Buccaneer Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 NICE! Is it evening yet? Ok, j/k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F22trainer Posted June 22, 2010 Author Share Posted June 22, 2010 ...that's what I wanted to hear My "new" valve covers...total cost $75 door repair in progress... kinda hard to see - but the door panels (both) had heat/stress induced cracks where staples were used to hold the weatherstrip in place. They were repaired with epoxy and backing material strategically placed to provide some support. The new weatherstrip was attached using silicone adhesive and clamped overnight Upper trim piece had broken studs which hold it in place along the top of the door panel and hang / attach it to the door along the window rail. The drivers side only needed to have the studs epoxied to prevent them from spinning freely when the nuts went on. They were threaded steel studs - the one in the picture is an earlier production version with plastic studs that used speed nuts. They got replaced with an aluminum tubing which was notched on one end to fit over the plastic nub - the other end was threaded with 1/4 x 20 threads and then epoxied over the broken plastic stub. These are the new steel door pull inserts (left) original plastic POS is on right. Finished drivers door panel - note the abscence of rust stains around the bottom screws...now stainless truss heads screws that are lower profile than the original black steel screws. Dash at the pilar was loose - thanks to the $1 install A-holes (they were the cause of many of the dash problems I discovered) - the primary attachment hole for the plastic instrument cluster receiver was broken around the bolt. This required cutting out a "hole", cutting the receiver and gluing the "hole" in place to the receiver, and the use of a larger oversized fender washer. Also notice the new dash panel on the passenger side and a new aluminum trim in the center cluster to attach the receiver to the upper dash pad. Let's just say that everything is now real solid. had enough yet??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Never enough, but looking good. What about that steering wheel? Doing anything to that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F22trainer Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 ...I didn't think so: Here's a nice close up of the new modified dash without the unsightly foam pad. You can also see the new alum trim that strengthens the center cluster attach point...yep, broken plastic. a new promotional item being fabricated - oops, that's for a different car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F22trainer Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 Never enough, but looking good. What about that steering wheel? Doing anything to that? working on it...would like to get the 2-tone matching interior color replacement offered by Mid America - but at $300, I'm thinking of just have the leather refinished..........................................sometime. Seat re-upholstery and rear carpet are next priority, unless something mechanical takes a shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccaneer Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Friggin' sweet Michael! If you want to redo all your carpet, let me know and I'll give you a hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FNBADAZ06 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 AWESOME !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F22trainer Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 Friggin' sweet Michael! If you want to redo all your carpet, let me know and I'll give you a hand. THANKS TOM! -right now, donations are what I need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Wow! What a great job with teh door panels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F22trainer Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 Pax door panel clamped and drying: old broken foam along top edge was scraped out, new foam was inserted just to hold the proper shape, and the entire top edge of the upholstery covering was reglued and clamped in place with a 1" aluminum extrusion which has a lip that holds the vinyl edge to the molding along the weatherstrip. will dry for 36 hours. Glue had to be injected into the seam to hold both the vinyl and foam attached to the plastic rail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOTV8 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Gonna look sharp Michael! Diggin the valve covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastC3 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 lookin good man ... cant wait to see it live in living color .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Looks nice Michael, it's good to know AFTER we voted for the car of the month that your actually going to make it worthy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az-gold Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Looks nice Michael, it's good to know AFTER we voted for the car of the month that your actually going to make it worthy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51tj Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Very nice Michael! Looking forward to a live showing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F22trainer Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 Looks nice Michael, it's good to know AFTER we voted for the car of the month that your actually going to make it worthy!!! it is - what it is, and it's not the first time I've made something great... even better! now if I could just figure out a way to replace all the orange wires it would be on the road to perfection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 now if I could just figure out a way to replace all the orange wires it would be on the road to perfection! For the right price, you could be a passenger in my orange vette too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blk n Blu Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Nice Micheal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F22trainer Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 now if I could just figure out a way to replace all the orange wires it would be on the road to perfection! For the right price, you could be a passenger in my orange vette too... Got it! So how much are you going to pay me to take it for a ride and then verbously verbalize to the masses, my thrills in the Atomic Orange C6 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 If you ride with me I don't want anyone to know about it, the scared look on your face will tell the story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F22trainer Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 If you ride with me I don't want anyone to know about it, the scared look on your face will tell the story... it's kind of like "bitter beer face" - the look is result of the sphincter muscles trying to grasp the seat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I know that look well...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F22trainer Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 I know that look well...... THAT'S IT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 If you ride with me I don't want anyone to know about it, the scared look on your face will tell the story... it's kind of like "bitter beer face" - the look is result of the sphincter muscles trying to grasp the seat! I recently saw this look. . . As for the interior work, these pictures simply don't do justice to the amount of time, patience, ingenuity and TLC that went into almost entirely rebuilding both of these *&^%$#&@ panels! Not to mention repairing all the here-to-for unknown havoc wreaked upon the innards of the dash assemblies by the audio-install morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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