Randy -
You've bought a very expensive interior for your car. DO NOT try to
figure it out yourself. I would either:
1) Buy the Moss video on upholstry installation... it is very dated
(early 80's) but will tell you how to do a very nice job. I bought it
several years ago and it made a HUGE difference. The lousy Moss
leatherette interior that I put in my BJ8 looks better than most
healey interiors I've seen... that's because this video really helped
me do a very professional job.... no wrinkles and still looks new 10
years later.
2) Send your seats to Heritage and pay the dosh to have it done by and expert.
Do not, I repeat, do not have someone who doesn't know healey
interiors do the job for you. It will not come out right.
It'll be worth the effort / cost to do it right.
Regards,
Alan
On 7/9/05, dicksonr@uwm.edu <dicksonr@uwm.edu> wrote:
> I have a couple of questions regarding attaching the new leather upholstery to
> my metal seats of my 1963 BJ-7. How is this done? Is it accomplished with a
> combination of clips and glue? I have a woman lined up here in town that
> makes custom interiors for street rod and I thought that I'd enlist her to do
> the job.
> Also, I'm finishing up the body on my Healey are I need to know what kind of
> rivets are used in the attachment of the rear shroud to the metal rail under
> the shroud lip as well as the very bottom at the trunk floor (when I got the
> car it had flat head screws holding the shroud on). I take it common pop
>rivets
> would not be period correct. Thanks in advance!
>
>
> Randy Dickson
> Healey Archaeologist
> 63 BJ-7
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