Re-padding the front seat in my 1959 Chevrolet plus installing seatbelts Part 2
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- čas přidán 27. 04. 2024
- In trying to keep the videos from being too long, I am posting this video of what's done so far on the 59 Bel Air. It looks like I'll have three videos on installing the seatbelts and re-padding the front seat.
I work on the Bel Air as I have extra time to fool with it. Things like remaking the burlap panels is very time consuming, plus I fixed all the stripped bolt holes and chased down proper fasteners that are somewhat correct and not stripped.
Next I'll get all the seatbelts installed, then get the backrest together and installed. Today I might work on the burlap panels for the seat backrest. Once thats done, the rest will be quick and easy..... I hope. Early next week I'll jack up the car, so I can bolt in the seatbelts.
With the amazing summer like weather we are getting this spring of 2024, I'm itching to do some cruising, so I am going to try to get everything finished this week. The weather here in Southeast Michigan is more like June than April, with 80ºF days not uncommon the past few days, and the forecast is for more warm weather.
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Amazing video! Howard your old school skills are awesome!
Always good stuff seeing the ol’girl get some rejuvenation 👌🏼⛽️
Looking great Howard
LOOKING AWESOME VERY NICE THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO
Nice work on a handsome Chevy.👍
Glad to see a video from you sir. Thanks
Good stuff. Sewing machine does a great job too!
Good job as always Howard. Love evreytime you update the 59!
Nice job on the bottom of the seat. I always thought it was very hard to redo a seat. I have a 1957 Buick Super Riviera two door hardtop that I’m restoring. The front and back seats both need new upholstery and the back definitely needs new foam. The front foam might still be ok but I might just replace it anyway. It’s not crispy like the back. Anyway, just watching your video is giving me confidence that I can do it myself. Your 1959 Chevy Bel Air looks beautiful. I enjoy watching your videos. I learned a lot from them. I’m looking forward for part three.
Surprisingly they're not to hard to do. I hope to finish the car up this weekend.
The seats look beautiful, nice work. I was in agony watching you poke those wires through the burlap. I’m sure you were in more agony, but you are a patient man. A suggestion for doing that is how you mentioned the factory doing it. Fold the burlap into an accordion-like pattern and put the wires through the pleats. It is much easier and quicker and uniform. It worked well on my bucket seat’s burlap, but would be more difficult holding the pleats on your bench seat. Well done!
Yeah, I tried folding it to poke the wires through, but ended up doing them one at a time.
Looks. Great
Awesome work Howard. What you say about factory fasteners is so true. I have collected fasteners for years and I can’t count how many times that has saved my butt. I confess that I am one of those guys who hates generic hardware fasteners on automobiles and will go to considerable lengths to avoid them.
Same here. Nothing like having the original type of fasteners.
Same here, Brian. Just replaced my radiator on my '68 Mustang and found some metric hardware holding on the shroud.
I thought that Juki sewing machine sounded like Scott's Model T idling at 300 rpm! Great job on the seats.
His T does run like a sewing machine.
Great. Job. A lot. Of work. But. It will be. Nice
Howard It was a lucky day for that old girl when you came along. beautiful work
👍👍👍
You are a man of many talents .
The seat is coming along nicely. The plastic cover was not installed on the male belts for my car too. If you remember my belts are installed opposite from what yours will be. However, the plastic was installed on the female part of the belt. I've often toyed with idea of removing them. It looks weird when you look at them. Two with plastic covers and 2 without. But I'm never the back to see it. Did you clean the seat covers? The bottom looks like you did. I noticed at the beginning of the video your hands had some cuts and scrapes. Were they from working on the seats? Looks like you had more blood work done. I noticed on your left forearm a band-aid. Hope everything is good. Take care my friend.
Yep, the seat frame metal is sharp in places. I have not cleaned the seat fabric yet. I'll do that just before the finial install, just incase I get something on it why working on and around it. I see the doctor this next week and get the blood test results.
I'm rewatching this video and I'm still amazed at your knowledge and patience! Do you get more satisfaction doing the mechanical aspect of redoing a vehicle or interior or everything? Your presentations in your videos are always excellent. You should have been a teacher, a shop teacher of course!
@@Martin48964 I enjoy mechanical work the most, then body work. I use to farm out all my interior work, but always wanted to learn how to do upholstery. It's not that hard, but is my least favorite part of a restoration project, guess because I am new at it. Didn't do anything on the Bel Air today...... Maybe I get back at it tomorrow afternoon.
Seems like the only way to get stuff done correctly is to do it yourself nobody takes pride in there work
So true!
So true.