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love it when dad pitches a good idea

good for you son... very mature video

The haters are crazy, these look amazing.

Ppl jus be shifting but it really doesn’t look bad

The GSR didn’t come with a 6 speed only 5.

what kind of red it that, I like that 1 hahahah

So cool. They might not be perfect, but the fact that you and your dad made them are priceless. My toodler and I wash my cars (Shelby GT350R, FL5 Type R, and honda elememt) they dont come out perfect but its alway fun hopefully he can remember as he grows up.

I'm sorry, I applaud your effort but that does not look very good. You should have watched a few videos before you tried this. There are some pretty informative ones available. Try again till you get it right.

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Awesome!!!!!

your dad built those seats with love man. I think they came out good. thats a memory youll always have

accepted home work ... good try greeting to your father and you

this is so f***ing awesome. your dad is awesome too, nice job it looks amazing (everyone who says otherwise is stoopid)

neighbor with the 31

The big takeaway... Although the finished product was receieved with mixed feelings from others, that's ok! You like the finished product, and you spent some sweat equity and quality time with your dad.

Props to Dad with the skills and ambition 👏

Awesome video, I'm gonna probably try this myself!

Looks like you had your velociraptor living in your car

doesnt look right supposed to be tight not puffy but hey

Looks like a DIY job too

Yeahhhhh just watched this video… LOL HOSTERY SHOP HERE I COME

Racing seats also save weight and some of those beautiful wide 90s cars are HEAVY and underpowered especially in the non turbos. Cloth, vinyl and leather all have different stiffness which effect stretch and memory. The bolsters (sides of the seat cushion where your butt goes and the back of the seat, that jut up and out to hold you in place) are the difficult ones to get right because of the stretch and curves Leather stretches the least and cloth the most. You have to keep this in mind when you are tracing your patterns especially if you are going to change material The reason the seat is not tight is because when they traced the leather forms and then added material "to be safe" they did not take into account that the leather will not stretch as much as the vinyl and the padding is thicker. Typically when you trace your patterns you want to be as exact as possible and only go over on the bottom of the bolster pattern on the outside edge of the seat (what will be the outside bottom) and the center panel of the seat cushion (what will be the part by your calves) . You will see a lot of seats have an elastic band with a piece of plastic sewed and stapled onto the pattern at this point so that you can adjust here to get all the slack out of the pattern Whatever thickness of padding was on the seat before you need to go back with OR you need to adjust your pattern for it. To be exact you need to do basic trig to figure the exact surface area increase until you get a feel for it and then you can just do it by educated guess AND using good elastic at the edges of the panels so you can pull REALLY hard when you are going to clip You can also use chipboard at the bottom of the seat and staple directly to it with the form being pulled tight. Its a little easier to do in classic seats than in modern import seats because the bottom of the form usually contours to unibody chassis indention on the rear seats. But on the fronts you can put it over the metal box spring as long as you leave room for the attachment point of your rail and your clips The rings are called hog ring clips. Never skimp here. Get quality stainless ones if possible and a good pair of sturdy bull nose pliers because you are going to need to really crank down here. You need to pull your forms as tight as you can and get some leverage to pull your clip points and get that clip completely sunk in and closed on the rails in the foam cushion forms You can never be to tight here When stitching your patterns back together be consistent. Use a quality white or yellow fabric pencil and mark your joint stitch line by copying where the holes are in your original patterns. This is where the original material met and was stitched together. You want yours to match. You will have to adjust if you changed material and use thicker foam. So typically you do not want to do this if you do not have a lot of experience, but you can stretch both and measure the difference and then extrapolate for the fact that your panels are going to stretch in 4 directions when sewn together. SEW the pattern to the foam, do not simply glue it. Spray can glue is nowhere as strong as the premix or 2 part stuff factory and aftermarket guys spray from pneumatic guns. Its way to thin. A few months to years of moving your body on and off is going to cause it to separate. Especially if you are not super tight when you are done. Mark perpendicular lines on your pattern with your pencil where the bolster patterns meet the center panels or other bolsters and every 3-4 inches inbetween. This will make sure you are lined up perfectly on the curves as you stich. If you are off.... cut from your machine then take a sharp razor to the seam and start over. This will save you going through the whole thing and then seeing bulges and bumps when you wrap it over your seat form Go slow unless you are an experienced stitcher.

Your video editing is very creative dude

Good job guys

Looks good! thanks for the info

Clean your car bro dirty man

Save youself more than $200.00, more importantly, learn a important skill.

Leather starts to shrink tho so even if it doesn’t look “good” at first. It’ll become more tight, just an idea not sure of it. Lmk if I’m wrong

Cool, it all makes sense. I just need your dad now to sow!

Walmart sells 4x8 carpet for 20 dollars. You can replace the carpet in your car with it and save HUNDREDS of dollars 🤷🏻‍♂️

Hi Max, compared to the Original Seat's it's a Magic Result..! Some Comment's were a little, Judgemental..!? But You and Dad worked together which is 'Worth its weight in Gold.!' My Dad is No Longer with us, but Stuff my Dad and I did together, on Our Cars (Mostly), are some of my Fondest Memories. I remember helping Dad just Knocking up Simple Seat covers to go over his New Cars Upholstery, in the New Car..! (We were Both Printers. Even though washed up, its easy to miss stray Ink..!!) Not as Complex as your work. But the Old Man was Happy, & so was I..! Mum taught me how to Sew, but even as a Boy it was a Useful Skill. As your Dad has Proven..!! As I am about to do the Same Job on my 32 yr Old Car. Only using Real Leather. ( Hence Searching on UTube for Tips..!) (And yes, I have Worked with Leather before..!) And Well, if it Aint Perfect. I will try again. Why..!?? Because, By Doing you Learn. And little Videos like your's Inspire..! I must add, I bought a Spare pair of Front Seats. So if I totally Balls it up, I can still Drive until I get it Right (or Die..! Whichever comes first..??) Good video, a Family Effort, Well Done Gents..! Cheers kim in Oz.😎

The fact you and your dad made it, makes it perfect. Not the colozr not the materials not the lines. Great work! 🙏

What a great job. My dad had this car hes 62yrs now and his biggest regret in life was getting rid of this car. Great job

What kinda of leather is this that you put on and where do I find it and the foam?, loved the video and may attempt this one day since I paid off my car lol

Awesome job on this and thank you for making this video. Father and son projects are worth a lot more than just buying something or dropping it off. Cheers to you and your dad

Man I wanna do this. I see them on copart still. Might do this one day. I also have an uncle in Mexico that does mechanical work but knows where to get anything done in his city for half the price here in the states. Great job on this rebuild man

Really nice!!

Hey, try applying some heat to some parts of the seats so they can tighten.

WTF is wrong with people on this comment thread?.. dude that looks like shit... all that work to like giant red turd.. pull all of those seats back out and try it again..! ill on your side bud, I'm rooting for you!

The red is amazing. Interior looks like a Porsche

Is there a part 2 yet?

Just came across your channel i have a nismo like yours and now im looking for an evo too.. what are the odds lol

Great video mate. Could you do some more but show how to fix the foam bolstering?

It's not ugly. It's really not. It has character and a story. Great job. I couldn't do it cus I'm missing a father and the fabric store doesn't sell them.

How much u got it for im looking into buying one from an auction too

Wtf is a 2+2?

This video was really well made! Great job on the seats!

Keep going

The clips are called hog rings and there’s a tool to install them to make it easier. The original seats were vinyl and not leather. This was a great video and very thorough for such a short time frame. Great job, I’m thinking of tackling this in my car

How much did this project cost?