Re: Re: for sale file

Hi Steve, Glad to see you on the list. That information about the leather is good to know. I wonder if they can simulate the pigskin pattern that the 400"s use. El Cajon is just down the road from me a few miles. Do you know the name of the shop? Last time I saw your interior, it was flawless. Were you just checking the source? Best Regards, Jack Steven Rood wrote: > Here is another bit of info to offer this group in some new folder, i > guess: A Resources section? > > A guy named CJ in LA recently bought an espada and is in the process > of restoring it. I"m not sure if he"s a Lambo member yet but he is > expecting to join. His friend named Greg, who also restores cars, has > found a shop in El Cajon, CA that can laser-cut the pattern for Espada > Seats. Turnaround for the process is approx. 2 weeks and i think costs > approx. $600.BTW, he took the pattern from my car which was made > from the original die press. > > Now, previously, the only way to get the correct pattern was to have > the strips of leather cut by your upholsterer and then ship the strips > to GT Parts, and then they would send it to the guy who owns the only > punch press left in the world. He"d do the job whenever he felt and > you"d get it back in about 2-3 months.He was based in Australia but > now has moved to NZ, so I hear, and is out of reach or not doing it > anymore. Who knows. > > Anyways, I have been given a sample and it does look great, although, > a little to perfect, IMO, as the pattern is very exact from the laser, > whereas the original was done by hand and not always precise. The > other thing to note is, the laser burns the leather, so you will need > to clean it very well, and it is questionable how well it works with > the lighter colors of leather. The sample I have is a dark blue, so > any residual burns left after the cleaning cannot be seen. > > stevo > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: lamboguy > > To: VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 1:58 PM > Subject: [VintageLambo] Re: for sale file > > Yeah, I guess we need to work that out Peter.I"m not sure that you > can!I think it"s only editable by the guy that created it.Maybe > there"s another way to do it?I think maybe as a database, then > anybody can add.Not sure, I"ll play around with it, let me know if > you see any other answers... > > For now send it to me and I"ll add it to the file. > > lamboguy@yahoo.com > > Or just post it and I"ll add it.I"m goign to be keeping track of > the posts for the file area. > > Thanks, > > Fred