Thanks 1ocean!..Those excessive staples are really meant to flatten out the materials rather than hold them down

Thanks Marc=) can see the light at the end of the tunnel

Thanks Pip! A daily video would be a lot of work!

@@MikesRestorations I know! But I really enjoy the quality of your work.. ☺ What news on the engine?

Thanks Christopher

Thanks rj..Shes closing in!

Thanks m0d cheers!

Thanks Dan!

Thanks 👍

Thanks Pedro..No stress here!

@@MikesRestorations 😊

You're welcome Robert Sounds like perfect timing there=) Good luck on your project!

Thanks R Peterson=)

Thanks Martin!

Thanks polloloci!

Hello matril01 thanks The boards you are referring too are 1/8 mdf with vinyl backer on one side. The originals were 1/8 compressed board also. Masonite would also work but it's a bit harder. Available at Home Depot..good luck!

Hello Baron thanks..Thats funny=) All upholstery and carpet kits on the car were supplied by the same supplier Autos International Inc. They really are wonderful to work with!

Thats a tough spot to slide a nut in there=) yes a lot of staples!

Hello Craig Thanks Cardboard bridge was from autos international inc..You can find their contact information in the video description box

Hello Tim Yes compressed air and an upholstery stapler is necessary for this kind of work Cheers!

Hello gtate The rails that mount to the floor were re-plated. The rails that are riveted to the seat bottoms were left in place and masked off to polish them. Mine also had some severe stains but the polishing did remove the stains. I used blue magic polish with a high speed drill and polishing pad. I also used a dremel with small polishing tips for the hard to reach areas and then polished by hand with a microfiber rag and blue magic. The trick is a good masking job so you can apply lots of pressure in those hard to reach areas. Its really messy work! Good Luck!

@@MikesRestorations Thank you MIke!

Mike, when I heard you say it took you an hour to do each side I though “phew”, I can do that easily. But found it very frustrating. I just could not get the knots tight enough to my satisfaction even with glue. So I threaded them straight down and through the long slot in the bottom of the seat (tow slots) and made two small straps with three holes to tie off the cords straight down. Seems to work. Thanks for all of your videos. They are gold mine for amateurs like me. All the best.

@@gtate4200 You're welome=) it always seems to take longer what ever we are doing also lots of ways to get there! Im glad you were successful I wish you the best of luck with your restoration work! Cheers!

Hello Don The Kits were from Autos International Inc and any misc. foam under the kits would have been a 1/4 inch. The only place I used 1/8 inch was the dashboard main piece. Good Luck with your restoration work! Cheers

Hello Chris..Thats a good question The cost of restoration unfortunately will remain confidential but I can share the approximate number. Expenses will be approaching 6figure to date. Usually in terms of professional work that would break down to 1/3 material expense and 2/3 labor expense. For example high end restoration shops..A restoration at this level could run 3-500k depending the shop. Total hours to date..approximately 4k

Have you tried KB 88? it works wonders

@@MikesRestorations no I haven’t, I hit them with some PB Blaster about a week ago but didn’t try to break them loose after that (moved onto other bigger problems). I took off all the calipers and found out all but one were stuck pretty bad (I still have one stuck piston that I haven’t been able to get out haha).