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Offline Bob W

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Re: Building CJ3A seat springs
« Reply #15 on: August 16, 2019, 07:06:34 PM »
Looking good!!
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Re: Building CJ3A seat springs
« Reply #16 on: August 26, 2019, 06:52:55 PM »
Got the driver seat done.  Made lots of mistakes sewing the cover, but it ended up OK.  I made the back a little thicker than original.  The springs are 2”.  I used hard foam, canvas and cotton batting for padding.  Was a little worried that after all this work they would be uncomfortable, but they feel fantastic!  Working on the passenger seat now, it is going much more smoothly.
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Re: Building CJ3A seat springs
« Reply #17 on: August 27, 2019, 09:07:59 PM »
OK, all of my springs for the passenger seat are done.  So here is a photo of the seat back, done properly.  The first one was kinda screwed up because I uses stainless steel safety wire for the binding springs and it was too soft.  Even though it feels great, I wanted to do this one right, and it worked out pretty well.  Turned out that what looked to be a complicated nightmare was really pretty simple to do (I said simple not easy LOL).  Pretty happy with the results.
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Re: Building CJ3A seat springs
« Reply #18 on: August 29, 2019, 09:52:56 PM »
Done and in.  Not perfect but they feel really good!
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Re: Building CJ3A seat springs
« Reply #19 on: August 29, 2019, 10:36:11 PM »
Time to find a bumpy road and test!
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Re: Building CJ3A seat springs
« Reply #20 on: August 30, 2019, 12:22:15 PM »
Great detailing on the seats. I would need your guidance when I start working on seats for my1953 cj3a.
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