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Title: More leather work with pics! 10/15/07
Post by: ipsd on October 15, 2007, 02:00:54 PM

Yep, I'm at it again. I'm off work and I've been getting more tools and such to make my leather work look more professional. These are Hot of the digital camera. I'm on a break.
Here we have the new shift boot in the making. I like the look of this better than the first. I know the one piece isn't attached yet. They are temp glued before sewing on the machine.
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s188/ipsd1/Shftbtvr21.jpg)
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s188/ipsd1/Shftbtvr22.jpg)

Now as in the first post about my other shift boot I talked about making a steering wheel cover well here you have it. This is made to fit the A-frame steering wheel 83-86 I think. The staples on the old cover are where it was to long and I cut it to fit tight when taking it off. Gotta check the fit when I'm done.
Here some pics.
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s188/ipsd1/Wheelcover2.jpg)
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s188/ipsd1/Wheelcover1.jpg)

I think I'm gonna have the wife embroider the :birdsmily: emblem on the boot and the wheel cover. She love that type of stuff. I'm gonna use the older non-firebird T-bird emblem.

I could also make these for any member here. I'm not sure what kind price range just yet. Right now I have black leather on hand but I could get other colors also. Still in the works for now. So what do you guy think about my work? Good, bad, or Ugly?

Title: More leather work with pics! 10/15/07
Post by: turboranger91 on October 15, 2007, 02:15:28 PM

looking great!

Title: More leather work with pics! 10/15/07
Post by: CougarSE on October 15, 2007, 02:51:23 PM

I like it, looks very nice. I know what you are talking about with the shift boots having two different stitch patterns front to back. I'm not sure if its a year thing but I've seen boots with the same stitch and boots with the two different stitches.

Title: More leather work with pics! 10/15/07
Post by: cougarcragar on October 15, 2007, 05:46:10 PM

For what it's worth, I have a shift boot from a 1st gen Taurus SHO. It appears to be identical to the Turbo Coupe/XR-7 boot, but it's a little longer (longer shifter?).

Nice work, man. Post more pics when you get 'em!

Title: More leather work with pics! 10/15/07
Post by: Crusher on October 16, 2007, 12:41:33 AM

How Much for a Leather Cover for the Stock Cougar Steering wheel on the Cougar LS 86 ? I will take one mines all holy.... lol.

Title: More leather work with pics! 10/15/07
Post by: 1BadBird on October 16, 2007, 11:57:10 AM

Looks good there!! Next summer, I'd to get a shifter boot, in black of course :D

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Technical => Body/Appearance/Interior => Topic started by: ipsd on October 15, 2007, 02:00:54 PM