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PICKMUP · 07-19-2009, 05:04 PM

71-2 seat on the left & 69-70 on the right.
The foams & covers are different shapes and do not change from one to the other very well by adding foam pieces. The covers actually have to be "tucked" & "pinned" into the foam shapes.
This is one case where the new foams will give a much nicer result & hold up a lot longer.
The 73-76 foams are actually much closer in shape to the 71-2, just a little taller in the top of the backs. Original foams are molded into & around the the springs and frames, so moving used foam from one seat to another does not work.
The new foams are actually designed to work with the old springs & frames and are grooved & sculped to fit without being molded together. That's a pretty trick design, as there is no way we could get the pieces or afford the cost of doing it the old fashioned way!

07-19-2009, 05:04 PM	#8
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,168	Re: What to do to make 69-70 buckets into 71-72 buckets? 71-2 seat on the left & 69-70 on the right. The foams & covers are different shapes and do not change from one to the other very well by adding foam pieces. The covers actually have to be "tucked" & "pinned" into the foam shapes. This is one case where the new foams will give a much nicer result & hold up a lot longer. The 73-76 foams are actually much closer in shape to the 71-2, just a little taller in the top of the backs. Original foams are molded into & around the the springs and frames, so moving used foam from one seat to another does not work. The new foams are actually designed to work with the old springs & frames and are grooved & sculped to fit without being molded together. That's a pretty trick design, as there is no way we could get the pieces or afford the cost of doing it the old fashioned way!