1960 SO-23 A.K.A. Gunther

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I took the seats out for the first time last night. I am starting to plan on which projects to work on first. I thought I would get started on cleaning the seats and upholstery. I noticed the seats were "covered" not necessarily re-upholsterd. So I pealed back the velcro and to my surprise, there is fabric underneath. It looks like a close match to the original, but I am not sure. It is in decent shape except for some wear and tear in the corner. I haven't fully examined them yet, but here are a couple of photos.

Any thoughts on if it is original? Do I keep it and "patch" it up, or just replace it? Decisions...

On a side note, I will be dropping Gunther off at Kirk's this weekend to do some body work. I will post progress on that as it goes. Thanks Kirk!
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Material looks like the original German stuff under the covering. :)

My original seats were in similar condition to yours

This is the material Bill W. used on mine which is a very close match, BUT not perfect.

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Re: 1960 SO-23 A.K.A. Gunther

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Is just one of them (shown) torn? I may be able to help. PM sent.
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macaia8475 wrote:
On a side note, I will be dropping Gunther off at Kirk's this weekend to do some body work.
Gunther will be in good hands.
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Marla was able to drop the bus off this weekend and we had a chance to take a better look.
The plan is to repair both rear corners and battery tray, plus anything else we find :lol:

At first glance all looks normal...
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Underneath, not so good.
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Check out how squared off the bottom of the corner is
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This is how they repaired stuff before quality replacement metal was available...brazed and 1/2 of bondo to boot :evil:
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This is going to be a challenge to make right again...
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This is going to be a challenge to make right again...
that will be CAKE! for you :lol: :lol:
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If it was easy, everyone would be doing it
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I knew there was something going on under there... But this was a bit of a surprise. No worries though. I think I have the right man for the job. If anyone can make Gunther's behind round and solid again, it is Kirk. :)
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im a fan of a firm round a$$

do werk kirk!
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So, while Kirk has Gunther up on stands, I am doing some little things that a newbie like me can handle. This past weekend I got a new axle boot on his right side. The other side will get done another time, it took me a lot longer than I planned, but I guess I am learning.

I still have a lot more cleaning to do under there, but at least the boot is looking pretty. :lol:

Baby steps, right?
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