Archive through January 14, 2018

[kmcconaughey]

Earl, check the ground connections, especially the one from the battery to the frame.

 

[kmcconaughey]

David, I'm guessing the same guy did Michael's seat that did the one I had done back in 2003 by a guy named Scott Urschel. Not sure if he's still able to do them or not. I believe he may have just sent it to an upholstery shop. You will need to save and reuse the blue edging as it is NLA. I have not yet used this one that I had reupholstered. It's been stored in a plastic bag since 2003.

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[mhorozko]

I shoulda known it was gonna be the seat that was gonna get you all stirred up. First a Big thanx to Digger for posting them for me! Was it Einstein that said Insanity is doing something over an over the same way and expecting a different result? Guess I'm there. Charlie, Are there too many Mega pixels and halfta be reduced first or something? I don't know. Ok, anyway There was this upholdester guy at a car show that said he could do it. When I brought the seat pan to him he said that he would have to put a seam in as shown because the original was molded. He's in Eden, N.Y. I've got his card around here some place. It was maybe 5 ago years that I've had that work done.I'll post spacifics later.I just recalled his name is Jason, he does some Fantastic tooled leather work, Motorcycle seats and such. It says Harry & Mike on the hood Kraig. My stepfather Harry bought the unit when I was in Junior High School and he asked me to have a try at lettering. When I inherited the machine and implements, 1983 or so it was in pieces. Well I guess I've rambled on enough, Coffee fingers I'll call it, More Later Thanx, Mike.

 

[rrschmitt]

Kraig M,

Looks like the words on Mike H's hood are "HARRY" and "MIKE".

Mike H. Nice looking Cub (102 or 122?) all decked out for some serious snow moving time.

 

[nqueensland]

Mike- Nice clean 122! Your pride of ownership shows through in the pictures.

 

[kide]

Kraig - that blue edging is "piping" and if a matching material is available (blue Naugahyde, from very cold Naugas should be available in the North right now) any decent upholsterer should be able to replicate. My mom did custom seats for my Model A pickup back in the early 60's on a regular old Singer, had the piping foot for it, worked great.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Gerry, it's a "U" shaped channel with an embedded metal, kind of like THIS STUFF that McMaster-Carr sells. (I just grabbed it as an example, didn't bother checking dimensions...) Piping is, I believe, a different style material that would be sewn in, not pressed on after the fact.

 

[kmcconaughey]

 

[kmcconaughey]

Gerry, BTW, I do believe the over use of Naugahyde as automotive upholstery during the 1970's caused those poor Naughas to nearly go extinct. Michigan must have a decent remnant population. I've not seen one in my area of Wisconsin in years.

 

[digger]

That word (Naugahyde) is just a nasty name for anything!