The previous year has been slow on the couch project. One cause was motorizing the bead roller with the help of an ATV winch motor. As the project was extensive I decided to make an own blog for it. The bead roller motorization project is now ready and from the link below you can see what modifications were made to the roller.
https://mybeadroller.blogspot.com/
Before:
After (Sorry about the messy picture):
Bead roller is operated by a foot switch and powered by 12Volt battery
So what about progress on the couch?
When the bead roller was ready I made panels to cover the back side of the sofa.
The big piece I made alone which would not have been possible with the hand crank version, also I dare to claim result is better than anything similar made before the motorization.
Bead design for back side of backrest. Supposed to imitate the beads on the back side of the backrest of a 1965 Dart STW.
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Mock up!
A new "sand plate" has been made with a brake but I got the radius too small so some adjustments will be needed before being able to weld in place! The piece is much simpler than the original car part but I hope it wont show to much on the ready product.
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