Progress on Seats and Visors

I was finally able to get the seats and visors into get redone. The guy did a great job in a short timeframe and everything was for $250, which I thought was a great price.

Before

Drivers seat


Passenger seat

Redone seats.


And visors were redone also.


Still have to get the rest of the hardware painted and put back together. Then it is on to the engine covers. more pics to come as I tear it out and get ready to put it back together.

very nice.......

one step at a time

looks great man , nice job !

That price was labor only,Right?

I have a pair of visors with the same mount as shown above, but I can't get the mount to slide into the hole without hanging up. Are there multiple styles of visor mounts, or are they all the same?

Westcoast, there are I think about 3 different types of mounts for the visor. I thought I had an emial that showed the three different ones so if I can find it I will post the pics.
And Gary, that was total out the door for everything.

I had only two different types, the other pic was for the clip for holding visor. Here are the pics that I had for visors

I have the visors in my van, that look like the second photo. I purchased a ( just like new ) pair, that look like the first photo. I gather they are not interchangeable, cause the mount will not go all the way into the hole so that the screws are secure. Which set of visors, are original the vehicle?

from my understanding, they are not interchangable but that is just a guess. The first pick has the spring and all inside the truck shell, while the second pick has it in the body of the visor that is bolted to the shell of the truck. I will get a pick of my area on the truck with a visor off so you can see that.

gary h wrote:That price was labor only,Right?

I don't know what the OP paid for material but vinyl is cheap, sparkle vinyl can be had for about $15 a yard. I'm planning on doing mine in blue/silver

well was able to get all of the hardware for the seats beadblasted and repainted. Next is the engine cover. Will post some pics when I start getting everything put back together.

those seats are really nice, i love the stock seats in my 108, these new car seats are not comfortable, my wifes chevy cruze seats are the pits, i can only ride in them for an hour and have to get out and stretch,

Thanks. I like the feel of the original seats also. And with it being originally my Grandma's truck, I like the idea that it was how she bought it.

blackace wrote:And with it being originally my Grandma's truck, I like the idea that it was how she bought it.

Very, very, very impressive.

Does this mean that your grandma bought it new?

Yea my grandma bought it new. She actually traded a 1956 corvair truck with the side ramp for this one.

So now some more progress on the truck stuff. Here is the prepped battery box for some paint. Will squirt some primer on it with the electrostatic sprayer at work tomorrow, then finish spray it in a satin black or wait and paint it the red color that the truck will be painted in.







The latch will get bead blasted and then sprayed with a clear finish to keep the bare metal look. Have done this on the old door hinges in house and has worked great.

pics of the progress will follow

Keep up the great work. It's coming along nicely.

slow but getting there.

Man thats rad! I had a guy here quote me $450 for JUST the seats!!! Ridiculous! Yours look killer! Keep workin on it, its looking amazing already!

Here is the hinge after a good clean up and coating. battery box will be sprayed next week.

Wow, like night and day brother. Those latches turned out cherry!!!

Well got the box primed and hope to get the black sprayed on them tonight.

looks good ace.

I tell you I feel kinda embarrassed on this as I see everyone else posting about engine swaps, or lowering the roof line and then I am painting a battery box.

but also know that it all happens one part at a time, so will keep posting what I get done.