The original seat was in pretty bad shape, so we knew we were going to have to completely pull it apart and replace all the padding (not that I have anything against the original horse-hair padding, although it is a little smelly). We replaced it with a thick styrofoam pad, which we then wrapped in a thin cotton sheet to give it a better form. We bought a cloth seat cover from Sacramento Vintage Ford. It turned out that the styrofoam pad we used may have been a little too thick, but it sure makes for a cushy ride!
August 24th, 2008 at 8:54 am
Nice work – I was worried about my seat, but you have restored my confidence, that I can make my original just as nice. How did you like the seat cover? Fit well, well made?
Roger
August 24th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
@Roger, I was very happy with the seat cover. It fit great and was very easy to put on. I was a bit worried about it myself, but it turned out to be one of the “easiest” projects on this truck. Good luck!