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Old 12-26-2013, 10:33 AM   #1
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Houndstooth ???

Hey everyone. Since my interior needs to be completely redone I was thinking of putting some houndstooth fabric in the seats. Does anyone have any pics of theirs or ideas/opinions/suggestions on this? Since my carpet is red and all the painted stuff is black i was kinds thinking some red/black stuff but would like to see pics of whatever you have.
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Old 12-26-2013, 10:44 AM   #2
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I did houndstooth inserts on my orange '74. The upholstery shop I use at the shop didn't have any good options, but I found the material that I used at a place that did home furnishings. I don't have any pics of the seat here at work, but I did my interior in black. It turned out well.
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Old 12-26-2013, 10:49 AM   #3
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I did houndstooth inserts on my orange '74. The upholstery shop I use at the shop didn't have any good options, but I found the material that I used at a place that did home furnishings. I don't have any pics of the seat here at work, but I did my interior in black. It turned out well.
Is there a specific kind/grade of houndstooth fabric for something like this??
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Old 12-26-2013, 11:16 AM   #4
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I looked at a fabric store first, but it didn't look like it would work, and I didn't care for the pattern as much (everything looked too small). The people that did the seats said what I bought worked out great, and it was a lot cheaper than what they could get $15 per yard vs. $60 per yard.
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Old 12-26-2013, 12:36 PM   #5
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I just so happen to have a pic Jonboy.
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Old 12-26-2013, 01:02 PM   #6
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That is one fine interior...
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Jon.... Was that the tan dash I gave you?
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Old 12-26-2013, 03:24 PM   #8
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That is one fine interior...
It is. I hear the guy that bought the truck was just going to drive it and leave it alone.

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Jon.... Was that the tan dash I gave you?
That's the one. It was actually Mandarin (orange). Looks a lot more orange next to the black before it was dyed. I still have the original dashpad in the attic.

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Man I love the look of that houndstooth in there. Someday... someday...
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Old 12-26-2013, 05:12 PM   #10
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No pics, but check out 1968/1969 Camaro Z28 houndstooth original seats. I think red/white or orange/white - best I have seen.
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Old 12-27-2013, 01:03 AM   #12
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They had the windows up at the SEMA show, but Chevy's E-rod K10 had orange houndstooth upholstery. Looked cool to me.

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Old 12-27-2013, 09:33 AM   #13
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It is. I hear the guy that bought the truck was just going to drive it and leave it alone.
I think we both knew that was a lie...
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Old 12-27-2013, 10:34 AM   #14
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I think we both knew that was a lie...
Yeah. But it sounded good.
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Re: Houndstooth ???

Bought some black vinyl thats real soft like leather today. Bought 3 yds of it for 10$ Hoping thats going to be enough once i get the insert sections to go with it.
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Where did you find the fabric?
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http://www.ricksupholstery.com/sales.html

I have not used these guys but There are some HT samples here in the plain Johnny with HT section. I like the seat pattern posted earlier in this forum better than the one on the link though.
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