64 Sport Fury bucket seats

[miller]

Wondering if anyone has re-covered their own, using what I'm using.

I've had an older set of Legendary covers, once installed, on the original foam, done wrong. So, years ago, busted 'em back down. Later Legendary offered 'universal' bucket foam, for the 63-65 front seats.
Already watched all the videos, talked to the Legendary tech, and he told me the 64 Sport Fury buckets are the hard ones to get together. Okay.

Already have the centers, on the seat base foams, fastened down...yes, located correctly.
Sure seems the foam still needs trimming, since at the front, have to pull hard, and still not near where they get hog-ringed.

Anyone used this stuff, and did have to cut foam, to fit??

 

[miller]

Welp! No help for the wicked. Guess it's time for ye old carving knife.

Least I was dumb enough to keep the old foam for reference. Big difference!

 

[miller]

Horseshit. Had to cut foam off the upper outer edges of Legendary's 62-65 universal foam set bottom, to even have a chance.
Youngest son helped, pull and tug, giving me a third hand. Already had the center section hog-ringed in place. Game plan was front, rear, then the sides. Front went good, hard pull, into place and hog-ringed, looking like it should.
The rear, where the carpet is, and the holes for the pivot brackets...no. Started pulling them over the brackets, over the rear corners of the seat frame...and the carpet tears! Just off the edge, where the carpet is sown to the seat cover, forming that corner.

Guess I'll call tech, and see what they say...

 

[miller]

Hard lessons...learned I am NOT a upholstery guy. From the looks of it, went about things wrong...and will pay for it. Being wrong sucks! First time trying that.

Local guy in Denton, will make it right for me. Real good at it, too, since he does a bunch of work for Peterbilt.