I have been working on my seats whilst awaiting the delivery of the covers, carpets (etc.) from Lakewell.
I had to de-rust the seat bases and, once I had removed the larger parts of rust and debris, used Evaporust - awesome stuff!
I rubbed down the hinges with steel wool and the chrome came up really well following that and some polish. The plastic covers were all in a rather poor state so I got a small local outfit to 3d scan the best one and 3D print some new ones. (Left and Right are mirror images so easy the flip the scan and print both sides from the same scan).
In addition the recline mechanism on the passenger side was missing. There is the shark's fin lever, a release cable and a hook/spring arrangement. I had to order a new cable and shark's fin but had to fabricate the lever that the shark's fin pushes onto and the hook itself. The mechanism seems to work dine despite the fact that the spring arrangement is different.
I used Evaporust on the seat springs and they came up beautifully. The seat foam and inners can be seen in the background and they look pretty good. I am going to visit a local upholsterer and see if I can purchase some new hessian and padding materials to freshen things up a little.
The seat rests on the right came up well following a clean. The plastic/rubber needs a further clean but they are ready to go. I will take the other hardware to get it powder coated.
The seat rails came up well. They need a little more elbow grease. I had to make 2 plastic parts in side the rail that seem to be made of hard plastic that help the rails run. There are 4 per rail. Their purpose is to prevent metal-metal contact and ensure the rails run smoothly.
Hopefully the seat cover kits arrive soon and I can put everything back together.
The car is back from primer and is setting hard for the next 3-4 weeks. We will be doing a fit up of some parts to make sure all is well prior to final paint. The orange really pops in the sunshine. I will definitely need to wear sunglasses!
Cheers, Neil
