5/11/09

Seat frame painted correct original blue-grey

Shaky, older repair

Seat frame prepped and repaired-they were broken and worn out.

Humble but usable seat frame ready for prepping.

Re-welded seat frame.

Seat support ready for recovering.

Reconditioned pedals. Note the new cushions to seal out engine and road noise.

New seat bottom-will it last 45 years like the last one?

Very humble seat as found.

Seat runners ready for reconditioning

Seat bottom as found: this plywood is in typical condition and reflects many years of sitting.

Old and new seat supports.

Nice seat floor ready for reuse

As bad as this part looks it gave up a very nice runner assembly to replace an irreparable bent one.

Renovated seat supports ready for recovering.

Underside trunk lid: re-tapping all threads before assembly-to not do this is to invite broken and/or stripped bolts.

Denis nib sanding and buffing.

This is a pivotal trim part-the rear glass gasket trim. It shows big time and is (unfortunately) not available. The front one is. So, we have to go the hard way to restore these-iron out all of the dents. This is a very thin and soft aluminum, no filler can be used, we can only work in the metal. Next, the piece is sent out to have the remaining anodized finish removed (de-plated). Then it comes back to our shop to be polished. Finally, the "looking-like-new" part is sent back to the plating shop to be re-anodized. It is worth all of the trouble-a boogered trim can make the whole job look bad.