Barry,
If you working on a bay ( 72 right?) try and find some foam from a Vanagon. It
is wider that than any bay foam and the thickness would be just right. I
remember my grandparents replacing some foam bedding in their full size RV and
it was real expensive. I thnk they even drove the NJ from CT to find someone who
had the right stuff.
Bill M
Mystic, CT
78 Westy
Just A Swell Guy wrote:
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But first, I am going to try to fabricate a set
of 'pull over' seat covers.
(The rear seat(s) will be a snap to make since
I have been practicing my
sewing .)
I would think learing to sewing and sewing is
much more difficult than learning to use hog
rings and applying them. Sewing and applying
covers Seems like the kind of job I'd only want
to do once.
Sewing is FUNdamental!! First of all, I have this old Singer from my mom,
and the wife just doesn't understand why I keep this non-functioning thing!!
Well, now I can show her how nice I can sew two pieces of scrap material
together, and she asks the next question, why . . .?
And honestly, I have to figure my man hours at a negative figure, since I
consider this therapy. You know, I figured out about three years ago that
if I can go to a junk yard, hack and crack on any vehicle I come across for
a 6 hour period, and only have to pay $20 for a bunch of parts that are
worth $50, then I am money ahead.
I was going to replace the front seat covers with Ron Salmon's setup,
but after I bought all the material, I decided to first try to make some
fron tseat covers.
This way, I will match the front to the back.
On the way home last night, I stopped by a
carpet/mattress store. I asked
the owner if I could snag a mattress from the
pile he was discarding
outside. I was looking for, and I got, a foam
mattress.
Nice score and nice idea. Hey, there is a
mattress factory just up the road. (The little
wheels spin in the captain's head.)
Don't. The mattress was much too heavy. I am trashing all the mattress.
I cut the cushion form out of the mattress foam, and really made a mess. I
don't mind cleaning up, so it was no problem for me to sweep the garage
floor five times last night!!
and the mattress did have al 'old man' cigarette smell, which I am sure
would permiate the Westy.
There was an auto upholstery shop in PA that I drove by, then caem back to
it. I checked inside, and it was like a garage atic shop, but the single
owner/worker was making some Jaguar seats. We got to talking, and he GAVE
me a whole bunch of upholstery foam. I have been piece using this stuff for
four years, and I still have a smattering left.
I may use the foam from the top bed of a late Westy that I got along with
the material, but I think is might not be wide enough. We will see
More experimentation is needed!!
Barry sends
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