Upholstery - looking for something different

[phantom]

G'day all, I'm jumping ahead a little on my project, I'm thinking trim (upholstery) I would really like something different for my C-cab, I was lucky to be given a tan/red hide and I have some black leather left so materials might be right, but what style. My sister works for a lounge producer and she has shown me 6" diameter round foam which they cover and make head supports on their lounges, the lengths vary. I was thinking perhaps a bench seat made of ply and covered with say 7 or 8 of these round foam shapes, sewn together, running diagonally, 3 on the base and 4 up the back, probably not the most comfortable thing but it might look the goods. I had previously thought of a diamond button design seat similar to the early T's. Would appreciate any ideas, regards Phantom.

 

[putz]

On the seat I would get a seat out of a car and reupholster it you won't regret it.
Here is a list of seat sizes From The NTBA site

'87-'89 Ford Escort
rear seat Seat back width = 42"
Seat bottom width = 42"
Seat back thickness = 3.5" (seat back folds forward)

'90 Dodge Caravan,
middle seat? Seat back width = 44.5"
Seat bottom width = 44.5"
Seat back thickness = 4.5"

'80s Isuzu Trooper
Seat back width = 48"
Seat bottom width = 48"
Seat back thickness = 3.5"

'84 Ford Ranger
Seat back width = 49"
Seat bottom width = 49"
Seat back thickness = 3.5"

'84 Toyota van
middle seat Seat back width = 34"
Seat bottom width = 36"
Seat back thickness = 4.5" '91

Ford Festiva
Seat back width = 38"
Seat bottom width = 48" (odd shape is fitted to wheel wells)
Seat back thickness = 3.5"

'89 Ford Aerostar
middle seat Seat back width = 39"
Seat bottom width = 46" (odd shape)
Seat back thickness = 4.5"

'91 Chevy S10 pickup
bench seat Seat back width = 48"
Seat back width = 5.5"
Seat bottom width = 49.75"
Seat bottom thickness = 6"
The seat would bolt to a flat floor, with the frame the bottom cushon at highest point looks to be 9.5" high. Bottom cushon has two holes for seatbelts to pass through.

Wrangler stuff
(pretty small - maybe good for Model A)
Seat Back Width - 32.5"
Seat Back Height - 15.5" (from hinge)
Seat Back Thickness - 5"
Seat Bottom Width - 33.5"
Seat Bottom Thickness - 5" (at bolster)
Seat Bottom Depth - 15.5" (front to back)
Found one that mounts to the floor in a severely channeled 26-27 T

90's Isuzu Amigo back seat.
SEAT BACK 39"x21"x3"
SEAT BOTTOM 39"x20.5"x8" Seat folds forward and the "folded seat" folds forward again!

85-6 Dodge Colt Vista van
rear (3rd) seat. 38 inches wide-21 inches deep.
integral retractable belts (center) earlier ones don't have headrests thin cushions and backrests

 

[Gerry]

Heres a link to a UK C Cab called Revenge. I was trying to find pics of the interior but cant seems to locate any. Might give you some ideas though.

http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=re...=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1584&bih=705
Gerry

 

[Keeper]

G'day all, I'm jumping ahead a little on my project, I'm thinking trim (upholstery) I would really like something different for my C-cab, I was lucky to be given a tan/red hide and I have some black leather left so materials might be right, but what style. My sister works for a lounge producer and she has shown me 6" diameter round foam which they cover and make head supports on their lounges, the lengths vary. I was thinking perhaps a bench seat made of ply and covered with say 7 or 8 of these round foam shapes, sewn together, running diagonally, 3 on the base and 4 up the back, probably not the most comfortable thing but it might look the goods. I had previously thought of a diamond button design seat similar to the early T's. Would appreciate any ideas, regards Phantom.

If you ran those horizontally and cut them in half you could make some really comfortable seats. Diagonal would not be very comfortable due to way your back would try to shape to them.

Just by playing with the depth of those you could have your lower leg support, lumbar support all rolled into a nice seat.

 

[Gerry]

What about suede. Its cool to sit on in the hot times and comes in every color and quality you can think of. Probably be able to stich it at home unlike leather thats a real art and needs an industrial sowing machine to get through it.
Personally I always wanted leather. Hard form sculputred and in a cool grey for the yella fella
Gerry

 

[Gerry]

A fellow Bucketeer has just email this to me.
You wanted a look at a C Cab interior this is the Revenge that I sent you a link to earlier.

Gerry

 

[Allen]

Hello Gerry, I want to thank you for waking up this morning to the car show. First time I've seen everything. Uniquely and superbly done. With the rear-end and the engineering. It must have been a hard decision to put a gas tank over the top of that beautiful work. Reminds me of some of the old '70's cars in a very good way, of course. Even more surprising, was the post you posted this morning on all the UK cars. I had no idea of their technology had gone as far as it has. If you don't mind me asking, where did your inspiration come from!? I see a lot of nice upholstery jobs from England. Hope I just didn't hijack this thread. Upholstery, Upholstery!!

 

[Gerry]

Allen
Revenge was a 70s Rod. A lot of the cars you see are from years ago. These days its Billet Billet Billet, but the oldies are still around. Inspiration for mine was Leg Show.
G

 

[putz]

Here are a few different c-cabs
Wild exhaust..

Just wild

 

[PotvinGuy]

G'day all, I'm jumping ahead a little on my project, I'm thinking trim (upholstery) I would really like something different for my C-cab, I was lucky to be given a tan/red hide and I have some black leather left so materials might be right, but what style. My sister works for a lounge producer and she has shown me 6" diameter round foam which they cover and make head supports on their lounges, the lengths vary. I was thinking perhaps a bench seat made of ply and covered with say 7 or 8 of these round foam shapes, sewn together, running diagonally, 3 on the base and 4 up the back, probably not the most comfortable thing but it might look the goods. I had previously thought of a diamond button design seat similar to the early T's. Would appreciate any ideas, regards Phantom.

Phantom, I'm redesigning my interior. One idea I had was individual couches, like the astronauts had. Different and could be very comfortable.