Looking absolutely fabulous. Can't wait to see it Jeff. Larry
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Looking absolutely fabulous. Can't wait to see it Jeff. Larry
New 1-1/4" foam in the bottom seat and two layers of thin batting over the original cotton and burlap. The old foam was bad shape and removed.
All the metal sanded and painted. There is a lot of surface to cover.
I think they look great and will look even better after a few full days in the hot sun.
Now I tackle the front. :banana:
jw
I agree. They look great!
Very nice Jeff!
Say... those chains under the seat... are those my missing chains by chance?
And I have to work with him every day!! [BOW]
So, I'm confused... was that a "yes, those are probably your missing chains" or a "no, those are for my leveler?"
If they are mine, any chance I can get them before this weekend. We could make use of the leveler if I had those.
:confused:
Yes, those are your chains. I found them tonight in the box of stuff returned with my engine hoist. I placed them strategically for the photo so you would jump out of your chair when you noticed them. Return plan is in your other post "case of missing chains"
I don't have a leveler... or a sex swing:ROTFLMAO:
Yeah - I just saw that. You were being very sneaky.
And don't try to kid us... we know you got something goin' on. :eek:
Front bench is now done. The seat backs had some broken springs so I stripped my spare seat and made one good one out of the two. If anyone needs some front bench parts (springs, frame), speak up soon.
A bit more work with the carpet and I can bolt these guys in for the last time.
Since I stretched the covers in my cold basement rather than the recommended 80 degree day in the sunlight, I thought I would do a little experiment with the wrinkles. I used my 500 watt halogen work light as a "non-contact" iron. I only tried one spot but the 50 year storage wrinkles came right out. I'm confident that come August these seats will look as good as if they were installed by professionals in 1963.
The Seat bottom on the front bench was by far the hardest to pull on. I had the seat upside down on the floor and was working it for all I was worth. I finished last night and my hands still ache from gripping, pulling and working the material. It was pretty hard to do it alone. an assistant would have been nice to install the hog rings while I was pulling it to the right spot.
Now looking at the completed seats (especially after how poor the originals were - the raccoon did a number on them) it was one of the more rewarding tasks so far.
Great work Jeff
:rocker:
Just like brand new! I'm sure once it has had our one day of summer it with smooth right out. I had to restretch my wagon seats about 10 years after they were done by Jake (he'd done them before I got the car), so you might want to as well someday.
Put the carpet in the cargo area. I made some edge binding to cover the raw edge and hand stitched with nylon thread. Aluminum angle covered the front edge of the cargo carpet and the bits I had to add under the back seat. There is quite a lot of floor visible under the wagon rear seat... even when in normal position.
All went fine until I noticed some big red blotches on the new carpet... after closer inspection I noticed, somehow, I had ripped open two of my knuckles.
I included a picture of the "two" old covers from the front seat, one right over the top of the other, both hog-ringed on. Also the new cover slipping over the seat back in case someone wonders what is under there.
Gettin' nicer and nicer and nicer, Jeff. Looks super!
Looking pretty awesome Jeff. You have the door panels you were working on done already? Looking at these pictures reminded me that I left a SnapOn screwdriver in my DS rear window area - after I had all the panels on, seat belts bolted in, seat bolted in. It's still there because it's not easy to pull and install that panel with everything in. But I should probably do that soon. :o
I wouldn't be too worried. I think the worst part will be getting the floor brackets screwed in. And besides, what's done is often undone and redone a few times, sometimes. We all know this by now... :doh:
Sweet! I can't wait to spill the first juice box!! Maybe cherry to match the blood stains
Good job...cheers! :BEER:
Two panels down, three to go.
Very nice, get all your practice in because the delivery is going together soon. Starting the paint this weekend.
Man! Those look sharp, Jeff.
I am really happy how they are turning out. Total will run me about $130 for all five panels. $75 of that is for the 1/8" ABS plastic sheets used for the base board ($25 of that is freight). At least they will not warp from the weather like the original hardboard. (www.interstateplastics.com)
$30 in adhesive (Permatex Carpet and Headliner adhesive)
$20 for the solid tan material
$4 for the chrome strip
The wonderful Steer Head material was provided by Jake @ OFI from a damaged seat bottom he had laying around.[thumb]
I have to thank Falconeer for his advice and motivation.[thumb]
Hey Jeff, hang on to those back panels if you can. Mine did not have any and the way I want to do mine I need to make some like those. I could use your old ones as a template. Thanks Steve:sawzall:
I got to see them in person this past weekend and I was very impressed. I really like the approach, it looks sharp and should last a long time even against Kenny's slurpee spills.
Sweet Jeff. Very sweet.
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Consider if done. I'll give you the one I DIDN'T cut up. I cut one right at the transition between the two colors to make a cutting template. I laid the template on both layers of new material and cut through both at the same time to insure a perfect joint. I didn't really need to cover it with the chrome strip... but chrome looks good.:rocker:
I saw them up close and personal too...very nice looking panels!
Can't wait to see them with the carpet and seats in place. We'll take a test cruise to the 7-11 for an ice cold beverage!
Thanks that will be very helpful putting mine together. Picked up the paint this morning for the inside so cross your fingers.
They fit!
Now I need to find some decent window cranks. I have the new white knobs but my handles look like the dark side of the cratered moon. maybe I'll get lucky in Monroe.
How many do you need Jeff?? Let me look through my piles and see if I have any that are decent. I know I have a few around just not sure of the quality...:sawzall:
I know I have at least one crank with a decent knob. May have others with less than moon-size craters. I've got to get "up there" and search through all the junk I have - have got to clean house in prep for the swap meet anyway - so you are welcome to any spares I have too.
Jeff, this is looking so totally clean. Can't wait to see it in person!
Also, hope the carb adapter was satisfactory. I'm going to begin looking at that project this week and see what I can come up with. Maybe a combo of Kenny's and my concoction. I want to try to keep the stock bell-crank - if possible.
I have one decent window crank and need three more that are "average to better".
I already have the repop knobs so just concerned about crank arm condition.
Yes- Kenny forwarded the adapter plate for the Weber - looks like a nice piece of gear. Can't wait to see the progress on your conversion and copy the best points of it...:banana:
You can have my spare crank. I doubt I'll ever need it. If you have good knobs, I may have others. I'm sure between :sawzall: and I we'll have enough to get you rolling.
The biggest challenge will be to make the pin that sticks out for the bell-crank to pivot on, me thinks. But if I make one, I may go ahead and make two - since it's always faster the second time. Or maybe 3 or 4 or 5. :) I may think of this as a "kit" I can offer to those wanting to adapt. None of the existing kits are an easy bolt-on swap. May be lofty, but we'll see what I can do.
Jeff, I'm mailing you 3 cranks. One should be there tomorrow and I consider that one a "use-as-is" and two more to follow, which I dug out tonight. The two I found today need new knobs, and the chrome is about a 5.5/10. Use 'em in the back.
Thanks Roger. You don't have to mail them. I'm not in a huge rush. I will see you in a few weeks.
Well, you'll have enough to do the front for now. I'll hold onto the others until the meeting.
I found a couple of them in my piles as well. I will set them aside, and/or send them over when the next victim erh customer comes over.:sawzall:
I finished up and installed all four of the door panels and I am very pleased. As Roger foreshadowed, it required that I unbolt the rear seat to gain better access to the lower trim strip that holds the bottom of the panel and the top edge of the carpet.
Installed the two front window cranks (thanks Roger) and discovered I forgot to put the large springs behind the panel... apparently these hold the panel tight against the crank to fill the gap and prevent rattling of the crank. So off came the handles, armrests and panels.
I don't have it in me to pull the seat again to get behind the rear panels for spring installation. Maybe somewhere down the road.
The new plastic "friction disks" I bought from Dearborn are too small on the O.D. and allow the window crank to rub in my new panel. I ended up using the two I had taken off. The new guys were only a few dollars but I may have as well threw that cash in the fire... Worthless.:(