massive reconfiguration time again.

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I'm starting to squeeze to gather the beginnings of a budget for my winter project. I would like to get my bucket seats reupholstered and no surprise I would like to start piecing together some aluminum heads. I also would like to find a way to run pump gas.
 
j par said:
I'm starting to squeeze to gather the beginnings of a budget for my winter project. I would like to get my bucket seats reupholstered and no surprise I would like to start piecing together some aluminum heads. I also would like to find a way to run pump gas.
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being able to pull up at a local station, anywhere you are, and fill 'er up will be a convenience you'll really enjoy
 
318willrun said:
that will be easy for you because you already have the "major players" on/in your car
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The heads are the weak Link (besides me!).
Pump gas car that can be driven 65-70 mph for an hour and enter and qualify for super pro, race and drive home...
 
j par said:
The heads are the weak Link (besides me!).
Pump gas car that can be driven 65-70 mph for an hour and enter and qualify for super pro, race and drive home...
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what rpm do you turn at 60 mph with the 3.54's ??
 
Well I'm finally getting around to getting the bucket seats I got at the Swap Meet last April reupholstered.. One of my very good friends has a guy he works with that does upholstery work. I talked to him yesterday and he's ordering material. I'll drop them off Thursday or Friday..
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I bought them as cores with tracks.. I gave them a good scrubbing and use them through this last summer..
I'll have them done in black vinyl with insert where the red white and blue is now..
The new insert...
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Well I pulled the seats and drop them off at the guy's house is doing the upholstery work.. he has a little shop around the back of his house for doing upholstery and a pool table set-up. we talked for a little bit getting to know each other and shot a few games of pool.. he's charging me a very reasonable $200 for labor plus he said around $150 for material.. he said normally it would be just about a week but it's Christmas so it will probably be a couple..
 
I have a really good upholstery guy too but he is so busy its hard to get him to do anything. I honestly think I am going to try and reupholster my seats myself. I'll try it with cheap vinyl so I'm not out much if it looks like crap!

Cley
 
89on35s said:
I have a really good upholstery guy too but he is so busy its hard to get him to do anything. I honestly think I am going to try and reupholster my seats myself. I'll try it with cheap vinyl so I'm not out much if it looks like crap!

Cley
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The guy that's doing mine says it's going to take six yards to do the two buckets and he puts a thin layer of sponge behind it whatever it's called.. also he was adamant if I was looking for my own material to get Automotive grade..
 
I have done some work with the marine vinyl. It worked good. I likely won't get at it this winter anyway. But a guy always needs 5 or 6 projects stacked up incase right!

Cley
 
Stephen Hotz said:
Are you saving the colored inserts?
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yes I asked him to save the colored inserts because they are specific to a Spirit of 76 car.. the cushion part where you sit on isn't all that great but definitely the material on the back is in pretty good nick.. now all I have to do is find somebody needing some material for their Spirit of 76 car and I would be glad to send it to them...
 
Can you do me a favor? If I know the material and weight, have a good closeup photo of the pattern of the colors and width. I can get a weaver in Guatemala to make up a good size roll for future use.
 
89on35s said:
That seat looks great!
Cley
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I know right? The picture that he sent me today has got I'm pretty excited...
it should go well with the beaver skin headliner that I made. Nobody notices it until I pointed out...
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Stephen Hotz said:
Can you do me a favor? If I know the material and weight, have a good closeup photo of the pattern of the colors and width. I can get a weaver in Guatemala to make up a good size roll for future use.
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well like I said the bottom part isn't all that great I could cut a couple strips of it and mail it to ya.. LOL...
 
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