Seat foam for 1965 Riviera

[kreed]

I am in the process of redoing the deluxe interior in a 65 Riviera. I know that Clark’s sells the foam buns for 63 and 64 but they state clearly that the 65 foam is not the same and they do not have it  . My upholstery guy said that it might be easier to “modify the 63/64 foam to fit the 65 Deluxe interior than to build foam from scratch . Wondering if anyone has expertise / experience along this line ? As always , thanks .

KReed

ROA 14549

[Turbinator]

27 minutes ago, kreed said:

I am in the process of redoing the deluxe interior in a 65 Riviera. I know that Clark’s sells the foam buns for 63 and 64 but they state clearly that the 65 foam is not the same and they do not have it  . My upholstery guy said that it might be easier to “modify the 63/64 foam to fit the 65 Deluxe interior than to build foam from scratch . Wondering if anyone has expertise / experience along this line ? As always , thanks .

KReed

ROA 14549

I replaced the seat springs in my 63. My upholstery guy cooked up foam off the shelf to fit. Looks good.

Turbinator

Edited March 23, 2021 by Turbinator (see edit history)

[RivNut]

I think that the foam is wider from side to side.  It would be hard to make the 63/64 foam bigger.  

[telriv]

A    "GOOD" upholsterer  can accomplish just about anything.  It's really nothing to make the foam wider, taller, more supportive etc . It's called glue.

[RockinRiviDad]

My upholstery guy said not to bother with the 63/64 foam when I asked if we could mod them. Like Bob said, my guy will be “cooking” up some foam for me too. 
 

Try asking a couple of other upholsterers in your area. 

[RivNut]

If you have the Motor Trend channel, watch "Bitchin' Rides" and watch the upholsterer Dave and Kev-Dog use when they're creating new upholstery for a car.  High density foam and an electric carving knife produce some awesome results.