Doing the upholstery yourself

[RJ Squirrel]

Bought this old Singer industrial machine last year shortly after I drug the RR home. I decided that I wanted to do as much of the work on the car myself as possible, and learning new skills is a big plus too. The machine is the original walking foot design that has been copied many times over by others and is still being copied today, although the new units are plastic and tin, unlike the cast iron and steel tank this old 1956 beauty is.
I spent a lot of time tuning it up and getting to know it, as I had no experience at all with sewing machines. It would not sew when I brought it home it just made a big rat nest, so I got it fairly cheap. They sew very fast in stock form, the 7" pulley was added along with some modifications to the foot control setup to slow it down and make it controllable.

 

[RJ Squirrel]

The Roadrunner turned out OK I think, It is no show car or museum piece but a nice driver a guy can be proud of.

 

[RJ Squirrel]

Did the visors, door panels and the vinyl top too.

 

[haywire 440]

Leather? The seats look great and comfortable.
Visors also are sharp.

 

[RJ Squirrel]

Reupholstered these 73 Duster seats for practice.

 

[5.7 hemi]

Now you’ve got a side hustle!

 

[1967coronet]

Nice job those look pretty dang good.

 

[RJ Squirrel]

Leather? The seats look great and comfortable.
Visors also are sharp.

I used a fairly inexpensive vinyl, being a rookie at it, did not want to ruin the expensive stuff! They are comfortable, I added extra foam on the lumbar area you can see the bulge in the picture. Extra padding and support in the bottom cushions too.

 

[MarPar]

Holy crap!! Looks great!!