Mad Tyte Old Schoo JDM Upholstery

Greg Voth Reader
10/15/09 5:19 p.m.

I am looking to reupholster some extra seats I have laying around for my 79 Spark Yellow RX-7. They offered a red brown vinyl with cloth red plaid inserts.

I want to do the seats in black vinyl with yellow/black/white plaid inserts. I have thusfar been unable to find a suitable fabric. I have a picture of what I want that they used to offer in the GLC but I dont have any of my pictures hosted online.

Any suggestions?

fiat22turbo GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/15/09 6:24 p.m.

Host the pictures online?

Greg Voth Reader
10/15/09 9:41 p.m.

I should. I have a lot of photos that I could post at various times.

Update we went to JoAnn Fabrics and picked up some plaid wool on sale. The wife is going to give it a shot and replace the inserts since the vinyl is in good shape. I will post pictures if it turns out well.

Tom Heath Marketing / Club Coordinator
10/16/09 8:22 a.m.

Sew, Mo, sew! Go, Greg, go! Yo, mad tyte interior, yo.

I can host pictures if you need space.

Greg Voth Reader
10/16/09 2:32 p.m.

The pattern I want. http://picasaweb.google.com/gregory.k.voth/GLCSeats#5393263894758029938

The seats I have. http://picasaweb.google.com/gregory.k.voth/GLCSeats#5393263894758029938

The rims I bought. Old skool MOMOs yo. http://picasaweb.google.com/gregory.k.voth/GLCSeats#5393265265259523730

I tried to "embed" or whatever the photos but I suck at the computers.

Dr. Hess SuperDork
10/16/09 2:41 p.m.

This is my upholstery work. Leather. The whole Spanish cow was $230 delivered. I did the sewing myself on my grandmother's hand crank singer.

Greg Voth Reader
10/16/09 3:38 p.m.

I took apart the first seat. It looks like it should be pretty basic to remove the insert then sew the new material back in. Ill let the wife have a look and tell me if I am crazy.

Any good ways to ad some bolstering to the stock foam?

93celicaGT2 SuperDork
10/16/09 7:13 p.m.

So you're going for pretty much a stock TR7 plaid?

That'll be nifty....

Greg Voth Reader
10/16/09 8:02 p.m.

Well those are stock seats that they offered in 79. So I was going for a plaid that they offered in the GLC.

Plans have changed after a quote of $350 per seat in material that wasn't what I wanted anyhow so we picked up some wool from JoAnn Fabric bargin bin. I tore the passenger seat apart this afternoon. I have some photos in the album now of the seat apart, the old covers and the new inserts the wife is going to try and sew in. I will keep it updated once we get it back together.

Here is the whole little album of the seat redo.

http://picasaweb.google.com/gregory.k.voth/GLCSeats#