Simple interior project gone crazy

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bcs163
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Your car is a: 1976 Fiat 124 Spider
Location: Davis, CA

Re: Simple interior project gone crazy

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nibbes123 wrote:Is there a web site for M&T? If so can you please post.
Thanks
Nick
Sure - no problem. They have a few websites, but if you look at the bottom of their pages - it says M&T Manufacturing.

This is the website I got my seats from:
http://www.carupholsteryguys.com/

Here are some of their other sites:
https://www.mtmfg.com/
https://www.convertibletopguys.com/

They were great to deal with - fast & helpful email responses.
'76 Fiat 124 Spider - Padrona
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Kingme2
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Your car is a: 1980 124 Spider
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Re: Simple interior project gone crazy

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Bought my seat upholstery from them... Paid extra for leather (I'm a snob), excellent quality
Due to recent budget cuts and the rising cost of electricity, gas, and oil, we have decided to turn off the light at the end of the tunnel. We apologize for any inconvenience.

1981 Fiat Spider, all black... "Corvino", italian for the Raven
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Re: Simple interior project gone crazy

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Thanks for the web site.
bcs163
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Re: Simple interior project gone crazy

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Kingme2 wrote:Bought my seat upholstery from them... Paid extra for leather (I'm a snob), excellent quality
Nice - any pictures of those?
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bcs163
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Re: Simple interior project gone crazy

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Big night tonight - got a lot accomplished.

Seats upholstered - check
Seats installed - check
Turn signal cancel pin fixed - check
Steering wheel aligned - TBD on tomorrow's drive
Windscreen installed - check
Cleaned up - too tired


So - I got the front and back seats re-upholstered with my kit from M&T - can you tell the difference?
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New seat
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Old seat
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So - I'm gonna clean Padrona up tomorrow and hopefully take her and my wife out for breakfast - :D
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njoconnor
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Re: Simple interior project gone crazy

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REALLY nice work, especially on the seats! I bet breakfast tasted great!

I'm just about there. Top frame came back Thurs night, gets refitted this weekend. Add some weatherstripping to the doors, and finish the trunk "floor" partition, and it's ready for the top shop on Tuesday. After that, just door cards and radio/center console install.

Quick question: who's wind deflector is that? I have A/R's, and I'm looking forward to getting it on the car.

Thanks for the continuing motivation!

Neil
Neil O'Connor
Madison, WI
72 FIAT 124 Spider
12 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Summit
14 Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn Eco-Diesel
ex-71 FIAT 124 Coupe
and a host of Audi's, Saabs, VW's, MOPAR's, Fords, and a Bimmer....
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MrJD
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wow... fantastic work man. I love it. Red is the only interior for a white car.
bcs163
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njoconnor wrote:REALLY nice work, especially on the seats! I bet breakfast tasted great!

I'm just about there. Top frame came back Thurs night, gets refitted this weekend. Add some weatherstripping to the doors, and finish the trunk "floor" partition, and it's ready for the top shop on Tuesday. After that, just door cards and radio/center console install.

Quick question: who's wind deflector is that? I have A/R's, and I'm looking forward to getting it on the car.

Thanks for the continuing motivation!

Neil
That's - but I've always viewed it as the amazing things others have done on this forum :wink:

All I have to say is that the first drive after several month of labor is the greatest thing ever.

So - breakfast would have been great, but I woke up a little later than I would have liked and when we tried to start the car - I realized that the battery was low from having the doors open while working on it (and possibly an old battery). Anyways - lunch tasted great!

And we got a few conversations going at a local winery
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bcs163
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MrJD wrote:wow... fantastic work man. I love it. Red is the only interior for a white car.
Thanks! I totally agree with you! Your '79 restoration project has been a great story to read! Keep up the great work - don't worry the end is in sight!
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