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Originally Posted by glennpm
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Thanks again Glenn! Shudda had Snyder's seat addy back in 2019-2020 when I made the seat.
Places that had re-popp Deuce spring seats were rather pricey. (Brookville was one) As I mentioned. I felt is was more benificial and cheaper, NOT to modify one of those $pring seat frames, but make my own.
Had a guy that was scrapping out one of those '20's something-or-other extended Econoline "people" vans. You know, a long(er) cargo van that had back seats.
I got all 3 seats basicly for free, traded a 30 pack of beer or a pizza. Can't remember, don't much care.
Made the bottom and top frames much to the original size of the re-popp Deuce seat frame. Took the van seat frames cut, extended, shortened, re-enforced, etc. The seat back was a little longer than the bottom, (taller) and a little wider than the bottom frame. Now had a seat frame to fit the seat riser, and the car!. Next was get the back and bottom springs installed. Cut the OEM van seat foam to fit the modified frame. Made the foam to fit my hips, re-enforced my lower back. Had a very confortable bottom slope, and the back tilt was just right, plus the height was inline with a 3" chopped windshield! Plus at quick look, the seat looked somewhat original!
After looking at it, and sitting in the seat (making pretend motor noises with my tongue and lips) for a couple of weeks, I wanted to do "more". So I took the seat down to the frame, and made the back portion tilt forward to the steering wheel. The back frame hinge is hidden inside the bottom seat foam!
A smiple modification of the bottom seat frame mounting to the floor seat riser. Resulted that I can now lift the bottom seat portion to reveal a "cubby hole" between the underneath seat frame and the riser! I can either, lift the bottom up, or tilt the back forward, revealing a storage space between the seat back and the trunk divider. But I can't lift and tilt at the same time. Only one or the other.
The basic shape of the Van seat foam, I whittled out with a 'lectric carving knife. It needs to be smoothed out better by a upholstery professional with that special foam.
Wifey gave me an idea on how to re-word my original style, color, shape and top material request!
I kept saying I wanted original color seat, side panels, and top. She said to say/ask,,,, I WANT ORIGINAL 'LOOKING' interior and top!
It DOES NOT have to be a dead "balls on" concourse correct match!! JUST LOOK original!
David, that is what I asked, (after you told me there was none avalible, or something worded like that,) "in your travels, if you ever ran across a material color that was "close" the OEM color?" Most people, when a item is discontinued, they find a close subistute. But you said "NO" there was nothing close! That statement of yours troubled me. No more. There HAS to be a material out there and is VERY close to the original Copra Drab color! (whatever that is)
Since David said that Stayfast is as about as close to an OEM top color/material as one can get. And his colored pictures show a (light) tan(ish) roadster top inside and out.
I'll take RockFla's "lesser of the two evils" idea, and go with the Tan outside and Tan inside top material. I was told by Stayfast 4 yards of material would do a roadster top.
THERE! Top material and color is chosen! DONE! No more discussion needed! (unless a vital correction is warranted)
THANK YOU ALL!!!
David. I know you said you wern't gonna help me any more. Fine and dandy. But I'm gonna hold you to your answer to your mailing address request.
Sometime here, (when?) I am supposed to be getting some upholstery samples that are "supposed" be close to that Copra Drab color, form overseas. I'm going to gather them all up put a ID # on the back of each one, and then mail 'em to you! If you would PLEASE view them, pick the one sample you think is the CLOSEST to the C'Drab color, and that you would use as a subistute! Throw the rest away and use the SASE to mail your choice, "THIS ONE" on your choice, back to me.
That is the ONLY way I know of to end this confusing verbal volleyball upholstery blanter!