Saturday I spent working on the bolsters. Much easier to do the second set since I had a set that was already complete, I just needed to reverse them. It still takes time. It's a lot of cutting and gluing and trimming and gluing and cutting and fitting, but eventually you end up with all the pieces. I did manage to dull the blades of my electric carving knife to the point that they barely cut now! I can't get replacement blades for the knife so I'll end up throwing it away. It's a shame really. The handle and motor are fine. It only cost $11, it's just such a waste. Oh to live in a "throw away" world!
On Sunday I worked on the metal backing plates that are attached to the foam. These are what will be bolted to the car body to hold the bolsters in place. In those will be glued the Velcro that will hold the seat bottom and back in place. It should all go together nicely, and I can remove the seat bottom and back easily if need be.
Here are pictures of all the seat parts sitting on the floor. The different black and red paint doesn't mean anything. I ran out of red, so used black. Trying to use up some of these rattle cans I have lying around!
Once I get the rest of the material, I can start on rest of the upholstery. In the meantime I need to get ready to drive the car in about three weeks, so time to put tires on order!
