I did my 53, using the kit from Jim Carter. I took everything off the old seat and found two broken coils on driver's side, which a fellow Bolter kindly supplied for postage. I used my grinder and wirebrush attachment to thoroughly remove all rust from the frame and springs, then gave it a couple of coats of enamel. The seat cover went on fairly easily with my wife's help, The kit came with cotton batting to replace the original, and a piece of burlap to go between the springs and the batting. I can't remember whether a piece of foam rubber came with the kit, but I also put that under the batting. I didn't use hog rings to fasten the seat cover. Instead I used metal "U" clips. They are about 1/2 inch long and look like a little tubes cut in half lengthwise. These snap tightly over one layer of the seat material wedged into the bottom frame rail that houses the springs. You can get the clips at Home Depot in those specialty hardware drawers.
