will be painted white

[SCHRUMGMC]

Early Christmas present for me
Stainless Steel tailgate chains
Tailgate Chain covers
Tailgate Hinges
Soon to also be the tailgate repainted and other two rims done

[Kim57]

Nice.
Kim

[OrrieG]

Shiney! I always used old bike inner tubes for the chain covers. If they do not have it put a small hole at the bottom of the bend to drain off water and condenstation.

[RanchTruck]

The center of the filler cap on the plastic boat tank should have a little knob. Loosen it and the knob unthreads from the cap, which opens the vent for the tank. That should fix your pulling a vaccum in the tank issue. I've got a lot of vehicles running on boat tanks.

Ogre, you really shouldn't keep giving ignition advise if you're not familiar with the straight six's. The whole distributor body is rotated by the vacuum advance, so the cap and wires twist with it as the vacuum advance moves it around. That's normal in this case. It's not like a distributor body held down with a clamp bolt and only the breaker plate being moved by the vacuum advance, the whole distributor is being moved to accomplish the same thing.

[SCHRUMGMC]

I've messed up the Timing on the truck by removing the spark plug wires to help set the Distributor where it needs to be according to other truck owners of the GMC 270 engine I'll figure something out sooner or later, the tail gate is still in the shop getting fixed so I hope it will be done this week sometime

[SCHRUMGMC]

Uncovered more rust under fiberglass

[Kim57]

That sucks.
Kim

[OrrieG]

If its there check the front eyebrow above the windshield and A pillars where there meet the top, usually ones leads to the other. Good news is the inner and outer cab pieces are repoped. Go back thru your earlier posts, I remember guys giving you the instructions on how to R&R and wire the distributor.

[SCHRUMGMC]

No clue how it gets to this point...mice or what...Mind boggling

I've wired the distributor, just no clue on how to set the timing and where it needs to be, it won't go there and if it does it pops and spits

[Softpatch]

I subscibe to this thread....Sp

[SCHRUMGMC]

I recently got my Grandfathers '74 Volkswagen Beetle back from a neighbor. So until I pay my Grandmother off for the bug I will continue my projec

Thanks

[Kim57]

Nice bug.
Kim

[SCHRUMGMC]

Thanks Kim