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powell72 04-27-2016 09:52 PM

Interior upgrades=spending too much money
 
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So my truck had some hand me down black carpet, a black dash pad because the repop blue ones are too bright, steel door panels, and some Mexican blankets on my buddy buckets. After scoring a really nice set of door panels and armrests off a board member, I decided to just bite the bullet and finish my interior...in all blue. So I've installed a new dark blue dash pad from The Truck Shop, 552 blue ACC carpet from stockinteriors.com, and PUI foams and blue seat covers from Summit. A friend of mine owns an upholstery shop and I did some work on a truck of his in exchange for him helping me do my seats, which will happen as soon as the covers show up. I also decided to replace the cheesy four screw shift boot ring with a nice Lokar one. The 67 blue is not repoped but these pieces are super close and match well together.

Oh yeah, and I just had to get a CST horn cap from a member too. I may be eating Ramen for a couple weeks!

powell72 04-27-2016 09:54 PM

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What it looked like before, when the door panels got the ball rolling.

projectking 04-27-2016 09:55 PM

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That looks great, so clean!

Ken B 04-28-2016 06:48 AM

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Nice job!

scooterpimp 04-28-2016 07:01 AM

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Looks great!

special-K 04-28-2016 08:15 AM

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Lookin' good all over. Interiors are where the details are most appreciated... by the driver. My '67 will have precious few custom touches to set it off to the eyes of those who know. I had it all gathered in red and now going black after certain cool parts coming into my hands. That interior in yours does what's right for it's overall vibe. I like it!

72 Super 04-28-2016 09:09 AM

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Looks real good and really stands out. The seat will really bring it out also.

Ray

SoCoC10 04-28-2016 09:16 AM

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I think our blue interiors are the best looking but hardest to get. Here's a medium blue dash pad on top of a dark blue dash pad. I ended up using the medium blue. I'm still searching for the blue armrests. Your interior is looking great. Can't wait to see your seat.

Hart_Rod 04-28-2016 09:18 AM

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looks nice!

JG67 04-28-2016 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by powell72 (Post 7575508)
So my truck had some hand me down black carpet, a black dash pad because the repop blue ones are too bright, steel door panels, and some Mexican blankets on my buddy buckets. After scoring a really nice set of door panels and armrests off a board member, I decided to just bite the bullet and finish my interior...in all blue. So I've installed a new dark blue dash pad from The Truck Shop, 552 blue ACC carpet from stockinteriors.com, and PUI foams and blue seat covers from Summit. A friend of mine owns an upholstery shop and I did some work on a truck of his in exchange for him helping me do my seats, which will happen as soon as the covers show up. I also decided to replace the cheesy four screw shift boot ring with a nice Lokar one. The 67 blue is not repoped but these pieces are super close and match well together.

Oh yeah, and I just had to get a CST horn cap from a member too. I may be eating Ramen for a couple weeks!

It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission... :smoke::smoke:

Boog 04-28-2016 10:17 AM

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Very nice Chris. Just consider it an early birthday present to yourself. I'm also going with blue.

davepl 04-28-2016 11:37 AM

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Looks great! I know what you mean about the reppo dash. It's tough doing a blue interior because there were several different blues, but only one set of repro parts.

Here's mine with that light blue dash - I pulled it all back apart (!) and dyed it body color dark blue.

Becker67 04-28-2016 09:18 PM

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Looking good so far.

68bowtie 04-28-2016 10:05 PM

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looks super good! the choke delete tach dash and cst cap all look so sharp. can't wait to see how the seats turn out. are you going with original style upholstery?

powell72 04-28-2016 11:32 PM

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Thanks everybody! I'll update when the seats are done.

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Originally Posted by JG67 (Post 7575847)
It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission... :smoke::smoke:

It's even easier when you're divorced! The dog may be eating better than me until payday.

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Originally Posted by Boog (Post 7575881)
Very nice Chris. Just consider it an early birthday present to yourself. I'm also going with blue.

My birthday is in Jan, so I should be able to get myself another present in a couple months. :lol:

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Originally Posted by 68bowtie (Post 7576581)
looks super good! the choke delete tach dash and cst cap all look so sharp. can't wait to see how the seats turn out. are you going with original style upholstery?

Yes, original style in blue. I got lucky coming up with a six cyl tach as quickly as I did.

powell72 04-28-2016 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by davepl (Post 7575967)
Looks great! I know what you mean about the reppo dash. It's tough doing a blue interior because there were several different blues, but only one set of repro parts.

Here's mine with that light blue dash - I pulled it all back apart (!) and dyed it body color dark blue.

LOVE your interior.

powell72 05-22-2016 09:58 PM

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My buddy that owns an upholstery shop, along with myself, spent today doing my seats. They turned out great.

powell72 05-22-2016 09:59 PM

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New foam.

powell72 05-22-2016 10:01 PM

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Finished product.

powell72 05-22-2016 10:06 PM

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It's so nice to have a fresh interior.

powell72 05-22-2016 10:06 PM

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Last one.

powell72 05-22-2016 10:07 PM

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Can I get some help fixing my sideways pics?

GA Cowboy 05-22-2016 10:21 PM

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Wow looks great, I'm sure it looks even better in person. I love the color as well.

SoCoC10 05-22-2016 11:01 PM

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Fixed

SoCoC10 05-22-2016 11:03 PM

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This one too


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