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Technical How many are running Original Seat Frames?

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Metaltwister, May 2, 2014.

  1. I think you are right - I will post a follow up here when I make some progress. I tried removing a spring intact, after practicing on a couple of the broken springs but I was unsuccessful (they are very brittle) - I have enough for a pattern though.
     
  2. krylon32
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    krylon32
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    from Nebraska
    1. Central Nebraska H.A.M.B.

    My 32 sedan delivery has the original buckets with original springs. The upholstery shop was really good at rebuilding the original springs and the seats not only look good but are comfortable. MY 5 window and 3 window have the original seat frames but the cushions are all foam. Roadster has all custom seat.
     
  3. So I hand made all the springs and edge wires for the '41 Willys pickup -I'll post pics when they are all assembled. What I am curious about is how the original twisted paper tack strips were installed on this frame at the factory . They appear to be nailed on with barbed nails that I assume required predrilling which seems to have been done by hand as the spacings vary these nails have absolutely no play in the holes. Has anyone else seen this done - I assume a modern build will use glue or self tapping screws to attach the tack strip? IMG_0521.JPG IMG_0520.JPG
     
  4. ^^ I used plastic tack strip and pop rivets.
     
  5. ^^Rich B, Thank you, that's perfect.
     
  6. Here is the 1941 Willys pickup seat frame after making all the springs and edge wires myself. Not as perfect as the original machine made wire form springs but I hope it will be OK. I was lucky that at least one example of every component was still with the seat. I had the seat frame blasted and powder coated. Although I found a match for the small tension springs in the back I couldn't find the seat ones so I used spring tying twine and also an extra wire clipped to the springs to distribute the load. Hints for anyone thinking of doing this: 1) check if there are left and right sides - I almost made all 14 seat springs of one type. 2) If you want good looking bends you need to securely lock down the side of the wire that leads up to the mandrel that you are bending around. 3) When you are making edge wire using coiled music wire you can do a pretty good job of straightening it with a ring roller tool. If I had this tool at the start I would have used it on the wire before making the seat springs so that the straight sections would have looked better. Sockets make good mandrels, when making the large radius bends for the edge wire I bought a selection of the largest flat washers the fastener shop had and then by trial and error found the right size. seatframe1.JPG
     

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  7. You're doing a great job. Keep it going.
     

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