Build Thread '83 T-top Coupe - Welding Holes in My Rear
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I need to figure out how to do these awesome interior panel repairs. I have a couple cars that need some attention in some places.
I'm hoping the flexed clear coat will help with that. The rcg adds padding too. I know when I sanded the kick panel that I painted with 80 grit, it was really tough.
Ok, opinion time. I want to take the ashtray cigar lighter section and put the seat warmer switches in the ash tray area (while keeping the door) and a USB port in the cigar lighter hole. What do y'all think?
Sounds like a good place for switches and USB's-I vote do itOk, opinion time. I want to take the ashtray cigar lighter section and put the seat warmer switches in the ash tray area (while keeping the door) and a USB port in the cigar lighter hole. What do y'all think?
Concealing the switches sounds like a great idea, especially something that was not a factory option and would look out of place depending on where you ended up mounting them. So yeah, I vote yes, good idea.
Here's the center console "done". I will head up to hobby lobby tomorrow for the chrome stuff to put the piping trim back on the console and console instrument cluster.
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Is the recessed ebrake handle area pressed all the way in, or just sitting there? That gap would kill me if that is how it had to be in finished form...
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Good idea with the switches... I like the idea about the USB in the cigarette lighter.
The center console looks brand new. You do great work !!!
The center console looks brand new. You do great work !!!
I also picked up the seat base and adjusters that i took to the sandblaster, i sanded them and painted them black too.
A guy on FEP had an idea to do the silver trim on his console with a silver Sharpie. Thought that sounded pretty good. So here's the offending Sharpie
and the center console trimmed with it. I'm pleased with how it turned out.
What else did i do today, other than lusting after @95BlueStallion 's new wheels?
I hog ringed the lower cover on the rear seat foam, that's what i did. Easy peasy. I put three dryer sheets under the cover itself, just because.
After it was nice and tight, i took a scrub brush and scrubbed the crap out of the cloth to make it soft again.
I ran my vacuum cleaner over it to get the big dust. Then i wiped it down real good with a rag and a bucket of warm water to get rid of the small dust. All done. It now has the "Dave's Big Butt" seal of approval.
What else did i do today, other than lusting after @95BlueStallion 's new wheels?
I hog ringed the lower cover on the rear seat foam, that's what i did. Easy peasy. I put three dryer sheets under the cover itself, just because.
Damn, that looks like a brand new cover Dave! And I really like the sharpie trim. Silver looks better than chrome for interior accents, IMO. I actually used a silver sharpie on a fireplace decor piece in my house. They are very handy!
As far as my wheels, they were one of the cheapest, if not the cheapest set of 18" that American Muscle had. It would be cheaper for you go the same route than to buy the TRX wheels I bet!
As far as my wheels, they were one of the cheapest, if not the cheapest set of 18" that American Muscle had. It would be cheaper for you go the same route than to buy the TRX wheels I bet!
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