Door handles, zinc plating and seat bases.

Over the past couple of days I have stripped the front seats from their frames and reconditioned the base frames. Painted in 2 pack urethane the same as the wheels. The sections that mate with the floor were also rust treated with POR15. I have also done the side plates with the back adjustment lever.

 Front seat side adjustment plates.

Seat runners and frames.

I got the door handles back from the electroplates today. They turned out quite well. The chrome plater told me that they can't repair cast aluminum so to send the best ones with the least amount of pitting to get the best finish. I also had a lot of little parts zinc plated which look fantastic. Everything is individually wired together and it looks like it would have taken some time to complete.

 Zinc plated bits.

 Door handles before chrome plating.

Re-chromed door handles.

Trim

The car is booked in to have the hood lining done and the windscreens fitted at the end of March. I have ordered the hood lining material as a kit from J.Y Lardinois in Belgium as there is nothing like the original available here in Aus. The back seat will be re-trimmed at the same time. Front seats are OK and will stay original for the short term.
The door handles have been re-chromed and I'm just waiting for the bits to be zinc plated before they are sent back.
My spray painter has been busy painting a couple of buses so the panels have taken a back seat for the moment (not in the bus though). They should be back by the end of March, so not much will happen for another month at least.