This should be an archive for extreme 7 interior makeover

 

BD has upgraded thier carpet since I complained about it a couple of years ago, no they didn't do it because of me. Iirc ACCCarpets warehouses in KC, near BD. I have not used Colorbond, but I have used SEM, great product too and can be found at the local autobody paint suppier.

Don't use Armorall, especially on fresh paint. If the dash comes out duller than you want, take one of the new carpet scraps and use the knap side to buff the paint after it has set a few days. Worked nicely for me on the Z I restored and changed colors on.

Definitely wear safety glasses when wire wheeling. I have picked wires out of my swaetshirt, after it had been through the laundry. The little buggers hurt when they stick in the skin and you have to pull them out. I have been using a 3M sanding disc, the rust colored one, that you cn chuck in a drill or die grinder. Much faster and safer than a wire wheel.

Great work btw, kudos on the thuroughness and quality of the resto.

 

i purchased the same carpet and it is pretty good quality. the only problem i ran into with installing the front carpet piece was getting the seats to mount back up, the insulation/sound deadening material is real thick and makes the brackets sit up a good 1/2" higher, so it took a while longer than i wanted it to

hats off to that job. that primer and dynomat looks beautiful. i wish i had the time and money to do something like that, i'm going half *** on restoring my 79. i'll be posting some pics up in the next few months when it's completely done

but i have to say once again, good job!

 

I wouldn't use the Armorall or similar product until I tested it on a piece from the parts car. The plastic pieces come out excellent after the ColorBond was applied. The color on the dash is where its slightly dull, not bad, just imagine a dash that hasnt seen any Armorall or the like (not faded either) in years, and you can kinda see what I mean. Will post pics to show this as soon as I get home.

As for the carpet, the back side is plastic/vinyl looking. Its not like the back side of the OEM carpet or carpet at your house. Weird, but I'll post a pic of that too. Anyway, there isnt much time to buff the dash, because it dries to the touch in 15 seconds, there wouldnt be any paint to buff, because its dry. I will have to try that with a piece (clean of course) of the OEM carpet from my parts car and let you how that turns out. Thanks for the tip though.

Thanks to all for the compliments!!

BTW, more pics to come tonight.

 

We'll archive it when it's a complete thread.. So far, so good though!!

 

You buff out the paint after it has set a few day, after all of the vocs have evaporated out. Works similiar to color sanding body paint. Try it in an out of sight place first. If you tried while the paint was wet, you'd have a big mess.

If you want to build up some foam under the rear carpet, go to your local home or carpet center and buy some 7/16" chopped foam, enought to do 2 layers. Use 3M 90 spray adhesive to bond the 2 layers together, then trim to fit. Do Not bond the foam to the carpet, you'll regret it later.

 

I was thinking the same thing. It will most DEFINITELY be archived... just not yet

Jon

 

Thats a good idea, will look into that. I had thought about a piece of 1/4 or 3/8 MDF, that way its all flat back there, and since I'm and audio guy, I could put my amp in the spare tire well. That way, whe I pile stuff up in the back, it doesnt sag into that area squashing my amp. Heavy, I konw, but that was just one of my thoughts. Will have to wait until I get to the back, right now priorities are getting the rest of the dynamat laid, dash installed, plastic pieces put in, etc.

 

1/8-1/4" tempered hardboard will do the same thing as the mdf and be much lighter.

 

couple of questions... what type of wire wheel did you use? and what was they primer brand? just wondering cause i'm doing the same thing to my fc right now and would like to emulate what you have going on.

 

when ever you get done with your you can do mine Ihate for the fact I dont have a grage to work in like right now its raining like hell out side and cold so I really dont feel like doing enything but I need to pull a lot of stuff out of my old car like stereo engine small thing like that.

 

nice work i wish i could do that and had the money

 

Damn, that looks good.

 

Now is the perfect time to glass in a set of sub boxes by the tail lights! You have a ton of room to work with. I am trying to make a mold with foam right now in that area, and it is a pain in the *** with the interior in.

 

Wire wheel was a $10 4" coarse wire Milwaukee wheel for my angle grinder.

Primer I'll have to look at when I stop by Pep Boys again. I used all of what I had on the car and small metal pieces. It was cheap, something like $5 a can.

That’s the plan. I have the subs and amp just sitting, waiting to go in. That will be tackled once I get the front half finished. I didn't get to finish last night, test fitting the carpet, removing it for cutting, and test fitting again was very time consuming.

Here are some pics from last night.

 

Some more pics for you guys.

 

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D'OH!! THAT DIDN'T WORK

 

 

Way to screw up my thread with your NONWORKING pictures there Mole. J/K

Here's the rest from last night.

 

how hard is it to take the dash out becouse I will need to replace my interior once I get my engine swaped out and do some major wiring in there and it would make life a lot easer if I just did it all at once.

 

Oh guys, don't let money issues discourage you from doing this. It really wasnt that expensive. I mean it was for me, becasue I bought some nice big flood work lights, new grinder, and a few other misc. tools that I thought would help. Here is a quick rundown of what I've spent for this project.

Carpet from 1A Auto - $244.95 out the door (shipping and tax included)
2 Wire Wheels from Home Depot - $9.99 each + tax (that about $21.63)
Acetone (I got a huge can, I needed it for other stuff) - $13.99 + tax (about $15)
Rags (I didnt have any clean ones) Home Depot - $9.99
Dynamat (5 pieces per box about 4 sq. ft each) I bought 2 of those boxes for - $80 each and will probably get one more for the doors and other uncovered areas. You dont need that much, just around the seats and floor up front.
4 Cans of primer found at Pep Boys - $25 - $30 after tax

LOTS AND LOTS OF TIME!!!

 

I think you guys that take the dashboard out have a lot of *****. It looks too scary for me, and I'm no rookie.

great job teamzzyzx!!!

 

Dash removal was super intimidating. I read through some writeups, and was afraid I'd get it apart and never get it back in. Let me tell you, it is super easy, just large and has lots of parts. Take things off in sections, lable all wires, put all hardware from a particular section in a labeled ziploc baggie.

DONT BE AFRAID TO TRY REMOVING THE DASH. It was easier than I thought. You could do it in less than 2 hours. I could probably do it again in an hour (but I've taken 2 our already, and reinstalled mine)

I followed the $100T2 write up on my parts car 1st and found out that I was removing WAY more than needs to be. There are 3 10mm bolts under the windshield, easy to get with a short 10mm 1/4" drive. 2 10mm on each side near the door (take off the end plastic from the dash) 2 10mm on each side of the radio, behind those lil carpet pieces that screw there. Then the obvious 2 phillips head screws under the window swithces. Take the shifter **** off. Undo your ebrake handle and let it dangle (for clearence). You'll need to undo the 2 clear tubes that attach to the blower motor, easy lil plastic rivit. Take the choke off, undo all other wires, mark them or you will have LOTS of fun figuring out where they go. I should have taken pics for a dash removal wirteup, but was too focused on the carpet project. I could take pics of the parts car dash for those interested in where the screws are.

 

are you going to be sticking the carpet down with anything?

i know the console and seats hold it in there plenty good around the middle

the problem i'm having with mine is getting the carpet to not pop out from underneath the panels that screw in underneath the doors (i dont know what to call em)

mine's cut pretty well too, though i didnt spend as much time as you did.... i just split mine right down the middle up to the console and threw it in....

but i'm gonna need something to get that carpet to be more secure in there on the edges