Red Neck Upholstery!!!

[55 Fargo]

Hi All, used some Mexican Blanket material and recovered:eek: the front seat, will do for now Until I can find some wrecking yard upholstery or buy and sew proper material...............Fred

[RobertKB]

I like it. Those blankets have always appealed to me. Like you say, it's good to go until you can do something else.

[PatS....]

Or, you could call it done!!!

Looks great. Like I remember most of these ol' cars.

[BobT-47P15]

Mmmm....Looks good, kemosabe.....

I think Tonto would have said that.

[55 Fargo]

One thing I know for sure, not trying to be cocky, but I don't see re-covering these old seats as that difficult. If I were to buy pre-made kits, or have someone sew up my covers, complete with padding and pleats, could be real straightforward install. Most of it goes on with hog rings, these covers I made up, went on with very tough nylon string, a hole was made every 2 inches, this was also doubleoverlapped, then I tied it to the seat frames, just a quickie job to freshen things up a bit, will obviously do,or have the real thing done later...............Fred

[Normspeed]

Fred, I wish I had your knack for it, it looks like a pretty good fit. Looks more southwestern Indian than Mexican. I'd love to make up some blanket covers, my front seat was reupholstered years ago with a great quality black vinyl but it sure makes ya sweat.

[1just4don]

Fred,

just in case,,,do you have enough 'hog rings'??? I just found 4 full boxes full or enough to do about 50 old cars. I didnt have a clue what I was gonna do with them,now I do.

I recently found out what to do with my 4-500# of lead too. They say gun enthusiasts/bullet casters will snap it up at a buck a pound!! Local steal it scrap yard pays 5 cents a pound cause they CAN and will steal it!!

[anthonyb]

Fred,

Like Norm said, yours looks like southwestern Indian rather than Mexican.

This, on the other hand, is Redneck upholstery.....

[Guest rockabillybassman]

I've got a Mexi blanket on my front seat. It's semi-permanent. That means it stays there until I ever get round to a recover

[jamesadams]

Fred,

I recently found out what to do with my 4-500# of lead too. They say gun enthusiasts/bullet casters will snap it up at a buck a pound!! Local steal it scrap yard pays 5 cents a pound cause they CAN and will steal it!!

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Yes we will!

[rearview]

I'd leave that inerior just as it is... it's perfect!

[55 Fargo]

Hey, I like the interior on the truck, and man we have a lot of oak trees around here too, so I do live in Redneck country, you see.........Fred

[splat1955]

I'd also be interested in a few of those hog rings if you have any to spare...going to be doing the seats in my car this winter if all goes well. Let me know what you'd want for some...

Fred,

just in case,,,do you have enough 'hog rings'??? I just found 4 full boxes full or enough to do about 50 old cars. I didnt have a clue what I was gonna do with them,now I do.

I recently found out what to do with my 4-500# of lead too. They say gun enthusiasts/bullet casters will snap it up at a buck a pound!! Local steal it scrap yard pays 5 cents a pound cause they CAN and will steal it!!

[greg g]

Looks like a trip to Tijuana for a bit of cradle robbing is in order to get the doors covered.

[Allan Faust]

Hi All, used some Mexican Blanket material and recovered:eek: the front seat, will do for now Until I can find some wrecking yard upholstery or buy and sew proper material...............Fred

Ai chihuahua.....!!! looks good fred.

Allan

[Norm's Coupe]

I'd also be interested in a few of those hog rings if you have any to spare...going to be doing the seats in my car this winter if all goes well. Let me know what you'd want for some...

You can buy a box of 100 Hog Rings at the hardware store real cheap. (real hardware store, not the big box stores). Would be cheaper than paying the shipping cost.

Fred,

Those look good for now. Better than what I used before doing my interior. I used an old sheet to throw over the seat.

[55 Fargo]

Thanx Norm, the seat covers are just heavy blanket type material. It is a heck of a lot better than the tattered filthy original seat material.

They can stay like this until all mechanical, body and paint, chroming of certain parts etc. After everything is done, especially the body and paint, I can then recover or have them recovered to something decent. I have repaired the seat brackets, the seats are secured to the floors properly. Body work, and paint create lots of dust, so I will wait until that is all done before the interior is finished. But I will put carpet on the floor to make it a little more cozy and to deaden the road sound, just gonna use a grey indoor/outdoor carpet for now,or will pull a carpet out of a wrecker car. Insted of sill mats I am going to use diamond plate as sill plates....................Fred

[55 Fargo]

Not sure how good it looks, but it will do for now, it actually looks better in real life, my camera has the habit of making things look worse sometimes

Ai chihuahua.....!!! looks good fred.

Allan