My RX8 seat project.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Tolland CT
Well, they were there from the factory =)
Great job. Sometimes the fabric will get creases in it from being folded up or something like that. A hair dryer gently applied will get rid of some of the lines in the seat. The sew foam makes it even more obvious. So will leaving it out in the sun for awhile. The heat will relax the fabric. The other issue that we have is where the seams go over a curve the fabric might go from over the foam to along side the foam. Not sure if I can explain that better, but in the process of pulling on the fabric it had a tendency to twist. The trick is to get it all the same way, on the side or on top of, not important, but it should go the same direction. Just some things that I have learned over the years. Not sure what you do for a living, but upholstery is a nice way to make a living. And ther's never a slow period. But the best part will be when someone asks who did your seats, you can say "I DID". Thanks for sharing this.
I did a boat interior from scratch. my first attempt at upholstery work. decent, but not near as good as this. step-daughter sees the work and says "all right, you are officially gay!" why the un-manly stigma attached to sewing is beyond me. you gonna start doing seats for us?
Oh, and thanks for the confidence but I really only do this kind of stuff for myself. I enjoy the learning experience but I don't expect that I will be trying to make a business out of it.
I have no idea. I never expected to use the seat tracks off of these. I expect that I will have to fab up a few brackets to attach these seats to the original seat tracks so mounting should be perfect.
Thanks for the responses all...the work continues.
Last edited by PainfullySlow; Nov 8, 2017 at 08:39 AM.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Tolland CT
Safety Car
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From: los altos hills california
It's a length of steel rod that slides into a long thin sleeve sewn on the back of the seat material. Hog rings grip the stay and pull it down so that the foam bulges and pushes the upholstery taut. I see four places where stays might have been used, the long curves on the seat bottom and back where you don't have stays and the bolsters where I thought maybe you did. I don't know what year your car is and whether you have the original seats and upholstery but the earlier seats like my 69 had them.
I can't really be sure what I'm seeing but aren't those hog ring pliers and I thought maybe I was seeing stays along the bolster seam.
Not meaning to be critical I was just curious and I repeat this is really fabulous work I would never have attempted.
I can't really be sure what I'm seeing but aren't those hog ring pliers and I thought maybe I was seeing stays along the bolster seam.
Not meaning to be critical I was just curious and I repeat this is really fabulous work I would never have attempted.
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From: Eustis ( Area 51 Bat Cave ) Fl
Rut row, 
We have a resto modder who doesnt care about forum catch phrases and makes what he wants happen with what he wants it to happen with, super sweet seats,
I love that out of box thinking and looking forward to your build thread,
We have a resto modder who doesnt care about forum catch phrases and makes what he wants happen with what he wants it to happen with, super sweet seats,
I love that out of box thinking and looking forward to your build thread,
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Burning Brakes
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From: Tolland CT
I guess I am too new here to know all the catch phrases :-p