junkyardjeff Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Last year I pulled the front seat out of my 55 Ford convertible and today it was installed,I did have a spare seat to throw in so I could drive it but it looked horrible in it and glad its gone. This is not a reproduction cover as I stitched it up myself and will do the rear seat over the winter,the quality control must not have been too good back then as the pleats were not straight and not evenly spaced and some of the top stitching was not even so I tried to get it much better. The rear backrest is worse then the front so its going to be harder to straighten up and while the front was apart I stiffened up the springs along with repairing the broken springs and installed new foam and cotton,I will probably have almost what I could have bought covers for but thats no fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Coyote Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Very nice job! Classy look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Looks top notch. I envy you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kaycee Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Very nice work!! kaycee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skyking Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 It only took a year for me to get it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 YO! Looks way better than some "professional" jobs I've seen..............Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarrsCars Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 You did a fine job, I'd be happy if I received that quality of work. Funny what you said about factory stitching, comes up often when we talk about restorations, how the originals can never compare to the craftsmanship of a high end resto. This almost.... almost, makes me want to try making my own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 I was able to put a couple miles on it today and the seat is way better then before,I added firmer foam and stiffened up the springs and I do not sink into the seat now and its nice and firm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Nice work, some of that work is a little tricky, you did good! Factory interiors were rarely perfect, as is demanded by judging standards now..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 My 55 was a very late production and has 56 parts and a 4th color in the interior where it looks like they ran out of the green and substituted a light blue so if I ever showed it the judges would go nuts,the light blue was on the rear of the backrests and on the top of the rear panels and I wanted to put the light blue back on the backrests but could not find a color that matched so I put it the way it was supposed to be. It was bought new by my dad so I know thats the way it came from the factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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