charger seats recovering , sold car and recovering buckets for new owner

moparstuart · Mar 3, 2013

yup got my hand dirty today and started recovering my charger bucket seat s

moparstuart · Mar 3, 2013

roadrunnerman · Mar 3, 2013

Looks like you have something good to start with. Not all torn and ratty.

tallhair · Mar 3, 2013

I'm really looking forward to this thread! thanks!

moparstuart · Mar 3, 2013

sorry having issues with my java or flash not letting me post more then one picture at a time i hoe i fixed it ?

we shall see , Thanks Joey for pointing me in the right direction

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believe it or not they are very easy did this in a couple hours yesterday

i didnt totally finish ringing the back as i'm waiting for some head rest hardward to finish it up but 90 % done

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wannadrag · Mar 3, 2013

Nice work Stu.Seat recovering is one of my most favorite parts of doing these old cars.

moparstuart · Mar 3, 2013

not sure its my favorite but its easy enough i feel confident enough doing it my self

sublimegtx · Mar 3, 2013

Is that a lip ring ya got there Stu?

trimmer · Mar 4, 2013

I hate to be negative but that is not the proper way to install those quality Legendary covers. You should have removed all the padding and seat foam buns, and then replaced that rotten burlap with some new burlap. The burlap should have been stretched tight and then replace the foam and padding if it is in usable condition.

I always see the self installed covers at the shows and after they have been used for a short time the rotten burlap starts deteriorating and it looks like shredded wheat all under the seat all over the carpet.

I think it is great when guys try to show others how to do something. It is even better when it is done right. I think if you send this "how to" , to the folks at Legendary they are going to agree with what I am trying to explain here. There is a lot more to proper installation than shows here. Good burlap is the foundation for a quality repair, and just throwing a new set of covers on them just hides what they actually needed to be repaired for lasting comfort and beauty. I am not trying to be insulting or offensive. I am just saying there is a lot more to proper installation than what you have done. For many years I was a pro.

If you would like I could post photos of how it is done by the pro's, with a detailed guide to show what I am trying to describe. Just trying to help.

Gee !! I just realized you are a staff member so I hope I don't get banned. lol

moparstuart · Mar 4, 2013

trimmer said:
I hate to be negative but that is not the proper way to install those quality Legendary covers. You should have removed all the padding and seat foam buns, and then replaced that rotten burlap with some new burlap. The burlap should have been stretched tight and then replace the foam and padding if it is in usable condition.

I always see the self installed covers at the shows and after they have been used for a short time the rotten burlap starts deteriorating and it looks like shredded wheat all under the seat all over the carpet.

I think it is great when guys try to show others how to do something. It is even better when it is done right. I think if you send this "how to" , to the folks at Legendary they are going to agree with what I am trying to explain here. There is a lot more to proper installation than shows here. Good burlap is the foundation for a quality repair, and just throwing a new set of covers on them just hides what they actually needed to be repaired for lasting comfort and beauty. I am not trying to be insulting or offensive. I am just saying there is a lot more to proper installation than what you have done. For many years I was a pro.

If you would like I could post photos of how it is done by the pro's, with a detailed guide to show what I am trying to describe. Just trying to help.

Gee !! I just realized you are a staff member so I hope I don't get banned. lol

no banning will happen LOL if it was a car i was keeping i would maybe have replaced the foam but these are nice enough for the car they are going into .
My cars are not concorse I drive them and drive the hell out of them . I also dont have tons of extra cash to spend on them , so most of my tips are for the budget minded .

Now get back to your job at legendary selling parts for them LOL hey at least i was smart enough to get the legendary covers and not the shitty PUI ones

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I have a set of good used head rests and hinge covers coming from a fellow member here from canada and a set of seat back i sourced from a local parts guy I willpick up later this week .

With those bugdet finds I will still have just over 600.00 in these bucket seats .

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sublimegtx said:
Is that a lip ring ya got there Stu?

we call that a hogs lip ring

tallhair · Mar 12, 2013

trimmer said:
I hate to be negative but that is not the proper way to install those quality Legendary covers. You should have removed all the padding and seat foam buns, and then replaced that rotten burlap with some new burlap. The burlap should have been stretched tight and then replace the foam and padding if it is in usable condition.

I always see the self installed covers at the shows and after they have been used for a short time the rotten burlap starts deteriorating and it looks like shredded wheat all under the seat all over the carpet.

I think it is great when guys try to show others how to do something. It is even better when it is done right. I think if you send this "how to" , to the folks at Legendary they are going to agree with what I am trying to explain here. There is a lot more to proper installation than shows here. Good burlap is the foundation for a quality repair, and just throwing a new set of covers on them just hides what they actually needed to be repaired for lasting comfort and beauty. I am not trying to be insulting or offensive. I am just saying there is a lot more to proper installation than what you have done. For many years I was a pro.

If you would like I could post photos of how it is done by the pro's, with a detailed guide to show what I am trying to describe. Just trying to help.

Gee !! I just realized you are a staff member so I hope I don't get banned. lol

I'm confused. those are the before pics i think of him taking the hardware apart. so how do you know what stu is doing?

moparstuart · Mar 13, 2013

he is right i didnt replace the foam , i have before but this foam wasnt in that bad of shape and as i said this is a low budget project , I just scored a set of white seat backs I have dyed black and the head rests (used) should be here from canada by the weekend so i will finish the seats up and post pictures of the final progress .

rsd859 · Mar 13, 2013

Thanks for the tutorial moparstuart! Im going to be redoing my bench sometime, not sure when, but its nice to get a preview of whats ahead. Mine will also be a budget rebuild too! If I had deep pockets then I would most definatly "do it right". But theres more than 1 way to skin a cat!

440+6 · Mar 13, 2013

Thanks for posting that Stu, maybe I'l give it a shot next time and probably do better than the "pro" that did my last set.
Good job on a budget, that's what it's all about

moparstuart · Mar 13, 2013

just picked up the head rests and hardware with hinge covers at the post office , so i will update pictures of the completed seats soon

moparstuart · Mar 14, 2013

did one of the seat backs and head rests last night

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should get the 2nd one assembled and all done this weekend

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oh yeah i did do my seat backs last saturday , oh and i finished up my rat rod mirror in between working on coats on the seat backs

Jeremiah · Mar 14, 2013

I hate to rain on the parade but that job needs to be redone. The seat springs/brackets/frames needed to be cleaned up and painted for one. Also, everything under the seat covers looked like it needed to be replaced IMO. Nothing worse than a restored car with seat foam and burlap blowing around when you are cruising down the highway. I commend you for tackling the job however I would advise that you be more thorough next time. Stuff like this is why most "restored" cars are not actually restored, just spruced up. Not that there is anything wrong with that I just don't see the difference being pointed out often enough.

I apologize if I sound like a jerk but it really bugs me when people look at some pictures of a car in an internet auction or ad and come off with statements about how it should be priced without looking over the car. I have had quite a few sellers get irritated with me and Chandra for asking too many questions and spending too much time looking over a car. We have a system and team up on area's of the car and then double check each others work basically going over the car twice. Attention to detail while restoring a car car easily double it's value.

That said I have come to the opinion that powder coating the seat frames if the way to go. Painting them wastes too much trying to get every angle of the springs while the powder clings to everything. Also I think replacing the seat foam on any of these 40+ year old cars is pretty much mandatory. The new seat covers fit much better with new seat foam IMO. Also be cautious and look over the seat covers very carefully. I have seen several sets of high dollar seat covers that were sewn crooked and did not allow the pattern to line up seat top to seat bottom.

moparstuart · Mar 14, 2013

Jeremiah said:
I hate to rain on the parade but that job needs to be redone. The seat springs/brackets/frames needed to be cleaned up and painted for one. Also, everything under the seat covers looked like it needed to be replaced IMO. Nothing worse than a restored car with seat foam and burlap blowing around when you are cruising down the highway. I commend you for tackling the job however I would advise that you be more thorough next time. Stuff like this is why most "restored" cars are not actually restored, just spruced up. Not that there is anything wrong with that I just don't see the difference being pointed out often enough.

I apologize if I sound like a jerk but it really bugs me when people look at some pictures of a car in an internet auction or ad and come off with statements about how it should be priced without looking over the car. I have had quite a few sellers get irritated with me and Chandra for asking too many questions and spending too much time looking over a car. We have a system and team up on area's of the car and then double check each others work basically going over the car twice. Attention to detail while restoring a car car easily double it's value.

That said I have come to the opinion that powder coating the seat frames if the way to go. Painting them wastes too much trying to get every angle of the springs while the powder clings to everything. Also I think replacing the seat foam on any of these 40+ year old cars is pretty much mandatory. The new seat covers fit much better with new seat foam IMO. Also be cautious and look over the seat covers very carefully. I have seen several sets of high dollar seat covers that were sewn crooked and did not allow the pattern to line up seat top to seat bottom.

Again its not a fully restored car and its just a driver being done on a budget , so thanks for your imput but its not a concorse or restoration job , just putting buckets in a driver style car . Also adding headrests to a early production 69 built in 68 that didnt come with them . Thanks Again

Jeremiah · Mar 14, 2013

That is cool if you were closer I would cut and weave some burlap for you lol

moparstuart · Mar 17, 2013

finished up the final seat and head rest

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