If you have an upholstered tonneau cover on your pickup go ahead and post it here. There are waaay too many posts on where to get them made, what to use, and how to do it... but there aren't any tonneau cover archives. So if you have one, go ahead and post it up for all too see! Thanks Brendan
I don't have one to post, but I do plan on making one for my A pu out of aluminum, with beads rolled in it and rivets along the edges...........
i like this thread. i've been looking for a few pics myself. i'll be adding one to the bed of my ranchero. these are some pics i've taken recently of trucks with tonneaus.
all the pictures are really helpful, i want to put one on my AD chevy; i just dont know how complex i want it to be.
same here. i'm trying to figure out how to keep the tonneau cover "inside" the bed of my truck and not to ****on onto the chrome trim that runs around the bed lip. i want the tonneau to be flush with the trim. i'm thinking a reinforced aluminum frame with a layer of wood maybe a sheet of aluminum then the upholstery & padding over that???
I got this from Riksters custom car photo archive. for those of you that dont know about it, check it out.
Hi Taildragger, Its fitted with a stainless steel piano hinge at the front and has a simple lock at the rear, You can see the lock at the top of the skulls head in the striping. Steve.
OK this has very little to do with what you guys are talking about, but I gotta tell it anyway.... Back in 97 My wife bought a new Dodge. We went to see our upholstery guy, who is one of the VERY best. He is getting on up in years now, and semi retired, but has done work for years and years and is one of the best rag top guys on the planet. He learned his trade while working with Bill Hines....But anyway. He explained that to have a cover fit, look, and last the snaps should be no more than 6 inches apart. We were standing, and leaning on the tailgate when I asked about the latch, and if it was wider than 6 inches. He said he'd just measure and find out and reached for his pocket. Miss Tina and I turned and was looking at the latch waiting for him to produce a tape measure. After a bit he was still behind us, and not measuring anything. So we turned to see what he was doing. There he was holding his ****. He was grinning and said "Lets see this is about 6 inches ain't it?" I laughed till I thought I'd piss myself!!!!
heres a pic of the goofy tonneau that I had on my f1 I ended up making a fabric cover for it.. I always thought it would have made a cool sign..
Can't post any pics as yet but will try and describe the tonneau and how it was held on my C10. The frame was made of timber which was fastened by down timbers into the 4 openings in the sides. The two sides are sloped to the rear 4ins to 2ins and on the inside three posts with semi circles in for stainless steel rods which p*** from one side to the other to keep the cover tight. The outside has hooks to hold the elastic bungee s***ched into its edge. The lower end sides have box stainless slots for a removable tailgate top wood also having hooks for the elasticated edge. The front is 4in level across screwed to each side resting on the box edge and has the ends of the bungee fastened inside tensioned to suite. The timber has self-adhesive draught-excluding foam to stop damage to the paint. Hope this is not too long winded and is of help, Chris.
This may not seem like a big deal, but I honestly think this damned thing took me longer than any other project on this truck. If there's a next time I'll probably just use a big ol' sheet of plywood. I went with a covered frame approach to save weight. The frame is hinged at the front, and made of wood. Covered in a chicken wire like substance, then a thick old blanket, and finally the vinyl. Went through about 400 staples. The rear is held down with velcro to small brackets I welded up. I'm glad I went with the velcro approach as it allows me to vary the tension back there. Its weird in that as I built and measured this thing, the rear width of the bed is 2" wider than the front of the bed. The truck sure looks a lot "faster" and just looks cleaner now The build up. Mike
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