Oh-it's dry...

 

All the parts are in one place, and I've counted all the bolts, washers, etc. A couple of the boards are dry and starting to crack! Winters' coming - probably wait for Spring! - Bob

 

Drove my 52 today for the first time since replacing the bed wood- WOW!
Much less noise over bumps- makes the ride feel better.
I replaced all the rubber bits between the frame and bed mounts while it was apart.

 

Great stuff direct from Denny (FirstRider) to me!

 

It's cool in October in MA in the AM- This morning was 36 F....
Really needed the Magic Air today!
Thanks Denny AKA FirstRider- top quality work and great to deal with too!
Might just be the nicest part of the truck now...

 

I managed to find brand new fiberglass front fenders (upper and lower) on Craigslist- I originally contacted the seller in June and he wanted $800.
Fast forward to this week and I bought the set for $640.
They are brand new BeBops fenders. I cant wait to get them painted and installed!

 

Interesting turn signal switch. What is that clipped to the column below the switch?

 

Looks like a flashlight.

 

Yup- Its a cool old school flash light for sending Morse code (the red button) or replacing points on the side of the road.
The turn signal switch is a high quality Signal-Stat brand model 900...

 

The other switch to the left below the dash is my interior light switch.
I didn't want door switches and didn't like the switch behind me.
It is convenient, and I can reach in through the window or from outside the truck to turn it on....

 

Got my seat cover "kit" from LeBaron Bonney and decided to do the install....
I stripped the old cover and pulled off the padding for the seat bottom and found that the outer / upper frame was broken, and a few other things had broken as well in the spring section.
Well- I stripped the frame down in preparation for welding an additional brace to the broken section- but decided because I was in a hurry- to leave the burlap that surrounded the inner section of coil springs.
It looked like it was going to be a pain to remove it all and it seemed to be in pretty good shape so...
I set up the frame, made my brace and clamped it all up in preparation for mig welding.
First repair to one of the retaining arms to the front of the upper frame went well.
So- next up- weld in the brace, of course I used a piece of metal to protect the 63 year old burlap from catching fire.
Ooops- fire.
So after blowing it out it would smolder, then relight- I guess I'll unclamp everything and pick up the now burning (pretty good too) seat frame and take it out of the shop into the driveway where I can hit it with the hose...
Ok- next to spend an hour and remove all the old burlap before proceeding further.
Done- cleaned up - welded - a bit of paint and now to recover.
Started with the seat back- and realized that the cover was cut wrong. Scratched my head for a while trying to figure out if there was something I was missing. Nope- called LeBaron Bonney and got an email back asking for pictures.
Received word the next day that they indeed had made a mistake on my cover and would have a new one made and sent out within a few days...
OK then. This "quick - got a free few hours" project was taking a little longer than expected.
Decided to fit up the seat bottom and partially install the back cover so I could drive the truck while I wait for the correct back cover.
No pictures of the fire or aftermath- but here's one of the seat cover in the truck.
This cover was selected based on recommendations from the forum and despite the issue I had with the back rest cover I can say the stuff is good quality, company support seems very good also.
I used some members pictures of their install to illustrate the problem with my cover- Thanks!