Thread: Walter the Dormobile

Originally Posted by jerryd

Hours of fun Colin

The trimmer did an incredible job on mine

Jerry,
I don't intend to take the seat frames apart, in fact I think they are riveted together.

The Exmoor Elephant Hide seat covers look great but I'll see how they fit soon......


Colin

Originally Posted by gromit

Jerry,
I don't intend to take the seat frames apart, in fact I think they are riveted together.

The Exmoor Elephant Hide seat covers look great but I'll see how they fit soon......


Colin

That pic is of the rear seat frames which bolt together. I suggest you take a pic or two so you remember how they go back together

Originally Posted by jerryd

That pic is of the rear seat frames which bolt together. I suggest you take a pic or two so you remember how they go back together

I haven't really looked at the rears except to make a missing latch, were your fronts riveted together ?
The covers are near perfect as they haven't been sat on much over the years. Problem is when the fronts are re-covered they will look different if I don't re-cover them.
I guess they'll donate Elephant Hide if needed for door trims etc. but they are almost too good to cut up.

A question you might be able to answer.....
Mine didn't come with a table but the mounting is in the rear footwell. I'm guessing that this mounting was fitted whether the Dormy was supplied with a table or not ?
Down the track I'm thinking of making a table but that's a long way off.......

Colin

I believe the front frames have rivets, my seats were black originally but suffered severe water damage when the vehicle got sabotaged

Some info here on seats and tables. There should be brackets to support the table arms on the door frames

Land Rover Dormobile Seating

Originally Posted by jerryd

I believe the front frames have rivets, my seats were black originally but suffered severe water damage when the vehicle got sabotaged

Some info here on seats and tables. There should be brackets to support the table arms on the door frames

Land Rover Dormobile Seating

Thanks Jerry,
I'd found TerriAnn's site soon after I got the Dormy

I don't think the brackets are on the door frames, I'll have to look to see if there are holes where they were fitted.
Not too hard to replicate I guess.

Colin

I've got a spare set of the brackets if you need them, I purchased a new table from Dormobile a few years ago and it came with new brackets.

I've been looking for a rivet squeezer for some time, they crop up in Australia but never with the correct squeezer dies available.

I contacted a company in the UK and the correct dies for the truss head semi-tubular rivets are just as expensive as an economy squeezer. Problem is you need one set of dies for the roof rivets and a different set for the door seal rivets.

The squeezer is needed for several projects including a shorty Tropical roof. The Dormobile needs a few roof rivets replaced and ultimately all the door seals.

Looks like I know what I'll be getting for Christmas.....


Colin

Managed to re-upholster the drivers seat today.

Sewed on some hessian, followed by a layer of padding, then 1/2" foam.
Came together OK, the Exmoor covers fit well.
Just need to cover the new backpanel I made then it's on to the front passenger seat.

Colin