Got my seat back

[austex66]

I recently recieved my seat back from the upholstery shop and it turned out great. I decided to go with the hounds tooth inserts since all vinyl is hell here in TX. Now I need to decide what to do with the door panels...

[JRBECK64]

Looks great.

JRBECK64

[glendale]

looks good! i never would have thought of the houndstooth. very slick.

[65Custom]

yep I agree and it looks great they did a good job

[brawley]

it would be sweet if you could cover the door panels with the same material

[slepysal]

Originally Posted by brawley

it would be sweet if you could cover the door panels with the same material

that would look nice

[LILRED66]

How about the black around the perimeter and the houndstooth insert, similar to the seat?

[austex66]

Thanks!
Thats what the owner of the shop suggested....said he could fill the inner part of my door panel now with the same material. I just don't know about having cloth where your hands are reaching for the handles all the time. May get dirty.

[463]

that's nice very nice.

[Revoh]

That's pretty neat!

[Corts60]

I am a big fan of houndstooth material but have yet to put it in a project. The seat turned out great.

[markeb01]

That's beautiful workmanship. You really got your moneys worth.

[Nailz]

Oh yeah, im jealous! Looks great..

[Captainfab]

That seat is just awesome.....reminds me of my '68 Camaro. I really like the houndstooth also. I didn't realize until recently that the houndstooth was available in the '67-'72's. I'm definitely going to have to have a seat like that someday. Thanks for posting this

[LILRED66]

Hounds tooth was also available in the '60-'66. Here is a picture of a '64 Chevy C10, I sold to a friend.

As far as hounds tooth on the door panels centers getting dirty, a good coat of 3M Scotchguard will prevent any staining. I suggest doing the same to the hounds tooth on the seat. My pants are usually as dirty as my hands, so if one area gets dirty, so does the other, but I try to make sure I am not dirty when I get into one of my trucks with a freshly upholstered seat.

[Tx Firefighter]

Did Fat Lucky over at Austin Speed Shop do that seat for you ?

[austex66]

Yes, I already put a couple coats of scotch guard on the cloth, stuff works great. TX, I had a shop in San Marcos do it, Gabriel & Son. They also do high end custom work. They had a couple 3 window fords in there last time I was in. Nice work indeed!

[muddpile]

Wow! I'm diggin the houndstooth for sure!

[Bears63]

What did it run to get the seat done? I'm curious.

[austex66]

Thanks for the comps! The guy did it for $400,(I had the cushion) and when he called when it was ready, he said cash is better...

[19GMC63]

Very nice.... I love houndstooth.

[Vernski]

Thumbs up looks great, I would paint the door inserts satin black that will compleat it.---Vernski

[Bears63]

Originally Posted by austex66

The guy did it for $400

I'll have to talk to my local upholstery place then. I was asking because the last seat I did cost me right at $300 doing it myself. I can't imagine that my local shop would be too much higher than what you paid. Man, that does look nice with the houndstooth.

[protrash64]

Nice choice...excellent result!!