1977 Pontiac Trans Am – Rear Seat Restoration, Rust Cleanup & New Upholstery Install

With the bucket seats fully restored, it’s time to finish the interior seating on the Trans Am by tackling the rear seats. These have been sitting for years — complete with rodent damage, chewed foam, and surface rust — but the seat buns themselves are still in great shape. This episode walks through the full teardown, cleanup, and re‑upholstery process. – The rear seat covers are removed, revealing chewed foam in the upholstery but intact seat buns underneath. – Frames are stripped, wire‑wheeled, blasted with baking soda and sand where needed, and cleaned thoroughly. – A strange bend in the frame is investigated — and confirmed to match the factory indentation in the car. – Both upper and lower frames are painted outside once the sun comes out. – New upholstery is stretched, fitted, and hog‑ringed into place with plenty of teamwork, tugging, and heat‑gun persuasion. – The bottom cushion is re‑covered, flipped, and hog‑ringed to the frame, with clamps used to hold the nylon strip in place during installation. – Midnight the cat approves the squishiness before the work continues. – The final rear frame is cleaned, painted, and upholstered — even without extra hands — using a ratchet strap to compress the foam enough to hog‑ring it. – All rear seats are now complete, joining the freshly restored front buckets. With the entire seating set finished, the Trans Am interior is finally taking shape. Next up: installing the new carpet (once it arrives), adding sound deadening, finishing the dash, and cleaning/painting the interior panels. Thanks for watching, and we’ll see you in the next one.