Restoring Rusty

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by hatzie

Shesh. They didn't even spring for the Pony Express.

lol, must have been an additional $12.50

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by Gregski

is it Wherever I May Foam? ha ha

Yes that is the song. And I see what you did there, even if it took me a minute, haha.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by LT7A

Yes that is the song. And I see what you did there, even if it took me a minute, haha.

I was also moved by hits such as:

Of Wool and Men
Saddle but True
Don't Tear on Me
Nothing Else Rattles
The Rod That Failed
and
The Struggle with Trim

... and don't even get me started on Master of Flat Tappets

[Gregski]

I kid you not, they are less than 20 miles away and it will take them 2 days to get here???

first it was supposed to be here on Monday

I checked last night and it literally said today aka Saturday

and now this morning it says next Monday

[Rickysnickers]

That's because it has to go by way of New York and then back to CA

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Rickysnickers

That's because it has to go by way of New York and then back to CA

LOL, don't even joke like that mate!

[Gregski]

What? Already, that was fast! Not

guys n gals, this thing feels really nice

[hatzie]

Originally Posted by Gregski

I kid you not, they are less than 20 miles away and it will take them 2 days to get here???

first it was supposed to be here on Monday

I checked last night and it literally said today aka Saturday

and now this morning it says next Monday

Do they have local pickup? It'd be faster than courier the way things are going now.

FedEx has air and ground hubs in Sacramento but that doesn't preclude the idiots doing thier logistics from routing packages through Oakland or Fresno or Reno NV or Portland OR ...

The USPS ships letters I mail to Woodsville from the Wentworth Post Office to Nashua and back to Woodsville. Nashua is an hour and a half South of here right across the border from Lowell Massachusetts. Why not send the bloody letter to Boston and back or round trip it to Providence RI or Hartford Ct or Rutland Vt or NYC. Small wonder they're in financial difficulty.

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by Gregski

I was also moved by hits such as:

Of Wool and Men
Saddle but True
Don't Tear on Me
Nothing Else Rattles
The Rod That Failed
and
The Struggle with Trim

... and don't even get me started on Master of Flat Tappets

Hahaha, well done.

The seat cover looks good! I'm waiting patiently for the next step.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by LT7A

Hahaha, well done.

The seat cover looks good! I'm waiting patiently for the next step.

thanks, well what I like to do is allow it to sun bathe for a while to soften up the pleather allowing it to acclimate to it's new surroundings like a gold fish, while you attend a friends BBQ/pool party!

[Ad Cam]

How long did it take USA1 to make your seat cover? I inquired a long time ago about some bucket seat covers and they said it would be an 8 week turnaround. Curious if that's how long it took for yours.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Ad Cam

How long did it take USA1 to make your seat cover? I inquired a long time ago about some bucket seat covers and they said it would be an 8 week turnaround. Curious if that's how long it took for yours.

3.5 weeks

ha ha, I guess you missed the ordeal I went through in the last dozen posts, no problem, here it is in a nutshell

Ordered the seat on September 1st

heard nothing for two weeks so emailed them and they said, exactly what they told you, the seat will be 8 to 10 weeks out

then couple days later I got a Shipping confirmation with a Tracking number (WTH ?)

and it miandered all across the country for about a week and a half and I just got it yesterday September 25th

[Gregski]

Mandatory Stare and Compare

Note: the old seat cover is on the left

[TKCR]

Very Nice! Can’t wait to see the seat after you get the cover installed.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by TKCR

Very Nice! Can’t wait to see the seat after you get the cover installed.

ah glad you chimed in T, me too, but I seem to be too busy ordering the wrong size hog rings at the moment, LOL

[Blue GMC]

That cover will look great and totally change the look of the cab. Can’t wait to see it in

[Rich84]

You probably could have gotten a couple more miles out of the old one.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Blue GMC

That cover will look great and totally change the look of the cab. Can’t wait to see it in

thank you, me too

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Rich84

You probably could have gotten a couple more miles out of the old one.

bwhaaa haaa ha, now that's my kinda humor! [reads it while his morning coffee shoots out his nose]

[blazer2007]

I got mine from Fastenal if there still around, hog rings

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by Gregski

ah glad you chimed in T, me too, but I seem to be too busy ordering the wrong size hog rings at the moment, LOL

I get mine from CJ Pony

[Gregski]

thank you all, I have these BLUE HAWKs from when I did the seats on my '71 and swore I would never do another set again, ha ha, these suck cause you don't place the ring in the very tip, so it's impossible to push it in deep enough through the material unless you are doing the edges only

[Gregski]

so I got these on AMAZON couple days ago, just waiting on them to get here

[TKCR]

That one works good for most of the seat back. The other set I showed, works the best on the seat bottom. It helps to pull the cover. I’ll try and find a video to explain better.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by TKCR

That one works good for most of the seat back. The other set I showed, works the best on the seat bottom. It helps to pull the cover. I’ll try and find a video to explain better.

yes please, I am not sure how hard to yank and pull on the cover and how snug to make it when I hog ring it, much appreciated