KnuckleDuster's 71 Duster - Finally got a 4-speed!

That all looks good, right there with you on that project.

Wish there were more of these kinds of projects available yet for others to do. If you got one, you better hang onto it.

Good Luck on getting her going !

Here is one for all of you on the bucket seats with the Cat Scratch Fever.
I always try to repair what ever, where ever . . just kind of a personal challenge.
I have done automotive upholstery and know what a job it is to change that seat cover, then it will probably not match the other seat when done too.

I would be tempteted to trim back any loose edges then carefully fill those Cat gouges with some bondo and a tooth pick. Then before the bondo gets real hard, sand off the minor high spots with some 180 and don't undercut them. Then use a little laquer thinner on a shop wrag to lightly blend the repair spots to the vinyl, this helps to remove the sand scratches too.

Next get some white Vinyl Spray Dye and spot blend that corner of the seat, staying below the thread lines so it still looks factory when done. I have to laugh, but when doing bondo work and you get some on your thumb nail it is just about impossible to get off . . same with those small spec repair spots on the vinyl.

P.S. need to wipe down the repair corner of the seat with Lacquer thinner to start to clean the vinyl so the repair products will stick.

This is an off the wall repair, but might get you by for quite some time as you have lots of other areas that need your more urgent attention.