I just got done doing the seats on my '78B (just prior to blowing the
engine, so at least it looked nice on the tow truck! )
Since fooling with upholstery is probably more prone to my screwing it up
than anything else, I took photos every step of the way when dismantling
the old seats.
I don't know how much the '71 seats differ, but here is a picture of the
seat frame with the webbing on, as it was on the original seat:
http://www.penworks.com/dcp00174.jpg
(sorry, it's 148k - I didn't reduce it before uploading).
Note the one connection near the back of the seat - it's easy to almost
miss the holes.
I don't know about the '71, but I sure didn't have to drill anything. The
Victoria British catalog shows the same webbing for 1970-1980 models, so I
guess that's it.
For the cardboard back, I screwed up the first seat and need to redo
it. When I did the second seat, what worked well was to take some duct
tape and just wrap the cardboard tight to the frame. This shaped it for
me. I didn't wet it or anything (didn't occur to me). Duct tape held it
in place, worked really well.
I reused my clips. Just be careful getting them off.
If you want, I can send more pics. Actually I should probably put up a
page somewhere with all the pics on it.
Actually, the biggest pain in the butt of all was redoing the headrests.
- Tab
At 07:55 PM 9/18/00 -0400, Craig D. Niederst wrote:
>Finally got around to stripping the passenger side seat from my '71 B. Wire
>wheeled off all the old paint and rust, primed and painted with 2 coats
>gloss black enamel. Dug out the reupholstering kit I bought last winter to
>see what I am getting into. I am replacing everything (foams, covers,
>webbing), and this kit came complete with all the items I need. I noticed
>the new kit supplies seat webbings, and the original seat came with a
>diaphragm. The webbing has 2 hooks fore and aft, and 4 along each side. The
>seat frame has 2 holes for the front and back, but only 2 holes for each
>side. Do I have to drill new holes to accommodate the other hooks, or was I
>given the wrong webbings? I also noticed that adhesive was used on the old
>seat to hold to foams to the frame, and the seat covers to the foams in a
>few places. I purchased some 3M General Trim Adhesive (08088) for this
>purpose, and to later use for carpet installation. Is this the right stuff
>to use for the seats? Also, can the black trim clips which hold the edges of
>the seat cover to the frame be re-used, or do I need to buy new ones?
>Lastly, I need to replace the cardboard backboard on the seat. The old one
>is shaped to fit the opening. Is there a good way to shape the new cardboard
>in a similar fashion (wetting it?)? I have Porter's DIY book, but no other
>instructions were supplied with the kit. Any other good references I should
>have? TIA.
>
>Craig
>'71 B
>
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