Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!

[Braunschweiger]

The cat seems comfortable with you and you're happy when he's with you, win win. Good progress on your roller skate

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Braunschweiger

The cat seems comfortable with you and you're happy when he's with you, win win. Good progress on your roller skate

Thanks Harald,

Animals generally gravitate towards me, or maybe I go to them.

I know cars are mostly a-holes so leave them to decide when they want my company (other than feeding time) and that works well.

George is a very low maintenance cat.






11.15 on a Saturday morning, laundry done, plants and lawn watered, excuses exhausted……..

Guess I need to get my garage clothes on and go get started removing that diabolical interior fabric in the Canta, with all its rotten foam rubber backing.
Bleughh.

[Grizz1963]

HOT

HOT

HOT.

Started at 12.00 with removing the fabric.

Spectacularly rubbish job, but needed to get done.





How many times have I cleaned the interior so far?



As @westbay said, I was happy to fetch a bag for the removed interior lining, while trying to breathe.

Fire would have been a better option.



Possibly ready for vinyl.

So many complex folds, tucks, rolls etc.





So I fetched the roll of vinyl and cleaned out the Canta, again.

Measured the first A-Pillar and cut some vinyl.

One of the issues with getting the fit here, was the triangulated bottom.



So a three or four handed job, done alone, no special tools, but I had to find and make some to tuck the vinyl in between glass and body, and body and beading.

Biggest problem with these cars of course is the fact they are built to a very sloppy specification.





Glue in and then carefully started tucking and folding, still got some stuck, swore and pulled apart.

Cut the excess off and tucked in under the beading in the doorframe.



Remember the comment about sloppy tolerances?

So tucking in the vinyl between the body panel and front windscreen it became apparent there is interference.

Kinda disappointing, but you can only work with what you have.



Cut grass, then go back and start on the drivers side, which also has the remote mirror stalk to consider when fitting it all.

I may have to swear a whole lot later today.

Objective: Drivers side A-Pillar

Wish me luck,