1 Carpet installation was fairly uneventful. The only catch was that the new shifter hump made it fit a bit loose on the tunnel.
2 The rear seat is in excellent original condition. I just needed to reattach some of the upholstery where I was looking for the build sheet.
3 The headliner was fun. NOT!
4 There is surprisingly little info available on installation in a '72. Even coverage in the Fisher Body Manual was pretty generic.
5 The biggest problem I had (have) was with the sail panels. I used the original panels as a template and they just don't fit right. I'm going to abandon them for now until I can check out a few other Chevelles at the Woodward cruise.
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7 The drivers seat was rough. I was able to use the existing foam, but just barely.
8 The hole in the center was filled with foam scraps and a piece of carpeting glued over it.
9 A piece of 2" foam was glued on to restore the top surface after 35 years of use. The 2" foam was a bit thick, next time I'll use 1 1/2" or maybe even 1" wrapped around the sides too. An electric carving knife works great for cutting foam, but I didn't have one so a pair of scissors was the weapon of choice.
10 There were three broken springs in front. Rather that drop $70 a seat fro new ones I decided to replace just what was broken.
11 A trip to the hobby shop produced some 1/8" piano wire which was slightly larger than original .110 wire, but the originals broke didn't they?
12 I made a fixture to bend the wire around, basically just cylinders screwed to a plate that I could move around as needed.
13 All three broken springs were different (of course). This one is for the outside position of the four front springs. The bottom loop mounts in the original location and the top gets hog ringed to what was left of the existing spring.
14 The back was really tough to stretch over the foam. Upholsterers must have good hand and arm strength. This is what it looked like before attaching it to the frame with hog rings.
15 The plastic parts will be dyed when time allows (after Woodward)
