Ken,
If you make up your own foam, be sure to buy "Loaded Foam". It is a
stiffer upholstery type material that the regular stuff that is normally
found.
Joe
Ken Bertschy wrote:
>
> Hi, Hans. When I finally got around to restoring my 77 Spit's seats, I
> bought one of those entire interior replacement kits from Victoria British.
> Taking the seats apart was very easy, as the original foam literally poured
> out of the seat. What I did next was to buy a one inch by three foot wide
> by six foot long foam sheet and two blocks of foam about one foot by one
> foot by 3 foot for each seat. Using upholstery adhesive, I glued the flat
> foam over the existing seat foam bottoms and back. This added an extra inch
> of cushioning and brought the thickness of the foam back to where it should
> be. Then, I used a knife and cut the side "wings" out of the foam blocks.
> I did not use a pattern. I just hacked out a more or less triangular shape
> bigger than I needed it. After gluing the wings in place, I slipped the
> seat covers back on. I had to stuff the wings a little bit, but they
> compress easily and provide much firmer side support than the originals
> when you make the foams oversize. Total time: about two hours per seat,
> including removal and installation. Handy hint: get a pair of hog nosed
> pliers. These attach the hog ring staples used to attach the vinyl seats to
> the metal frame. Trying to bend those staples around a metal tube with
> just a regular pair of pliers will make you go mad and throw things.
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