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    Default Seat rebuilding suggestions needed

    I have the stock seats, no canvas. they have a plywood bottom with springs, the back is not covered either. I bought a rebuild kit from Surplus City, has the foam and canvas.

    I need some suggestions for replacing/rebuilding/ or going a different route for the bottoms.

    What did you guys do, or see, or think up?

    Thanks,
    Jeff

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    The stock seats suck. I like original but.... Had to update. I went with a set of hundai's. they were free. fng's are probably the best looking but somewhere I read about hummer seats. There probably the best because they adjust up and down as well as forward backard. Gotta alter though, drill holes in the chassis. Mine can go back stock without alot of work.

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    If you already purchased the kit, go ahead and rebuild the seats. My plywood seat frames were toast and the cushions were shot. I just used the stock plywood seats for templates and made new bottoms from 3/4" plywood. The springs are held into the wood with simple "U" shaped staples that you can get at any hardware store. When I had the springs attached to the new wood, I covered the whole assembly with denim from an old pair of jeans with hog rings, also available at you local hardware store.

    It is not a difficult job at all. Really, it only took an hour or two of basic carpentry skills. I spent less time rebuilding the stock seats than I would have shopping for, and adapting another seat. I certainly spent very little money.
    I disagree with the previous poster regarding the stock seats. When rebuilt, they are good seats and the look right with the truck. Almost any replacement seat from another vehicle will look somewhat out of place IMHO.

    Se my previous post: Headrest modification on stock seat
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    I used the all foam rebuild kit from WeeBee Webbing and it make a comfortable seat. It replaces the springs and horse hair with a high density foam piece shaped like the orginal. The stock covers fit right over.


    Dave
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    I'm with Beast on this one. I recovered my stock springs-and-horse-hair seats with new canvas, but on the deuce seat I put in for the passenger side I got a piece of 4" closed-cell foam from a fabric store for the bottom and 2" for the back and that seat is surprisingly comfortable.

    Don't know what that rebuild kit has in it. The stock seats never used foam, but that's certainly the way I'd go if I were you. I'll probably pull the springs and horse-hair pads out of my driver's seat before too long and put foam in there too.
    -- Tim Taylor


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    The rebuilds from WeeBee Webbing (http://www.odcloth.com/ ) are pre cut and shaped for the seats, including the odd wedge shape of the bottom.

    Dave
    1967 Kaiser Jeep M715 weapons carrier:http://www.davidallenracing.com/M715.htm
    1967 Kaiser Jeep M35a2 2.5 ton cargo truck: http://www.davidallenracing.com/M35A2.htm
    1968 M51 Inflatable Chemical Shelter System http://www.davidallenracing.com/M51.htm
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    How are their prices, Dave? The foam stuff (the good stuff) isn't cheap at all. But it cuts easily with an electric carving knife (the two blades that slide back and forth against each other). That's what the lady at JoAnne's Fabrics used and it worked great with mine at home too!
    -- Tim Taylor


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