#ProjectSportsRoof Upholstery Part II Spring Support

Pushing though the upholstery replacement on #ProjectSportsRoof (#SR73), as you might expect from a car that is 47 years old, the seat supports need some help.

In this episode I’m working on the bottom rear seat and discovered that the metal tap that holds the end of one of the main springs was not fastened.  Most likely a ‘miss’ at the factory.

Here’s a bit of an analysis for the seat springs and the fix for the tab: 

 


 

I’ll be working on the spring in the next video and then move on to foam and the recovering.

Thanks for checking in.

Tim

 

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