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I got the gas tank all hooked back up an reinstalled. I moved on to another mundane project. I have had these body to running board seals for some time now. It was time to install them. They have (2) jobs. First, to hide the fame rails, air tanks and other components from being visible when staring thru the gap between the body and the running boards. Secondly, they will keep the road grim (dust/dirt) from colleting on the running boards.
I purchased these seals from Precision. They are nicely made. Here you go (my winter to do list is getting smaller) Marc |
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Nicely done Marc...looks great.!..
On your headliner ,what holds it up? Just the tension from the bow or did you use some adhesive? |
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On the headliner, tension holds the rear and sides of each section. The front is pinched between the roof structure and the headliner bow. This is also why you start from the back and work forward. The front edge of the front piece is tucked under the windshield trim. Marc |
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i was kinda wondering if there was any sag in the middle...i may try something similar on my travelall rather than the glue on headliner it has, that way i could add some insulation/heat shield to the roof
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No sag. ABS can be heated and formed. My thinking is if it did sag you could push it up and heat it and once it cooled it would keep its shape. I might go in and heat mine up to relax the areas with compound curves. It seems fine as is though and I don't want to screw anything up because it was a pain the first time around. Marc |
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Marc you could always just leave it out on a hot day and let the head liner sort it's self out.
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Finding a lot of inspiration for my truck's interior in your Suburban project. I'm to the point on mine where I've done a re-think on some of the things I did in my build and want to consider some options as well as finish my interior. A few questions for you-
- Someone asked if the new filler neck on your tank was TIG'd on with silicon bronze rod - I didn't see your answer. I like the way yours turned out. I have a stock Gen 2 Camaro tank without a sump for EFI. Instead I have a kluge of a surge tank and an LP pump and I'd like to braze a sump to the tank instead. So TIG was used? Might be time for me to get some brazing rod and start practicing. -Did you make all of the headliner or just the unique portions for the suburban? (or it's all unique?) Have any recommendations for a pre-fab'd headliner supplier? Lots of variation on price and it is all ABS. Any details on the headliner trim pieces you fab'd? -Are you doing a full overlay on your door cards or just the original style? Any details? -Can you show some more photos of the filler piece under your dash that contains your AC vents? Assume this is a custom piece? LS Fabrication has some fiberglass pieces that fit underneath the dash for vents, but at $300 or so a pair, I'd rather try fabricating something like yours. -Your seats are impressive. Some of the nicest I've seen. If you don't mind I'll take a few copies of the details with me to my upholsterer this spring. How did you finish off the edges of the square weave carpet you used? Pics? Sorry if you've already answered any of these questions - just point me to the post number Thanks, Phil |
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Part of the winter to do list was to (re) bleed my brakes. I also wanted to repaint the calipers and upgrade to higher grade brake pads in the hopes that they create less dust. I got the rear done. The fronts are next.
While I was at it, I decided to really clean my rims (inside/out) followed by ceramic coating them. The idea all along was fully coated wheels to cut down on polishing time. I figure ceramic coating them takes that idea one step further. I like how smooth they feel. Thank you Marc |
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Another winter project was to redo the carpet in the front cab area. I failed on my first attempt for the following reasons:
1 - I have a frame mounted master cylinder which I had a hinged door to access. For this reason, I cut a slit in the carpet (in front of the seat riser) thinking I could unbolt the door thresh hold trim to flip the carpet forward to gain access to the hinged door. To solve this, I came up with a new cover/door for the floor (more on that later) that does not require flipping the carpet forward. 2- When gluing the carpet down initially, I trimmed it incorrectly and it was running at a slight angle. The angle is very obvious with German Box weave carpet. It drove me nuts even tho most people would not notice. I got the new pad trimmed and glued down the other night. I will glue down the new carpet tonight. I have a little more trimming needed on the carpet once glued in. Here is where we are currently. I'm excited to see the interior all back together with my kick panel speaker pods and all... Marc |
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Us home builders notice everything we did wrong. I'm like you, it bugs the crap out of you till is correct. Looking forward to more pics...Jim
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What product did you use for the ceramic on the wheels? I would love to do something to my wheels to make cleaning easier.
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So I got the carpet laid down.
Here is a pic of the master cylinder access door. it is just a piece of plate steel that I wrapped in leather. I added Nutserts in the floor. My upholstery guy said that is how he handles this kind of thing. I should mention that I have a floor mat that covers this cover. I'm not sure if this is common knowledge but in place of cutting the carpet and pad (which can be a challenge) for the bolt holes, I used this process. Using a thin straight awl I punch thru the carpet/pad from the bottom as it is easier to locate the holes. Then, from the top side I knock the Awl back thru taking note of the location. I then use an old soldering gun (hot of course) to chase the hole to burn thru the carper and the pad. Lastly, while the carpet is very hot, I take a much larger awl and ream out the hole. What you are left with is a clean bolt hole that the carpet wont fray as the inside edges are melted. Again, maybe everyone knows about this method. I find it works great. Thank you Marc |
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just amazing attention to detail as always sir, very nice.
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Nice work! I used to fight bolts winding up the carpet until I learned that trick. Is it me, or is that carpet really thin? I need to find some of that style for my 40.
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Ok thanks. Did you source it locally?
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https://relicate.com/ - There are others but I knew they carried it an their pricing is not much more than I paid per Yrd. Too make you feel better, I had to purchase 5 yrs for my Suburban. Then I bought more for my redo... Marc |
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I have been working on getting my front cabin area 100% complete. I finished fitting and installing the carpet. I installed my custom kicker panel speaker enclosures. Before I mounted the speakers in the enclosures I filled the cavities with poly-fill (pillow stuffing) to help produce more dense sound.
I got all of my seatbelts bolted down. A picture of my sill plate. None of my carpet has edging (only by necessity as I don't sew and I didn't want to run back to the upholstery shop) but it is all hidden by sill plates. speaker enclosures. Overall I'm pretty happy with how it looks and sounds. The stereo is so good. I can't wait to get this back on the road and rack up some miles with the stereo rocking. Marc |
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That is some well thought nice work on that interior.
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Marc, nice job, everything looks great...Jim
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wow, very nicely done.
Won't be too long now before us northerners can get out in our trucks.(hopefully) |
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Looks great!
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even laid out the seatbelts all sexy for the pictures! it's super super nice sir.
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The fit and finish you have done is amazing!! I love how it all ties together and nothing looks out of place. I hope to be able to see this in person one day.
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Tempest67 dont know about getting out any time soon had a snow storm again today. Last year it was 15c today
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Very, Very nice...
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Beautiful job on all of it! I hope I can make mine look that nice someday.
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Well I'm closing in on 100% complete with the Family Truckster. Must be time to sell..ha ha
I never got around to adding a horn to the Suburban. I never really missed not having one until I almost got backed into at a gas station. All I could do was yell which is not very effective. I always had Train horns in mind as I already had the air supply piece with my air suspension. I also didn't want to spend hundreds of dollars on a horn. I settled on one from Vixen that I grabbed off of Amazon. It arrived Saturday and after a few minutes I settled on a location. Under the floor on the driver side it was. I had to purchase a coupler fitting for my air tank to downsize to the 1/4" air line fitting. A power feed from the fuse panel and a ground and I was cooking with gas. It was a fun little Saturday afternoon project. I will grab a picture of it mounted later. The foot print was 14" x 6.75" x 6.5" which is not too bad for 4 horns. I was surprise how loud this horn is. It sounds as good as I hoped that it would. This will be fun... Marc |
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OH yeah, that'll be fun.
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My Dad rode motorcycles from the 70s til he retired, he nearly, and did, get run over numerous times.
He added 5 trumpet air horns...talk about a attention getter.. |
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