daily_driver

well i picked up the frame yesterday.... if you need a refresher of my old frames condition....



and got em sand blasted and all joints rewelded and i used that 20 $ lower bar fix that ecklers sells and got that welded on also since im paranoid :lol: :lol:

the frames came out great!! no more flexing......



the seat cover install is so easy!! and to think i was dreading doing this install...... cant wait to put my **** on these, only done 1 bottom so far.... these are the leatherlike from wilcox (really corvette america) for $130 smackers, also new seat foams and hardware.... the stupid @$###@ bolts cost just as much as the seat covers!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:





:) :)

Bob Jenkins

good job! 1/4 of the way done, I wonder if the backs will be as easy?
:cheers: :smash: :smash:

Juliet

Looks good so far! Please keep posting photos. I'm looking at a similar seat restoration myself in the near future. ~Juliet

ScubaJKD

Lay off the refried beans and your seat frames will last longer :lol: :lol: :lol:

Looking good buddy, great Job.


:seeya

Superv

my drivers seat is looking a little worse for wear..
Can you recomend a site where I can find good cover kits?

Brutus

DD....Glad to hear that your seat rebuild is going so well for you. Over here we aren't able to buy seat covers off the shelf so we just get them re-upholstered by those in the trade. Had mine done a couple of years ago which unfortunately was a year or two before my son took on an apprenticeship as a motor trimmer. He's been there a year now and the shop he works for does only top level vehicles and most of them get done in Connolly leather....top of the shelf cows.
He's already done my sun visors in black leather as a beginning, but we have a full leather interior planned for the very near future.
Again .......good luck with yours.

GTR1999

Can you recommend the type of hog ring pliers you used.open or closed end?
Thanks
Gary

MARKUS_P

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Looking very good, that´s something on my to do list in the near future

paso

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Are we looking at your future seats:)

daily_driver

the covers im using is "leather like" from wilcox.... but wilcox gets em from corvette america (at a cheaper price too...) and corvette america gets em from auto accessories of america.... :lol: :lol:

heres the web link to wilcox.. http://www.yankeelady.com/willcox/

wilcox sells them for ~130 for leather like (vinyl with leather pattern stitch...) and foams for like ~100 bux... its the cheapest you can get!!

i would have loved to get real leather covers but i cant afford them. :cry :cry

i am using the cheap hog ring pliers (open type).... at first the hog rings were a PITA until u get the hang of it.. (u just have to push down rather hard on the springs and get the hog ring in the grooves right....) but it goes really quickly...


but one thing i recommend for anyone doing there seats is to refinish the seat frames... the factory welds SUCK!! i could flex my whole frame very easily. did full length welds all around it and now its rock solid.

Superv

Thanks ..

I've just sent them an E-mail to see if they ship to the UK.

Chris

daily_driver

ROTFL

:lol: :lol:

well u know it wasnt me!! the previous owner "bubba" did all the damage..

i have a picture of him/her..



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Alwyn678

The las Detail In Atlanta ahad leather for 280 bucks......Pretty darn good price in my opinion but it may have only been for a ltd. time

Edzred72

Looking good DD. Post final pics when done :yesnod: :cheers: