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26 JULY 2026 PASSENGER JUMPSEAT BACK UPHOLSTERY DONE

I bought all the supplies to begin the upholstery from Jim Carter's ($1200) to include seat kits, upholstery, paint for the frames, and hardware. See pics of the initial back of the passenger seat (original and the first one I've gotten done thus far.

NJC, looking good, I spent this afternoon catching up on your project. I am just at the beginning stages on my Suburban 3116 with the clamshell doors. I am taking a different route compared to my 53 truck. Getting pretty close to being done on the major sheetmetal work. Keep up the good work on yours!!📸📸

31 JULY 2026 PASSENGER FRONT JUMPSEAT BOTTOM UPHOLSTERY DONE

I completed the passenger front jumpseat bottom. I will now move on to the larger driver's seat. I do have the frames for the passenger and driver seats already primered and need to final paint them on a day with low humidity. Meanwhile will continue the upholstery work. See pics.

Thanks for commenting Donald.

The passenger seat bottom looks great, probably better than new!

You upholstery job looks great!

Nice work as always Nick!

2 AUGUST 2026 DRIVER'S SEAT BOTTOM COIL SPRING REPLACED, CLEANED UP, PAINTED AND JUST ABOUT READY FOR UPHOLSTERY

I had to replace 1 broken coil seat spring directly under where the driver sits. I used 1 from the old passenger seat. I spent a couple hours using the wire brush dremel & 1/2 inch mini sander to remove rust & grime before applying initial coat of black paint.
See pics of how the seat came, and the spring bottom afterward.
Thanks for the comments Wicruiser, Phil, and Dan

7 AUGUST 2026 DRIVER'S BOTTOM SEAT UPHOLSTERY DONE

I finished the upholstery on the driver's bottom seat today. I had bought 2 seat kits from Carter's that has the burlap, the heavier fabric, the cotton, and the c clips. So 1 kit did 3 cushions and I still have 5 cushions to go. The 2nd kit won't finish it all. Plan on 3 kits if you are doing all the suburban seats as originally sold.

See pics.

Looks great!

Great job!

8 AUGUST 2026 DRIVER'S SEAT BACK SPRING CLEAN-UP, PAINTED, AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT WEYMOUTH INSIGNIA

I cleaned up another seat spring using dremel wire brush, 1/2 inch by 18 inch belt sander, tedious hand sanding and then painted it black.

Some history on the original vinyl manufacturer. The stamp on the backside of the Suburban's seat material refers to Weymouth Art Leather Company (East Weymouth, MA) founded in 1911 and ceased operations in 1989. GM contracted Weymouth to supply the massive rolls of heavy-duty commercial grade vinyl where it was stretched over the seat springs. My suburban was built at Tarrytown, NY.
Thanks for comments Wicruiser and Phil.
See pics.

Nick - As always, such meticulous work! Always impressed.

The information abut the "Weymouth" material supplier is a great tidbit of info. Thanks for sharing.

9 AUGUST 2026 DRIVER'S SEAT BACK CUSHION UPHOLSTERY COMPLETE, UPHOLSTERY TIPS, FRONT SEAT FRAMES PAINTED

I have completed the upholstery on all the front seats now and have begun painting the frames using Carter's dark red brown acrylic for suburban seats and interior trim.

2 tips I use when doing upholstery: 1) set the upholstery out in the sun to warm up; and 2) use pieces of masking tape on the upholstery underneath the c clips and when using plyers to tighten the c clips in place.

Thanks for comments Dan.

See pics.

15 AUGUST 2026 DRIVER'S SEAT INSTALLED

Today I installed the driver's seat frame and then the bottom cushion followed by the back cushion.
Previously I had built a top out of OSB board for the tool compartment under the seat and had to trim it on the end widths to fit. Someday I may find an original cover as this project didn't come with one.
See pics.

Nice job. Those were pre-sewn seat covers, right? They fit pretty well.

16 AUGUST 2026 PASSENGER JUMP SEAT INSTALLED

Installed the passenger jump seat frame followed by the the re-upholstered cushioned springs. See pics.

Yes Otto the upholstery is sewn together already and is available from Jim Carters (Independence, MO). Thanks for the comments.

Looks great, nice job!

5 SEPTEMBER 2026 CLEAN-UP MIDDLE SEAT FRAME

I have been removing dirt, rust, and original paint from the middle seat frame. It's a chore for sure using electric hand tools. This frame and the rear frames and springs were bought years ago from a stovebolter out of MI and I had used greyhound bus to ship them to its terminal in Baltimore. They must of sat in a barn for years. IDK.

See pics.
Thanks Phil for the comment.

7 SEPTEMBER 2026 PAINTED MIDDLE SEAT FRAME AND STARTED MIDDLE SEAT BOTTOM SEAT SPRINGS REFURBISHMENT

I checked my receipts from 2012 and I had bought the middle and last full width seat frames and the seat spring sets with delivery from MI to Greyhound Baltimore for $2217.00. A lot of suburban's are missing those original seats.
See pics of work completed thus far.

20 SEPTEMBER 2026 BEGAN SLIDING SIDE WINDOWS INSTALL

I bought the 8 pieces of glass from Auto City Glass (MN) for $479 and suburban side window weatherstripping kits from Classic Parts (MO) for $225.
The glass thus far is about 1/4 inch smaller than the original and I am making it work.
I've done the first window but still need to seal it good with clear weatherstrip adhesive permatex.
A tedious job is removing old catwiskers from the stainless and you will use that stainless strip on the new larger window of the 2.
See pics.

I believe Suburbans have a trim piece for the stationary glass. Most seem to be missing them. Previously, we found a possible replacement.

Suburban Side Window Stationary Window Trim