Upgrading my interior

[andy]

Got my car into the shop to finish up the "frame off" restoration I thought I bought.:rolleyes:

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/Chevelle%20Restoration/DSC01554.jpg
Replacing dash, dash pad, headliner. Rebuilding all seats with new foam and springs. New steering wheel, mirrors, new stereo.
Basically anything that I can see that is old or non functioning.

This area looks pretty good.
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/Chevelle%20Restoration/DSC01548.jpg
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/Chevelle%20Restoration/DSC01551.jpg

[Hank70SS]

Beautiful car Andy. I replaced my headliner, along with the rest of the interior, last spring. That headliner is a real pain. Those strips along the side that the headliner folds over, GooGone will clean them up. I removed all the strips then wiped the adhesive off using GooGone. I didn't have the rust on the roof to deal with. Keep us posted on how this project goes, good luck.

[andy]

Got the dash removed.
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/Chevelle%20Restoration/ChevelleRestoreDashOff020.jpg

My car gets its own room :D
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/Chevelle%20Restoration/ChevelleRestoreDashOff031.jpg

[Derek69SS]

Whatever you do, don't add up the $$$ spent until you are done.
...and also, don't ever think you are "done" :D

[andy]

Beautiful car Andy. I replaced my headliner, along with the rest of the interior, last spring. That headliner is a real pain. Those strips along the side that the headliner folds over, GooGone will clean them up. I removed all the strips then wiped the adhesive off using GooGone. I didn't have the rust on the roof to deal with. Keep us posted on how this project goes, good luck.

I took off the headliner strips and had them powder coated. To bad I have to cover them with the headliner:)
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/ChevelleRestoreRearandroof045.jpg

[andy]

Edited out old stuff

[andy]

The back seats are done. The springs were in pretty good shape but had some surface rust. Powder coated springs look great.
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/ChevelleRestoreRearandroof046.jpg
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/ChevelleRestoreRearandroof047.jpg

[andy]

Got the new headliner up. New dome lamp and housing. New seat belt clips and Dynamat above the liner.
Sail boards should be done later today. It's nice to see things finally moving in the right direction.

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/ChevelleRestoreRearheadliner002.jpg
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/ChevelleRestoreRearheadliner007.jpg
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/ChevelleRestoreRearheadliner006.jpg

Another seat is done. Love that powder coating on the springs.
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/ChevelleRestoreRearheadliner008.jpg
I also installed a lumbar support like this one glued to the foam.
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/lumbareez.jpg

[shadowgray396]

Looking very nice. I like the powder coated glue strips. So what did you do about the rust on the inside? Keep us posted on your progress.
Ray

[Hank70SS]

Wow, very nice Andy. I thought that was a blood pressure cup on the seat. Ready for the first time you fire it up and your blood pressure goes through the roof from the thrill.

[andy]

Sanded and painted as much as we could without totally taking everything apart. It's only a clone so I need to keep the cost under control. We treated lots of areas that you can't get to with cosmoline to help stop any further rust.

[grumpy]

That looks like a pro did it. Awesome work.

Dave

[andy]

That looks like a pro did it. Awesome work.

Dave

He is a pro. He's been doing this stuff for 30 years. I didn't want to try this.

[grumpy]

Either way thats some beautiful work there. Bet you cannot wait to get behind the wheel.

[andy]

June 28th update. New stereo stuff going in. "We" built a box that hangs under the package tray. It holds the bass and two other speakers. The CD Changer. Not sure why I did the changer, I have an iPod. And the amp.
The dash is supposed to go back in this week. I've heard this one before...

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/June28Chevelleupdate007.jpg
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/June28Chevelleupdate003.jpg

Nice size cables running up front.
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/June28Chevelleupdate009.jpg

[andy]

Well, finally some progress to report.
Dash is back in and all the gauges work, even the clock!
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/July15thChevelleupdate006.jpg

Stereo almost done.
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/July15thChevelleupdate004.jpg

Refurbished seat installed with bracket to set it back 2 inches. I'm now sitting up a little to high so there may be some future adjustments.
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/July15thChevelleupdate007.jpg

New steering wheel almost in...
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/July15thChevelleupdate001.jpg

They had to wash the car so they could do some paint touch up. Still looks good when you take all the shop dust off!
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/July15thChevelleupdate009.jpg

[grumpy]

That looks fantastic Andy. Bet you cannot wait to get behind the wheel.

Will you be going to the Ohio show ?

Dave

[andy]

You're right, it's time to start driving this thing. I will not be attending the Ohio show.

[Hank70SS]

Beautiful Andy. You said it's just a clone, clone or not that is one nice looking car.

[andy]

Thanks guys for the comments. Hopefully next week I can post about how fun it is to drive again. It's been three months!

[andy]

Finally picked up my car today. Overall I'm really happy with how it turned out.

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/DSC02247.jpg
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/DSC02246.jpg

I decided to add some speakers in the kick panels. Need to do some detailing...
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/DSC02252.jpg

And some speakers in the package tray. A nice acoustic material covers things up nicely.
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/Andyp3/DSC02251.jpg

[shadowgray396]

Wow, that looks very nice. Now it time to take it out on a cruise. I'm jealous, I was hoping to be driving mine by now. It looks really good.

Ray