Ahhh the smell of new!
I've finished with the ice and water shield. I had to use 3M spray adhesive to get it to stick well, especially on radiuses and outside corners. I sprayed 3M on all the pieces on the ceiling just to be sure. I've ordered 27 oz.felt (jute) pad from www.yourautotrim.com . It will be here in a week or so. The carpet that I bought comes with the pad only in the foot well area. I want pad everywhere, on the ceiling, under the seat, on the back wall.
I sprayed the ColorBond on all the plastic and some metal interior trim pieces. It worked better than I had hoped. The pieces look like they're new from the factory. I don't think ColorBond is meant to be used for metal pieces, but it is adhering well and looks as good on the metal as it does on the plastic parts.
Headliner fabric is so cheap at yourautotrim that I think I will attempt it myself. I still have the original headliner backing, I threw it in the back of the truck thinking I was going to throw it away. Fortunately I haven't piled anything heavy on it and it hasn't been rained on. I figure for less than $20.00 I can practice. If I mess it up, I'll throw it away, and order a new complete headliner from www.classicparts.com .
I bought an '86 suburban for parts. The parts I will use are: front drivers side fender, passenger door, stock quartz clock (the clock will fill in the one blank hole in the gauge cluster), the power windows and locks, and the front door panels. I have started taking the drivers door panel, power window/lock switches and wiring out of the suburban. I will transfer the complete passenger side door from suburban to truck (original truck door was hit and repaired with bondo). I don't know how hard it will be to wire for power windows and locks, but I have had them in my vehicles for so long, that I don't want to live without.
I'm going to wait on the fender and door until I start the body work phase. Both originals look ok for now.
I'm getting excited about driving the truck, because the interior looks so new and clean.
I think the next big project after the interior will be dropping the truck. I want a raked, big and little look, so will probably drop it 41/2" front and 4" rear. I plan on using corvette ralleys with small trim rings and baby moons, and will paint the wheels corvette red. I know I can get 15" X15" for the rear, but that may be too big without narrowing the rearend and frame. If so, will go with 15"X12" and probably use a D.O.T. sprint track tire or equivalent. For the fronts, I will go with a 16"X8". I think that will get me less sidewall, make the tire look smaller, but still have the same overall radius as stock.
I sprayed the ColorBond on all the plastic and some metal interior trim pieces. It worked better than I had hoped. The pieces look like they're new from the factory. I don't think ColorBond is meant to be used for metal pieces, but it is adhering well and looks as good on the metal as it does on the plastic parts.
Headliner fabric is so cheap at yourautotrim that I think I will attempt it myself. I still have the original headliner backing, I threw it in the back of the truck thinking I was going to throw it away. Fortunately I haven't piled anything heavy on it and it hasn't been rained on. I figure for less than $20.00 I can practice. If I mess it up, I'll throw it away, and order a new complete headliner from www.classicparts.com .
I bought an '86 suburban for parts. The parts I will use are: front drivers side fender, passenger door, stock quartz clock (the clock will fill in the one blank hole in the gauge cluster), the power windows and locks, and the front door panels. I have started taking the drivers door panel, power window/lock switches and wiring out of the suburban. I will transfer the complete passenger side door from suburban to truck (original truck door was hit and repaired with bondo). I don't know how hard it will be to wire for power windows and locks, but I have had them in my vehicles for so long, that I don't want to live without.
I'm going to wait on the fender and door until I start the body work phase. Both originals look ok for now.
I'm getting excited about driving the truck, because the interior looks so new and clean.
I think the next big project after the interior will be dropping the truck. I want a raked, big and little look, so will probably drop it 41/2" front and 4" rear. I plan on using corvette ralleys with small trim rings and baby moons, and will paint the wheels corvette red. I know I can get 15" X15" for the rear, but that may be too big without narrowing the rearend and frame. If so, will go with 15"X12" and probably use a D.O.T. sprint track tire or equivalent. For the fronts, I will go with a 16"X8". I think that will get me less sidewall, make the tire look smaller, but still have the same overall radius as stock.
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