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Ron Pratt (aka Blown34inAK) [ View ] [ Email ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ] Sitka, Alaska (907) 738-7473

After driving the car without an interior last summer, I decided to bite the bullet and get it done. Luckily the car came with a molded headliner and back wall. I had to make molds and fiberglass the under dash panels, kick panels, trunk liner, and overhead consol. I have the foam molds mocked up on the door for the arm rest and map pocket. Hope to have it finished in a few weeks.

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Posted by BigAlBre  -  04/16/2008 09:31 PM Ron you are doing a great job.... let's see some more pictures as you do the interior Big Al sittin back in paradise. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St Pete Beach, Florida Charter Member since June 1999   Posted by DaveHughes  -  04/16/2008 09:54 PM looks great Ron, you got alot of talent it seems- gonna be a very nice ride. DaveHughes [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] seaman, Ohio   Posted by da34guy  -  04/17/2008 07:01 AM Ron- Looks like the book I gave to Caprice (Ronnys) is helpin ya out quite a bit. Lookin good Don Don [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Prescott, Arizona Charter Member since October 2001   Posted by Blown34inAK  -  04/17/2008 11:36 AM Thanks!! I'm struggling through this part of the build. I'm not a finish man and obviously fit and finish are imparitive. Don, that book is awesome!!! Caprice and I have read it twice. She has the headliner in her bug and just finished cutting out the door & 1/4 panels. Her cut down glass showed up yesterday so that will go in shortly. Blown34inAK [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Sitka, Alaska   Posted by DavyJ  -  04/17/2008 09:58 PM Ron, that is going to look great, But do you really need all that sound equipment .......just listen to that motor.... Still driving the wife's car, cause I am slow. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Niagara Falls, Canada Charter Member since February 2005   Posted by Blown34inAK  -  04/18/2008 12:17 AM The stereo is for looks. I'm too old to be "thumping" around town. LOL!! I thought I'd share some photo's of how I'm making some cool parts. The urethane foam I'm using is scrap from a commercial roof. It has a tar paper like stuff bonded to both sides. I use a elect knife to cut the initial shapes and to "fillet" the tar paper off. The foam sands like butter with 80 grit. This pass side map pocket only took 10 minutes to cut and shape. Blown34inAK [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Sitka, Alaska   Posted by Blown34inAK  -  04/18/2008 12:34 AM I took my 1.5 oz fiberglass mat and peeled it in half. The thinner mat will roll over the outside corners without wrinkling. The A pillar covers posed a problem as the outside radius were too tight for the mat. Also I wanted to wrap the three sides and a small amount of the fourth side. The glass tried to unwrap so I rolled it up in waxed craft paper tight. WOW!!! It looks like it was in a vacuume mold. What you see in the these two posts were done in three hours. Blown34inAK [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Sitka, Alaska   Posted by roofcam34  -  04/18/2008 01:47 AM Looking good, Ron. Is that plywood that you're using for the door panels? 1/4"? I want to re-do my interior, and find a lot of good ideas from you guys/gals on the site. Roofcam [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Sioux City, Iowa   Posted by Blown34inAK  -  04/18/2008 11:48 AM It's a underlayment called Lou-on (spelled something like Lyuon). It's a three ply 1/8". You should look at www.project33.com Scooter documented his complete build and built everything with basic tools. This is where I got the foam idea. Blown34inAK [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Sitka, Alaska   Posted by da34guy  -  04/18/2008 11:56 AM Hey Ron--- It's Luan and it's actually used for household door skins. Available at any Home depot, lowes or good lumber supply house. Don [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Prescott, Arizona Charter Member since October 2001   Posted by Blown34inAK  -  04/24/2008 01:22 AM Things are starting to come together. I got the armrest and map pockets padded and upholstered at the begining of the week and figured out how I was going to mount the door handle and get the cable hooked up. The foam I'm using is Landau (sp) top foam (like on Cadillacs). It's firm enough to sand yet pliable enough to roll over an outside corner like the armrests. I found the vinyl at a fabric store. It's so cool!! It looks like leather, is stretchy like a ATV seat, and has low gloss. The armrests and the door handle will be mounted to the door and the panel will slide into the "pull" cavity in the arm rest. Velcro will hold the bottom in place. Blown34inAK [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Sitka, Alaska

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