Biohazard
On to some dirty work...
First, I had to pull the seat frame out of the bag it's been in for about 2 1/2 years. I did NOT enjoy being reminded of what this car smelled like back then and thought, for just a moment, about maybe burning the upholstery off the frames. Alas, I needed to know just how it all went together so that idea got shelved.
And here it is....stinky as hell (note the head rest) but otherwise complete and ready for dissection.
Started by removing the rear cover panel. You remove the two screws at the bottom of the panel and slide it off the seat frame.
This shows the hooks that keep the panel against the seatback.
The correct and original screws for yon panel.
The panel removed, you have access to most of the hogrings which secure the upholstery and foam to the frame.
Gotta take off this stuff if you have headrests. (I know most of these cars don't have 'em)
Wish I had realized that the headrests would simply lift right out but I was being careful and got out my special screwdriver to access the screws for the chrome fittings. I figured out about the headrests very soon after and promptly chuckled at myself.
Started pulling hogrings across the bottom.
Took some specific photos of certain things that got hogringed to the frame and how.
This strip of cloth goes across the bottom of the steel frame to buffer where the upholstery is pulled over it at the bottom.
Heavy cardboard panel that goes over the upper part of the seat back.
After wrestling with MANY hog rings...the frame is finally freed of its old, musty encasing.
These rods install through sleeves sewn into the back of the upholstery. When hog-ringed to the frame, they create the 'dished' appearance you'd have from the factory.
And...one for the historical registry.
That's it for today. After struggling with those damn rings, I decided one half of a seat was enough for one day.
Cheers!
On to some dirty work...
First, I had to pull the seat frame out of the bag it's been in for about 2 1/2 years. I did NOT enjoy being reminded of what this car smelled like back then and thought, for just a moment, about maybe burning the upholstery off the frames. Alas, I needed to know just how it all went together so that idea got shelved.
And here it is....stinky as hell (note the head rest) but otherwise complete and ready for dissection.
Started by removing the rear cover panel. You remove the two screws at the bottom of the panel and slide it off the seat frame.
This shows the hooks that keep the panel against the seatback.
The correct and original screws for yon panel.
The panel removed, you have access to most of the hogrings which secure the upholstery and foam to the frame.
Gotta take off this stuff if you have headrests. (I know most of these cars don't have 'em)
Wish I had realized that the headrests would simply lift right out but I was being careful and got out my special screwdriver to access the screws for the chrome fittings. I figured out about the headrests very soon after and promptly chuckled at myself.
Started pulling hogrings across the bottom.
Took some specific photos of certain things that got hogringed to the frame and how.
This strip of cloth goes across the bottom of the steel frame to buffer where the upholstery is pulled over it at the bottom.
Heavy cardboard panel that goes over the upper part of the seat back.
After wrestling with MANY hog rings...the frame is finally freed of its old, musty encasing.
These rods install through sleeves sewn into the back of the upholstery. When hog-ringed to the frame, they create the 'dished' appearance you'd have from the factory.
And...one for the historical registry.
That's it for today. After struggling with those damn rings, I decided one half of a seat was enough for one day.
Cheers!