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christophe Chevalet
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Posted: 05 July 2020 at 7:16pm |
Thanks for this interesting tutoriel.
I have a questions where did you found your upholstery? He is look like very closer than the original? Thanks and tale care Christophe
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Willys CJ2A VEC VIN 12121 1946
Willys MB "Slat Grill"VIN 105879 1941 Willys Jeepster 673VJ VIN 10403 1950 Willys Pick-up 4WD 6-226 1960 |
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GloucesterBoy
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Its been over a year nd you are still helping a brother! Thank you Unclemoak for the seat upholstering help. It was very helpful to me!! Regards |
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Jerry
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GloucesterBoy
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Its been over a year nd you are still helping a brother! Thank you Unclemoak for the seat upholstering help. It was very helpful to me!! Regards |
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Jerry
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unclemoak
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I suppose you could use that. I think cardboard is used because it will flex a lot more than plywood. It’s really just meant to act as a barrier between the springs and foam so the foam doesn’t get cut by the springs.
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ndnchf
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Great tutorial - thanks.
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1948 CJ2A - It goes nowhere fast, but anywhere slow.
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LuzonRed47
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How about using a thin sheet of plywood (sealed to protect against moisture) in place of the cardboard?
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CJ2A #140275 "Ziggie" (purchased new by my dad in 1947)
ACM #124334 CJ3A windshield, Warn Overdrive 1953 Strick M100 trailer Serial #18253 |
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Scratch
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Did you sew the covers yourself, or did you purchase them somewhere?
Is cardboard really what they used? I'd think that moisture would be an issue and they'd use something else. Maybe not back in the 40's...?
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44 GPW 230283 OD 46 CJ2A 50100 Tan 46 CJ2A 77632 Wht 47 CJ2A 141681 Grn 48 CJ2A 156240 Red/Yel 48 CJ2A "Lefty" 181341 Red 61 CJ5 123120 Tan 03 TJ Inca Gld |
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Willysaurio
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De que color es la tapiceria para un willys de color harvest tan?
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mictat2214
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Beauty job!! TU for explicit, easy to understand instructions.
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drm101
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Very nice, Thanks!
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LuzonRed47
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Unclemoak, you are now the official SRG (seat restoration guru) of the 2Apage.com. Excellent step-by-step instructions, thanks!
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CJ2A #140275 "Ziggie" (purchased new by my dad in 1947)
ACM #124334 CJ3A windshield, Warn Overdrive 1953 Strick M100 trailer Serial #18253 |
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JeepFever
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WOW! That is an excellent write-up !!
Hope to do seats for my '3A one day . . this will help a lot. THANKS!!
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Gil
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Well done Dave.Thanks for posting.
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mbullism
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This is on my to do list so your efforts are appreciated and timely
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Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it... Welcome to 1930's Germany
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berettajeep
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Fantastic write up! Thank you for doing this.
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TateC
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Thank you for making the effort to put all this information together. I imagine this will be great help to many jeepers.
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Tate Christensen
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Final Product
The seats ended up coming out great. I was pretty pleased with the results. They were firm, but comfortable, didn't have any wrinkles or lumps, and looked great. Of course I couldn't wait to get them back in the jeep as I had been driving around sitting on the gas tank for the last few days. Edited by unclemoak - 14 Feb. 2019 at 4:49am |
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How to install the Back Rests
The back rests were a little more challenging than the seat pans. I quickly learned that I might have used foam that was a little too thick because my seats were somewhat over stuffed and I have to compress everything to get the screws in. This first step was marking the two center hole locations at the top of the back rest. This helped figure out about where to start the screw. I made sure to put the screws equal distant from the edge of the cover and the stitching. Next was starting the screws back hand through the cover. Followed by compressing the foam, while my helper turned in the screw 90% of the way. I used this same pull taunt, mark, and screw technique all the way down the side being sure to pull the cover snug as I went so there were no ripples and any excess fabric was at the bottom. To take some of the tension off the cover, I would compress the foam as my helper tightened the screw. Once all the screws were in, I went back and tightened all the screws. Edited by unclemoak - 14 Feb. 2019 at 4:47am |
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