The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk Swapping Seats......Cool!

Last night my 3 year old daughter and I spent about 4 hours pulling some dogje dastoda buckets out of the 55.1. I was very fortunate in that the P.O. left the outer frame of the original seat and it was only missing the hardware.

I met a fellow bolter, Scott G. out of Illinois and purchased a frame, seat and two backs. He threw in to skirts and the floor of his old cab that had all the seat hardware, it came in reall handy.

Got the old seats out, and if anyone wants them they can have them, will need to pick them up though, holes drilled to mount already.
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/55chevy/OldSeats.jpg[/img]

After the seats were out discovered what I believe to be the original jack and crank.
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/55chevy/Jack2.jpg[/img]

Realized there was litte sound deadner and that will change using techniques I learned on the bolt.

Josie and I cleaned up the cab.
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/55chevy/CabShot2.jpg[/img]


I was then able to install the seat hardware and dry fit the frame. I also put in the original seat cushion so I could pull it into the garage.
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/55chevy/SeatFrame1.jpg[/img]

Man what a great feeling to see the transformation. With rain expected the next four days I plan on putting in the sound deadner under the seat and all over and redoing the carpet interior.

Satisfaction Baby!

Have a great one everybody!

-Chris

looks great and a lot of satisfaction. people who have not done this will never understand. keep on trucking!!!!!!!!!! ron

Nothing beats working on small projects on an old truck. I am just cutting some 1/8" door skin which will be covered with black naughahyde to replace the cardboard originals. Did it before on another and it makes the interior look better still.

nice,, is the feather a good luck piece?Fred

Thanks gang,

The feather is from a turkey I harvested last year. I like to keep a feather in my truck as a, yeah I guess good luck piece.

I posted in another thread I found the jack under the seat, is that an original jack and if so what is a worth?

I am keeping it but just curious as to how rare original jacks are.

Thanks,
Chris

you are lucky, most of our turkeys do not have feathers

Chris,
If you need them I have the two slides for the seat and the rod that goes from side to side for the adjuster. Let me know. Cost will be whatever the shipping is.

Great to see a proper stovebolt seat taking shape again. You'll be glad you did it. And the truck will look a lot happier than with those buckets!

Might be interesting to know what items other bolters found under their seats first time they took them out. Apart from mouse poop.

Houston I really appreciate the offer, however I got a pair of slides from the bottom of the cab Scott G from Illinois threw in. Although when I put the frame on I couldn't figure out what the heck this does see picture....

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/55chevy/WhatIsThis.jpg[/img]

What is the purpose for the cables?


Yeah it would be neat to here what odd objects were discovered under the seat.


Thanks again,

Chris

Don't remember any cables like that on my seat when I removed it.

The upper cable operates the double-decker wobble checker and the lower one operates the stump-thumper dumper jumper.

When you find out what they're really for, let us know. That is, if they're not part of the linkage between lever and adjustment mechanism. I'd have a look under my seat but I burst a blood vessel each time I put it back because it's such a tight fit ever since it was reupholstered.

Christian

could be a 007 deal,big careful when you pull them.

Chris,

The cables are the seat adjuster. They run through the rear channel then around a pulley on the pass. side. A shop manual will have the proper adjustment sequence. Actually, I see you have a '55. An original '55 seat would have a rod running under the center brace. It does the same thing. The design was changed. You probably have a seat frame out of a '48, '49 somewhere in there. Shouldn't matter as long as you have all of the pieces, it's the same size.

Thanks Stingray,

Works fine and that is all that matters to me.


-Chris

Hi Chris
I've had the seat in and out of my 49 several times. The cable is for the seat adjustment. If I recall (currently 130 miles from my truck), there is a clamp with a bolt head that is exposed when the seat is in one position (can't remember if the sides must be off, but it's easier to work on that way). Get the cable snug but moveable with the end pulley tensioner, then drop the seat on the frame. Fit the cable into the clamp and tighten (the clamp is just a 1/2 inch square of metal with a groove for the cable and the bolt hole). The cable does not attach to the lock lever, it just makes both sides of the seat travel the same distance, keeps it straight.

Sorry for the long post. May seem obvious to some, but it confused the hell out of me when I first saw it.

Thanks for the info. The frame will be sandblasted this weekend.

-chris

Hey Chris, Glad to see it worked out for you. Highflyer beat me to the punch on the adjustment procedure..pics look great.

Good to know fella's. That is what I thought it was for but you know what happens when you assume things.

Later,

Chris