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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | Just curious if anybody might have a pattern for an AD bench seat? Or where a guy might look for one? I am planning on sewing my own seat cover in leather and neither of the seats I have came with a cover
Thanks in advance | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 | I have a sweat original I will ship to you if you will make two leather ones and ship me one. Good trade for a brother bolter?
Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
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If it's sweaty, you can keep it!! layed out the leather to size it up and boy oh boy are my fingers going to be sore when this is done!!! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 | Haha
If it's sweaty, you can keep it!! layed out the leather to size it up and boy oh boy are my fingers going to be sore when this is done!!! Good catch. It is not all that sweet. I was trying to make a good trade without lying.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | I was just being a smart a$$ !!
I can see why upholstery shops want over $1K to sew one of these up now!!!!! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 | I was just being a smart a$$ !!
I can see why upholstery shops want over $1K to sew one of these up now!!!!! Well good luck out-smart [censored]ing a smart a$$, my friend. Seriously, I can't stop thinking about a perfectly fitted leather seat. Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | Me too!!
I guess I'll just have to use a best guess approach!!!
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 | Hey guys
I have a team doing a nice leather seat for the '48 2 ton.
One rebuilds the cushion and back from a pile of bent broken springs and the other sews the leather.
Maybe the one doing the sewing would sell a set of patterns. It would be easy to make copies of this one and make a little side money without much work. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | That'd be awesome!!
exactly what I'm looking for!!!
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 | I'll ask.
Won't be talking to them for a couple of weeks, let you know. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 | How much does the leather cost to cover one of these seats?
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 | I can't say. The client provided several hides of a special vegetable tanned leather. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 | I can't say. The client provided several hides of a special vegetable tanned leather. As a Vegetable Rights Activist, I protest the use of the blood of vegetables for the purpose of your customer's vanity.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | I sent a captioned picture to my niece, who is a vegetarian, of a cow taking a poop. Caption says "VEGETARIANS, my food $hit$ on your food", good thing she has a sense of humor!! | | | | | Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 224 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 224 | My friend is recovering my seat with leather in Dallas .he will return it after the 1st of the year . I just sent him a message to save the old 1 for you ...He owned a upholstery shop all his life.Hes doing the seat and is coming down for a week to do the complete truck ... all at no charge , what a friend ,, will contact when it gets here ..
Cecil....
" STUCK IN THE '50'S "
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | Thank you so much Cecil!!! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | Jim or Cecil
Have you heard anything yet regarding your old seat coverings or patterns from the new seat?
thanks again | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | Maybe this will be the month that somebody answers my seat prayers? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 224 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 224 | i got my seats last week , he did not do my seats , he took them to a shop and paid to have them covered , and they threw away the old seats . sorry ....
" STUCK IN THE '50'S "
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 | I'll talk with the person who sewed the seats for the '48 2 ton.
As I said earlier, she may be happy to duplicate the pattern and sell them for a small fee.
People are much more likely to follow through on something if they get something for it than if you expect them to do it for free. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | Thanks Jim
Much appreciated, I don't think that I ever expected anything for free!! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | | | | | | Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 224 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 224 | I PMed you they threw mine away by mistake , sorry
" STUCK IN THE '50'S "
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | Didn't get a PM, but thanks anyways!! | | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 | Sorry, thought I replied after I talked to her.
First, she sewed the cover to fit the rebuilt seat and new padding her partner put together. She didn't make a pattern, cut and sewed to fit.
Second, we changed the stitching on the bottom to make the contrasting stitching look better. The original style was a "waterfall" front and we changed that.
Sorry | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | No worries, thanks Jim
I'm thinking to just go ahead and order a std vinyl cover for now then next winter pick all the stitches out and use it as a pattern? | | |
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