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: > >--- Just A Swell Guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >wrote: > > > 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To UNSUBSCRIBE send any e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To email the admin for list help only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands send any e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Donations help keep the list going. http://www.type2.com/donate.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To UNSUBSCRIBE send any e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To email the admin for list help only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands send any e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Donations help keep the list going. http://www.type2.com/donate.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------
