I found the wooden strips on the bottoms to be too narrow to keep the seats in place, and the first time I sat on one of the seats it came off the rails, with the staples that hold the fabric on making some good scratches in the rail paint. Not very pleased with that. Solution I came up with was to purchase some wooden strips myself, cut them to fit, then glue and screw them to the seat bottoms. Had the whole family in the vehicle afterwards, wriggling around, and the seats now stayed in place.
The seats: firm but comfortable. Of course, in a stationary vehicle is not the best place to judge, but at least for now they're quite nice. I have the rubber bumpers and leather straps for them, but as usual, there are no instructions, and so it'll take some guess work. Seat construction is completely unlike the originals.
The new strips, carefully measured, glued and screwed into place.
Looking back: the original seats. May still get these re-uphostered one day, as their basic frames and springs are in excellent shape.
Original seat bottoms and backs. How did the bottoms stay on the rails? Just with the leather straps at the forward end (of which there is just the one remaining, bottom right)?
The interior is slowly coming together, with various items being fitted and tested. The lever knobs are all original.
My daughter, Land Rover dreaming.... : ) Note also a test fit of a vent seal.
Did I mention the door exteriors are now painted, as well? : )
Hi Mike,
ReplyDeleteJust started restoring a 67 and your blog will be a great help! You are using aerosol for painting. Where did you get? I plan on doing the same. Color looks like a perfect match to that LR pastel green.
Thanks again for this blog
Regards,
David
Hi David,
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm using aerosols, which are doing a much better job than I expected - as long as the primer coat is well sanded. The paint is from the local NAPA store, who mixed up a special blend just for the Land Rover. You can see the formula here: http://1960landroverrestoration.blogspot.com/2011/07/paint-pastel-green.html
Any NAPA store can mix the colour for you, using the above formula.
Best of luck with your '67. I hope you'll start a blog, as well!
Mike
Mike, thanks,appreciate the help.
ReplyDeleteDavid
Greetings, Mike,
ReplyDeleteI'm doing a '59 SII 88" almost identical to yours. I appreciate all the pictures and detail in your blog - it's been a great help. I'm having the same trouble with the bottom door seal that you did - way too robust. Can you tell me what you used instead? It looks great in the picture...
Thanks,
Joel
Hi Joel, I used some good quality generic door seal that came recommended by 3 Brothers Classic Rovers. Much more pliable. At first tried to just glue them, but in the end did it the proper way with rivets. See this post: http://1960landroverrestoration.blogspot.ca/2012/09/door-seal-rivets.html
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