| August 23rd For the whole time I've had the Dodge, the drivers seat has been quite uncomfortable, with the steel springs pressing ridges through the canvas. What ever padding was in there, wasn't padding my padding! Lynne came home recently with a small seat cushion to sit on on top of the existing seat, but I decided to try and fit it inside the original cover. When I got the seat out, and had to use the gas torch to release a stubborn screw, I finally got the canvas cover off to find another more torn canvas cover under it. When that come off, I found the seat was stuffed full of straw. I'm guessing, that was the original seat stuffing?! I didn't really want to leave the 70 year old straw in there, so pulled as much out from the springs as possible. There was however, still quite a bit stuck in there I couldn't reach. The simple solution was lighter fluid and a gas torch. After a few minutes, it was burnt away, the the ash was washed out with a hose. The seat was left in the Sun to dry for a bit, then sprayed with WD40. |
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| The new cushion was placed on top of the springs and the two canvas seat covers re-fitted. The seat was then re-assembled and re-fitted into the truck. You can see from the picture below how bulbous it looks now, and at last, it is comfy to sit on. Those three hour trips should be far more pleasant now! | |
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