You can see the nicer vinyl here on the bottom, which is the material I am going to run. Sewing with this thicker material was also nice because it folded much better and was easier to work with all around.
Easily one of the biggest triumphs with this car was completing this seat cover. It really slowed me down in the progress of the car, but now I sort of know how to do it. Last photo wife and our Pup sitting on the new seat.
Looks good, but did I miss the picture of what the "J clips" look like? I've never heard of those and I'm very curious because that could be real useful in the future.
You did not miss it, I just suck at the internet. Here are two photos. One is an uncut piece of the j clips the other is one I have on the bottom of the seat. You actually sew through the clips directly to your cover.
OK thanks for the pic, I have seen that style used on seat upholstery before. Looks like it's working well.
It does work really well. I was trying to get away from any staples in wood. Hardest part is stretching the material over your foam and frame to clip in, i had to have a friend help make it happen.
Worked a little more last night on the floor board. Was having troubles where the kick up or toe board meets the flat heel portion. I will most likely take a piece of aluminum or thin steel to cover this meet up and the shifter and e brake hole. looks good all adjusted in the car though.
The doors I have presently are full of filler and the drivers side one is horrible and fits really poorly, and that's saying alot for this heap. I tried to putt out the filler to repair but decided to get a new skin and mount it. The inner structure wasn't much better honestly, but i was able to repair and make it work.
Floor pan for the trunk was next on my list. Not alot to say here pics tell the story. I made a ram board template then traced it on some sheet and bead rolled and braked it to shape.
Now an upholstery guy! Great success, your wife looks pleased with what bought her a new machine! (grin) Door skin replacement is nothing to gloss over, either. I'd say you have done sheet metal operations masterfully. Enjoyed the whole build, especially items that looked difficult, but there you were, in it. You were unsure of how things were going to go...but that was just a thought... I enjoyed this thread immensely.
VERY good work ! One question though.....why plywood floors when you real craftsman with sheet metal? Is it because wood was originally used or....... (Don't be hard on yourself about your welds!! A 'gorilla weld ...big,strong,ugly... can be ground down to look just fine. I have spread RTV over lumpy welds and when painted......GREAT!) 6sally6
This means alot, thank you so much!!! Ive learned so much through this car. Cant wait to get it on the road.
Yeah, I am really leaning for the look of a late 40s early 50s build, so I stayed in the Plywood floor pan world. I am going to stain them a little darker too. I learned to Tig on this car and man do i have a lot to learn in that world still. Most fun i have ever had.
The owner prior to me welded the firewall to the cowl top. If you look back in the build thread you will see where I had to cut it out to break the two apart. I finally got another cowl to replace this cut down one. It was the full tank which I had to cut out. The old one was a filled cowl, and i planned on filling this one as well, but I am liking the gas cap now that I step back from the car.
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