Attention to detail #2

Having a rental contract with Oval 57 on my work shop space, means that I have to suck up to him from time to time. Bringing him coffe and always agree on how important it is to put all your love into the project is some of the trouble I have to go through. As you probably know from reading his restoration blog on the 52 "capitan" split, the other members of Sechs Volt have claimed he has been sleeping with his Kamax bolts, rubber moldings and seat covers on several occations, unfornately without having any evidence for the claim.

So to keep Oval 57 happy (and the rental contract fresh), I have decided to give the original seat covers a try. They have been resting in the forest for decades, so the softnes in the fabric is somewhat gone. But last night I carefully disassembeled the covers on the backrest, and took it inside and gave a good cleaning. And here I found another facinating detail for all the geeks out there... The little red tab shown in the picture, made from the same material as the seat cover but in red color. Sawn in at middle bottom of the backrest. A very important detail to adress if you have to make repro covers =) Here you also see a "before" picture of the seat. The main problem reusing this is a little shrinking of the material, and all the seams have rotted away. The frame is good and solid.We will have to wait for the outcome of this...