Rebuilding a Classic Car Seat for less than $40

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  • Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
  • Showing how I rebuilt the original seat in my 1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe to replace seat foam for less than $40
    Thanks to Ross Miller at ‪@speedwellgarage8588‬ for his help on doing this.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 29

  • @TraydonDunkheel
    @TraydonDunkheel 21 день тому

    THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH. I will be doing this to my old jeep this winter.

  • @jourrapide8298
    @jourrapide8298 Рік тому +1

    Watching this at 3am makes me more excited on wanting to do this to my 71’ squire

  • @gregbonifay
    @gregbonifay 7 місяців тому +1

    Nice job. The front bench on my 55 has same problem, now I'm ready!

  • @drumbeatclub
    @drumbeatclub Рік тому +1

    Great video. My bench seat cushion has a springs problem.Lots of content on UA-cam, but many want you to buy a replacement foam cushion. Only $350!!! I appreciate the comment about replacing some spring wires with welding wires. What you lack in bells and whistles you more than make up for in pure American ingenuity. Well done! Thanks!

  • @maxkoppe1650
    @maxkoppe1650 Рік тому +1

    Thank you much for the information, what led me to this video, is my 1949 Packard. The seats are in poor shape, and this helps give me an outline of what to look forward too, Much appreciated.

  • @beetlebuilder5882
    @beetlebuilder5882 6 місяців тому

    Thanks for posting this. I have a 69 Checker Marathon that has foam dust everywhere from the foam deteriorating. I got an estimate from an upholstery shop and they said it would be a couple hundred to fix. It didn't seem like it would be that hard to fix myself.

  • @THE-Petahgriffin
    @THE-Petahgriffin Рік тому

    Thank you man, ive been trying to figure it out for my 67, this was the perfect video though and hopefully i can now get then back together

  • @Lutzboater
    @Lutzboater Рік тому +1

    Wow that was a lot of work. It turned out great and I'm sure it's a nice and comfortable fix.

    • @TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop
      @TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop  Рік тому

      Yes, I have been meaning to do it for a long time. The back seat looks and feels like no one has ever sat on it. Now the front seat looks and feels the same!

  • @johntrotter7889
    @johntrotter7889 Рік тому

    Looks great!

  • @ronaldfarmer1208
    @ronaldfarmer1208 11 місяців тому

    Nice job !

  • @jonbaker3728
    @jonbaker3728 9 місяців тому +2

    You just eliminated a minimum of 3 decades of farts.

  • @scotthanson7888
    @scotthanson7888 Місяць тому

    Hog rings were placed in hogs snout to keep them from rooting everything up

  • @danielhomant2832
    @danielhomant2832 Рік тому

    Working on old cars has plenty to do with woodworking, depending on the era of car, heh. Thankfully, the wood structure on mine is good.

    • @TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop
      @TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop  Рік тому

      This car has no wood, but pre-war Packards had plenty of it!

    • @danielhomant2832
      @danielhomant2832 Рік тому

      @@TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop Yep, as soon as you turned to show the year of yours I saw what you meant. I have a 31 sedan, so yes, plenty of wood, heh.

  • @robinimpey101
    @robinimpey101 9 місяців тому

    The seat construction on your clipper is quite a bit different than my '53 Cavalier, mine is all coil springs.

    • @TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop
      @TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop  9 місяців тому +1

      54 may have been the first year they went to all foam in the front seat. The rear in mine is all springs

    • @davidpietila1322
      @davidpietila1322 9 місяців тому

      Robin, I saw on the Packard forums you just did your seats. Did you take any video? I've got a 53 Cavalier as well and could really use your guidance.

  • @wiboater4
    @wiboater4 10 місяців тому

    When you said welding rod for list wire did you mean wire from a wire feed welder?

    • @TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop
      @TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop  10 місяців тому

      I'm used habd held welding rod that you use with an oxy-acel torch. But any stiff hard thin rod will work.

  • @drdjh2003
    @drdjh2003 Рік тому

    how comfortable are they now? Have you been able to go out and drive it?

  • @hphpackardlowrey2776
    @hphpackardlowrey2776 9 місяців тому

    Great video, thanks. What stiffness of foam did you get?

    • @TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop
      @TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop  9 місяців тому +1

      Don't remember, but fairly firm as I'm a big guy

    • @hphpackardlowrey2776
      @hphpackardlowrey2776 9 місяців тому

      @@TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop Ah ok, me too but also tall, so I might go with a semi-firm as my head is already pretty close to the ceiling lol

  • @CyberBobCity
    @CyberBobCity Рік тому

    Man, messy job!

  • @robertcampbell5485
    @robertcampbell5485 Рік тому

    not really a rebuild just put a new pad on it.