LT1 and a T56 in a 55 Chevy

Stripped down the front seat, it was rotten inside also, so tossed all the soft stuff, wire brushed the springs to get them pretty clean, then hit them with Ospho and let that stuff work it's magic overnight....

The bottom portion:
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The seat backs:
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Some gray rust proofing paint:
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Working on the rear seat now....
Cleaned 'em up,
and soaked 'em with Ospho...
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Will let 'em sit overnight, then pressure wash 'em,
dry 'em thoroughly, then paint 'em...
 
Got the rear seat springs painted, Rustoleum Gray....

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The back portion....
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The bottom portion....
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Now off to the upholstery shop....
 
This is what I did in my '55 4dr gasser, "Patches"....



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But I won have a "crotch strap" in the hardtop....

I'll be doing something very similar though....
 
Switched over to working on the front clip...

As my buddy had sand blasted the inner surfaces and parts of the disassembled front clip, I decided to paint those parts with a high quality epoxy black paint....



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Now time to assemble the front clip, using all ss fasteners:



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Carefully aligned and bolted in the radiator and other front parts, again using all ss fasteners...



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With the help of some friends, we carefully lifted it back onto the front end of the car...



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Need to do some more work on the hood before I can put it back on....



The coronavirus pandemic has really slowed me down though, the next step probably will be to work on the wiring and try to get that all done, as much as I can.



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and HERE
 
"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...."
Hardware, bolts, nuts, stainless steel, wrenches, & sockets.
Seems like eons ago that cars were build like that. Now all plastic fasteners. Not for me either ..........
 
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