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Recovering Your '68-'82 Corvette Seats

How to recover your C3's seats made easy
By Cam Benty
Photography by Paul Sisia
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Our seats were worn and needed... 
   
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Our seats were worn and needed new covers. Mid America Motorworks has anextensive line of interior seat covers and makes its products on-site toensure high quality.
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Step one was to remove the... 
   
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Step one was to remove the seats from the car, then remove the coversand foam cushions. With the soft parts removed, it was easy to see ourseatbacks were also worn. We repaired the broken springs and repaintedthe back with rust inhibiting black paint.
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These clips help hold the... 
   
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These clips help hold the seat covering in place. You'll need a largenumber of clips, so make sure you're well stocked before you begin.
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The clips attach the covering... 
   
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The clips attach the covering to the seat frame. Before you move to thisstage, make sure the cover has been stretched and pulled into position.If the seat foam is in poor shape, replace it.
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Wrestling with the seat cover... 
   
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Wrestling with the seat cover material can be a two-person job. The keyis to pull it tight and work the material into position. Depending onthe year of your car, there may be center seating-frame connections, sofollow the directions supplied with the seats.
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The final touch is installing... 
   
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The final touch is installing the seatback. The cover should fit intothe frame and cover the edges of the seat cover.
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The final look of the cover... 
   
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The final look of the cover in place is considerably better than theoriginal. Mid America Motorworks offers high-quality covers that fitright the first time.
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