69 Notch Barracuda - Rebirth
Reconstruction - Phase 1
I ended up buying LOTS of hog rings, 3 yards of burlap, and one yard of black felt that served at padding for edges and corners. I also had some 3M Super 77 left over from another project, which works great.
First I measured and cut the size of the front burlap surface panels (with a couple of inches extra on all sides), then doubled it (hour glass shape). I also marked the fold point in the burlap. Next I laid half of the burlap into the sitting surface of the frame and traced a boundary in marker. This boundary served as a guide for all the little support wires. On the floor, I then laid all the little support wires in place, then spray-glued the entire burlap piece, then carefully folded the half without the wires over the top of the wires. I used my toes at the fold to keep the half on the floor from moving. You only have one shot here, so make your first fold count! You can see in the photo that one of my wires somehow got out of place. Then I walked all over everything to fully adhere the wires into place.
I then hog ringed the seat surface into place, then wrapped (glued) the edge with a long ribbon layer of felt (pictured), but I thought this to be overkill, so I didn’t do it again. I hog ringed most of the burlap in place first, since my padding also came with a similar fabric/support layer for hog ringing.
I then cut and glued enough extra burlap to the sides, front, and back to reach around the back for hog ringing.
Ignore the measure lines pictured on the seat burlap, these are not needed.
Also.. the Classic Industries hog ring pliers and rings kit says there are enough rings for both front seats and the rear.. but there will only be enough for one seat if you are really lashing the multiple layers down tight.
Reconstruction - Phase 1
I ended up buying LOTS of hog rings, 3 yards of burlap, and one yard of black felt that served at padding for edges and corners. I also had some 3M Super 77 left over from another project, which works great.
First I measured and cut the size of the front burlap surface panels (with a couple of inches extra on all sides), then doubled it (hour glass shape). I also marked the fold point in the burlap. Next I laid half of the burlap into the sitting surface of the frame and traced a boundary in marker. This boundary served as a guide for all the little support wires. On the floor, I then laid all the little support wires in place, then spray-glued the entire burlap piece, then carefully folded the half without the wires over the top of the wires. I used my toes at the fold to keep the half on the floor from moving. You only have one shot here, so make your first fold count! You can see in the photo that one of my wires somehow got out of place. Then I walked all over everything to fully adhere the wires into place.
I then hog ringed the seat surface into place, then wrapped (glued) the edge with a long ribbon layer of felt (pictured), but I thought this to be overkill, so I didn’t do it again. I hog ringed most of the burlap in place first, since my padding also came with a similar fabric/support layer for hog ringing.
I then cut and glued enough extra burlap to the sides, front, and back to reach around the back for hog ringing.
Ignore the measure lines pictured on the seat burlap, these are not needed.
Also.. the Classic Industries hog ring pliers and rings kit says there are enough rings for both front seats and the rear.. but there will only be enough for one seat if you are really lashing the multiple layers down tight.