What a great channel! It's fun to watch you go through all the steps of getting this truck back on the road. THANK YOU for the education. Thanks for keeping it clean and without yelling at us.
So many things to be learned from this whole 50's series. I'm looking forward to seeing this completed. I think it's going to be great! Thanks for sharing! RS
Great video on one of the most overlooked aspects of restoration and hotrodding! I've got an old VW that could use some seat love. I'm inspired to refinish those now!
you can do it , it goes easier with 2 people. My wife & I re did the bench seat in our 59, what a difference! It completely changes the ride experience. i used 2" of foam & batting to fill in areas as needed. good luck
LOVE IT! I finally got my truck back this last week... been driving, tuning, replacing parts, installing new luxuries and enjoying the hell out of it! I have 300+ break in miles on the new engine... still working out quirks. She'll be ready for her first service next Monday!
BTW I wussed out and just bought a whole new interior for mine, to include a really nice set of captains chairs! (my back still hurts from putting them in!)
I love how you’re fixing this truck. The average person doesn’t always have the money to do a full restoration, but can do this and have a fun drivable vehicle that won’t break down on them all the time. Fix what’s important, leave the rest.
Nice job👌 I have a rear seat backrest with colour fading from the sun in a 1961 Humber Hawk Series II project car that have. It is vynal and it hasn't gone brittle in the faded area. I would like to re-colour it to try and restore it rather than replace the original vynal. A video on that would be interesting to me. Maybe testing colouring products
I did this myself on a '41 Dodge truck. It needed also needed the c-clips instead of hog rings. I found them easy to install and they don't put holes in the covers.
I got a project and it's not a car. Found a fire pit ready for bulk pick up and it only needs minor work. I grabbed that bad boy and it will be done/ready for the weekend.
You can use 9 wire to attach the steel rod to the underside of the springs for the hog rings. The welding is more permanent, but with 9 wire and some lineman pliers, it can be done without the welder. Another quick tip for a pleasant cab smell is a bar of soap wired under the seat springs. A nice irish spring, or coast soap with 2 holes gently drilled in it can be hung out of the way, under the seat. Parked out in the sun, it makes the truck smell clean and pleasant. Super cheap too.
That bench frame was bent in the butt drag area. Should you straighten that out and reinforce it with a metal rod like you did for the hog ring install, before the padding and cover go on?
I took some old carpet out of a few houses that had horsehair padding, stuff was a dried out fire hazard and feel apart almost like powder when we pulled it up.
Oh yes fabric stores do sell 100 percent cotton batting. To get that thickness, though, you’d need two layers. My wife’s a quilter. I’ve cringed a few times buying the all cotton batting. Lol
I have a RED 1950 Chevy truck that I would like to replace the ugly after market bucket seats with an original looking bench.. What color would the bench have been when the truck was new? I'm guessing black or brown. Were they made with leather or vinyl?
As an amateur, I'll point something out they gloss over (because I'm sure I'm the only person who's ever done this). There is an upper limit to how much you can pull the fabric/vinyl before those hog rings pull out of the vinyl. Tight is good, but too tight is going to tear.
DAVIN! Oh man, I'd damn near kill for that Grand Wagoneer! Y'all are cheating on that upholstery job you know - usually, there's a whole lot of wrestlin' around with it on the floor, putting your weight on it, then hog ringing. Like trying to talk an alligator into climbing in a suitcase, pretty much - and what all that cutting of the old rings, and the installing of the new ones with the chintzy pliers they usually give you in the kit, leave your hands pretty much crippled and useless for a few days afterwards. Anyways, thanks as always for the video and I'm glad your upholstery was easier on you. Y'all be safe up there, -Ed on the Ridge
@@midnite1717 the seat frames tend to rust from inside and can't be seen once covered , also the engine shouldn't have been painted if that was the case..
Whoever edited this video, you are awesome 🤣
Why thank you 😁
'find a project go in the garage get it done and enjoy the day' best life hack)))!
Yup that’s why my father wanted me to move out of the city. Those old mates are wise.
I love looking at the cars in the background on stuff like this. Two E-types and a duetto!
My shop motivation for the day!
I'll bet Davin would be awesome to just hang out with and talk cars.
Great to see the way the padding is done and looks fabulous .
Mike
What a great channel! It's fun to watch you go through all the steps of getting this truck back on the road. THANK YOU for the education. Thanks for keeping it clean and without yelling at us.
Always something new to learn! Thanks for another beautifully edited video!
Looking cool as always!
I really enjoyed these videos so much.
So many things to be learned from this whole 50's series. I'm looking forward to seeing this completed. I think it's going to be great! Thanks for sharing! RS
Thanks for sharing that process! I have a 48 Chevy pickup that I will need to do that to soon.
I think you are doing just what that old Chevrolet needs to be a great parts getter thanks for the great content.
That truck is going to be an awesome truck and original with a few nice touches!
Great looking bench seat. I want one for my living room.
Looking good. Thank you for sharing. 🇨🇦😎
Love watching! Big fan! I have a 97 cobra im starting to restore. 38,000 original miles!
The seat looks good! It helps to get some expert support!
Great video on one of the most overlooked aspects of restoration and hotrodding! I've got an old VW that could use some seat love. I'm inspired to refinish those now!
you can do it , it goes easier with 2 people. My wife & I re did the bench seat in our 59, what a difference! It completely changes the ride experience. i used 2" of foam & batting to fill in areas as needed. good luck
Thanks for the information great video.
Awesome ..I just bought a 53 IHC R130 and need to do this exact thing 👍
Keep it up guys you awesome
Another great video!
Proof that even the simplest of items takes a certain degree of knowledge to make them look great.
I got a 85 dodge and Im making my own seat cover for and this helped answer a few questions in what I am going to do.
LOVE IT! I finally got my truck back this last week... been driving, tuning, replacing parts, installing new luxuries and enjoying the hell out of it! I have 300+ break in miles on the new engine... still working out quirks. She'll be ready for her first service next Monday!
BTW I wussed out and just bought a whole new interior for mine, to include a really nice set of captains chairs! (my back still hurts from putting them in!)
Seat looks good
Am I the only one who check my phone in the start when I heard the ding 😂
Looks nice.
From the mud bog to the road, your almost there!!
You got to go with the professional. Great job .
In the end your going to have an old truck that drives like new and is very cool !!
I love how you’re fixing this truck. The average person doesn’t always have the money to do a full restoration, but can do this and have a fun drivable vehicle that won’t break down on them all the time. Fix what’s important, leave the rest.
You just made my day :-)
I want to see it in the truck. Looks good.
Nice job👌
I have a rear seat backrest with colour fading from the sun in a 1961 Humber Hawk Series II project car that have.
It is vynal and it hasn't gone brittle in the faded area.
I would like to re-colour it to try and restore it rather than replace the original vynal.
A video on that would be interesting to me. Maybe testing colouring products
Davin's upholstery shop))
I did this myself on a '41 Dodge truck. It needed also needed the c-clips instead of hog rings. I found them easy to install and they don't put holes in the covers.
You seem to be the only person to use the original clips. Can I ask what you used to attach the clips with? Thanks in advance!
Davin the snake charmer.
So glad they removed that old stuff... that's not "mouse" you smell, that's mouse *pee* and mouse *poop* and the bacteria that goes along with it. 🐭
Along with the hantavirus.
That turned out really nice. I'm assuming that was some sort of "vinyl"?? I looks very "rich" and inviting !!!
I wonder if you could have also drilled a series of holes for the hog rings....but welding is stronger for sure.....
Ha!!! Nice photo of you as a kid.
I got a project and it's not a car. Found a fire pit ready for bulk pick up and it only needs minor work. I grabbed that bad boy and it will be done/ready for the weekend.
You can use 9 wire to attach the steel rod to the underside of the springs for the hog rings. The welding is more permanent, but with 9 wire and some lineman pliers, it can be done without the welder. Another quick tip for a pleasant cab smell is a bar of soap wired under the seat springs. A nice irish spring, or coast soap with 2 holes gently drilled in it can be hung out of the way, under the seat. Parked out in the sun, it makes the truck smell clean and pleasant. Super cheap too.
I did find some projects, the only problem is they are both laid up due to waiting on parts that take 2 months to arrive!!
Great job, I'm working on this same bench seat, my question is where did you buy that kit and was the price reasonable 😂
Enjoyed that.😀👍. The load Music was a bit annoying though. Cheers
Ok I rung the bell
That bench frame was bent in the butt drag area. Should you straighten that out and reinforce it with a metal rod like you did for the hog ring install, before the padding and cover go on?
Are you going to buff out the beautiful original paint that appears to be lurking just under the oxidation?
It’s interesting that prior to the Big Three actually using foam, “horse hair” was a commodity back then? I imagine because it was inexpensive?
It was used in pluming too. Pack it around joints to form a seal. Weird.
I took some old carpet out of a few houses that had horsehair padding, stuff was a dried out fire hazard and feel apart almost like powder when we pulled it up.
What they are taking off is completely original: covers, clips, batting, burlap with wires.
Idk if you have a big b coffee up there but they have really good coffee. Im from lansing and i know that its only a Michigan coffee chain
Oh yes fabric stores do sell 100 percent cotton batting. To get that thickness, though, you’d need two layers. My wife’s a quilter. I’ve cringed a few times buying the all cotton batting. Lol
Good
Davin,
How did you deal with dead springs? Under the driver the seat looked more concave than the rest.
How did you keep from setting the seat on fire when welding? The old stuffing looks like it'd easily take a spark.
Tig doesn't throw sparks like Mig
W.O.W.
I'm confused why they didn't fix the weird dent on the driver's side of the metal spring.
I also saw that dent in the front of the spring.
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I have a RED 1950 Chevy truck that I would like to replace the ugly after market bucket seats with an original looking bench.. What color would the bench have been when the truck was new? I'm guessing black or brown. Were they made with leather or vinyl?
One good thing about horse hair is that mice won't eat it.
Who does your camera-work and edits?
The seems on the base looked to line up badly with the edge of the seat, backrest looked fine.
As an amateur, I'll point something out they gloss over (because I'm sure I'm the only person who's ever done this). There is an upper limit to how much you can pull the fabric/vinyl before those hog rings pull out of the vinyl. Tight is good, but too tight is going to tear.
Instead of putting the newly covered seat in the sun, if it's winter would putting it in a powder coating oven work?
DAVIN!
Oh man, I'd damn near kill for that Grand Wagoneer!
Y'all are cheating on that upholstery job you know - usually, there's a whole lot of wrestlin' around
with it on the floor, putting your weight on it, then hog ringing.
Like trying to talk an alligator into climbing in a suitcase, pretty much - and what all that cutting of
the old rings, and the installing of the new ones with the chintzy pliers they usually give you in the
kit, leave your hands pretty much crippled and useless for a few days afterwards.
Anyways, thanks as always for the video and I'm glad your upholstery was easier on you.
Y'all be safe up there,
-Ed on the Ridge
Ditto on the Wagoneer. Sweet.
I hope you hosed down the old foam and burlap with Lysol before you covered it.
Dem swissors is dull! Find a shopna! Engles: Sharpen your scissors!
"Hog rings" are what the fabric to metal supposed to be brass connectors are called. "D rings" is another.
Davin seems to act goofy and out of element in segments of this video. It's almost as is he was hung over. I know this could not be, but...
E K clips also.
Horse hair? Did they use horse hair back then in the seat cushion?
Yup. Way back when horses had long hair
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seat spring rail was bent on drivers side
I thought they might blast and paint the seat frames before installation , anyways good progress.
But it's not a restoration!
@@midnite1717 the seat frames tend to rust from inside and can't be seen once covered , also the engine shouldn't have been painted if that was the case..
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i think i would have used a flame weeder on that old burlap I don't like that stuff at all
Would not hurt and would not be a "restoration" to repaint the interior of the 1950 Chevy cab and add sound dampening. Easy to do and so beneficial.
La cobra
Another TH-camr posted a video where they washed and reused the horse hair on the same piece of furniture.
The nine who downvoted this.... why?? No entiendo
Not going to lie, those seats look pretty darn uncomfortable. Like going down the road sitting on a couch.
Wanting an n95 mask. Better to smell garlic breath than mouse pee!
First to comment hehe
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