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[Jacques Reed]

Hi Keith, He used my original spring base cushions. A bit ratty they were, but now covered over.
Yes, I canvassed him (no pun intended) about making up some more as I am sure they would be in demand.
At this stage he isn't keen to produce any more as he is retired but if I get a big response from this post I will go back to him to reconsider it. Maybe I could be his "apprentice" and at least do the cutting out for him to keep the costs down. He charged me $90 each which I consider very fair in view of the making of the original pattern from my sample and all the cutting and sewing, not counting sourcing the canvas, eyelets, and turn post grommets.
Brgds

[Keith Webb]

Hopefully we can convince him. I have my own canvas (WW2 type) and a pair of inner spring bases, so hopefully he can do them. I also have a pair of NOS Canadian seat covers courtesy of Swiss Chris but for some reason the seat part only has the top part.

I wonder whether we can source parts to make the inner spring section, which is so important in getting a CMP restoration right.

[Tony Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

I wonder whether we can source parts to make the inner spring section, which is so important in getting a CMP restoration right.

This is something I started to investigate a while back. Got some leads but am yet to follow up. Will make a point of doing so next week.

I agree they're important for CMP resto, not just appearance but also comfort and driveability, esp. over uneven ground. They're virtually integral to the suspension.

[Jacques Reed]

Keith,
This might be a source of seat cushion springs to have manufactured in Melbourne:

I used a company in Dandenong to make the brake adjuster cam springs many years ago. They will wind any type, or size, of coil spring given a sample. He also made a brake master cylinder rod return spring to my sample.

If they are still in business, they were called The Spring Shop and were located at 27A Amberley Cres Dandenong 3175 Ph. 9794-9399.
They were a small operation and had a minimum $20 charge in those days so they were happy to do one-off or small run jobs.