29 Ford Tudor Chopped Interior

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gilbertsgarage

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My husband begged and pleaded for this 29 Ford Tudor.

He believes because I have been sewing all my life and own an industrial sewing machine that I am capable of doing the interior of this car.

I have been reading for days watching youtube videos for days and on and on and on. Interior upholstery and furniture upholstery are two entirely different demons.

I have no idea where to start.

Who out there has been in this kind of mess and what did you do. I am real tempted to just hire this out. But this is an US project and I would really like a crack at it.

I know this is a man's world but give a girl some help. I have a mountain of stupid questions.

I need someone to help me start at A and work to Z.

Please and thank you in advance. I can post a picture of what I am starting with.
 
With all due respect it is highly unlikely you will get much assistance concerning a chopped interior on a site committed to restoration. You might want to visit the HAMB. Wayne
 
I sympathise with you. Car trimming is a whole different world from furniture upholstery. Id you are starting with a Le Baron Bonney kit, I believe they give good instructions. If not, even having a set of their instructions might help.
Anybody out there have a set you can send to this OP?
 
hmm for tips and tricks you might stop in a local upholstery shop or even custom motorcycle shops for some pointers. One by me does custom seats and any other odd jobs from motorcycle seats, bar stools, custom auto interior to custom furniture/repairing of furniture.
 
Welcome and here is my 2 cents worth. The seats and headliner are really the only things that are sewn together. The side panels are covered but are glued down if I understand correctly. I am not positive but if you go onto the mafca website and look for videos from the Diablo a's. There might be one for interiors or at the least the head liner.

Mike
 
Finding the correct material could be a problem. I looked in several fabric stores in the Twin Cities, and couldn't find anything close enough to use.

My 28 Phaeton and 29 Tudor kits both came from Classtique, and I like them. It's the same materials used by L/B, but stitched more correctly.
 
Buy a complete interior kit from Lebaron Bonney and be done with it...they have how to install videos on their web site.. You get soup to nuts for what I feel is a reasonable price, and the car will look correct when complete. You both will enjoy installing it
Good luck
 
Going by the title of the thread, you have at least a resto rod since it is chopped. No need for any of it to be model A 'correct' materials. If you have a blank slate you can do whatever comes to mind. You seem to have the knowledge and the machine, it really isn't much different than furnature, come up with a plan and trust yourself. My first full rolled and pleated interior I finished I was 17 and it turned out great. I've seen some really horrible 'professional' interiors installed. Just make sure your stitches are straight and the stitches per inch are less, it'll last longer on the seats.
 
Years ago when my neighbor found out the price to have his 56 Olds custom upholstered he decided to buy the upholstery machine and do his own. When he was done it looked great, and he told me exactly what Steve Wastler just said.
 
Thanks for all the info. Its inspirational. First off yes its chopped so kits will have to be modified. Second it will NOT be traditional interior. My husband owned an Autobody repair shop for 32 years paint is never a traditional idea for him its radical and bright. I am not the least bit worried about finding the colors I want. I am mostly worried about the roof but I will bet it. I bought the wood kit and I have bought the interior panel templates that will have to be modified. Looking for the seat frames now. Im just going to have to really take my time its not something that will get done in a weekend lol! when you make a hole in vinyl its there for forever its not forgiving. and I really want the Diamond Roll N Tuck. I will keep you posted!
 
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