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**Nima** · 05-22-2005, 10:13 PM

well, after few weeks, finally interior is almost done. The most satifaying part is that i made everything or restor everything myself but CD player.

GloryHound · 05-22-2005, 10:26 PM

looking good. Only thing that makes me cring a little is that din mounted CD player. Tell me the previous owner did it and you just went with it?

SCOTI · 05-22-2005, 10:41 PM

Looks good. Now drop that column & get it painted too.

**Nima** · 05-22-2005, 10:47 PM

Yes, I did the CD player, I guess shame on me.
I agree. I need to drop that column but somehow I am afraid of doing it!. Mabe after few other things.

71swb4x4 · 05-22-2005, 11:08 PM

Everything looks great!

The column will be easy. Once it's done you will wonder why you waited to do it.

R@nger · 05-22-2005, 11:19 PM

So this will sound extremely n00b..but thats me

. Whats "Now drop that column"...what is that? The dropped part is where I'm confused, what is that?

And whats wrong with the cd player?...just curious.

Now that my questions are out there...very nice truck man, great work

!

71swb4x4 · 05-22-2005, 11:22 PM

To pull the column you "drop" it. You unbolt it from the steering shaft, unhoook the shifter linkage, unplug the turn signal and neutral safety switch, and then unbolt the two bolt holding it "up" under the dash and lower it a bit and pull it out.
The thing with the CD Player is some people don't like to see stock dashes cut.

R@nger · 05-22-2005, 11:28 PM

OOHH so all you mean't was he needs to take it out and paint it...that makes sense and I would agree. You guys and your jargon hehe.

As far as the cd player I think it looks great! I'm a huge fan of taking the old and adding new. I guess there will be a whole lot of "Boooos" when I post pics of my truck after its finished.

**Nima** · 05-22-2005, 11:32 PM

yahh, I was de bating about cutting the dash but I couldn't find anything near orinigal whcih I liked therefore I ave up another part of virginity!. Thanks for the compliments though.

Longhorn Man · 05-22-2005, 11:41 PM

cut it up and enjoyt the tunes.
Like I normally say, I'm just looking for doors nice enough to cut up for 6X9 speakers.

The truck looks sweet. I say if you drop the column, then just go the whole 9 yards and install a van tilt.

**Nima** · 05-22-2005, 11:48 PM

What is the advantage of van tilt?

Longhorn Man · 05-23-2005, 12:23 AM

the wheel tilts up and down...and you can get them for less than 100 bucks.

68w/sbc406 · 05-23-2005, 12:43 AM

dont worry nima, i cut my dash too. just as long as you dont hack it it can always be fixed with a welder and metal from the yard. granted i wouldnt do it to a 50th or something worth doing a factory resto on but a original 250/sm465 truck is fine to modify

purple gas · 05-23-2005, 09:19 AM

Truck looks great, don't sweat the CD player. It's YOUR truck after all. And keep your eyes open for a Van with a tilt column at the junk yards ( into the late 70's van tilts don't have the key in the column so they "bolt right in" ). I scored one for a buddy on Friday, it was a steal at $35.00, nice & tight too. When you get yours, we'll be here with advice on installation.

**Yukon Jack** · 05-23-2005, 09:32 AM

Interior looks great! Nice job.

Putter · 05-23-2005, 10:23 AM

DO my eyes see correctly...did you seal up the vents in the kick panels?

**Nima** · 05-23-2005, 10:44 AM

Thanks again guys for support. Putter, No I didn't seal the kick panels they are further up there.

chevybill · 05-23-2005, 11:03 AM

I would definetly be proud of that interior, if I had done as much as you say you have yourself.

Do not worry about these guys with their "don't cut the dash mentality".

There were thousands of these trucks built and very few will ever become "collectible" from an "original and nos correct restoration" standpoint.

There are no truly modern, high quality radios which will fit the factory opening, again the interior looks outstanding.

72MARIO · 05-23-2005, 11:06 AM

Nice, another Cutter. It feels good Eh ? I like my Cut dash now all I need is money for a deck so I can unbolt my delete plate.

05-22-2005, 10:13 PM	#1
Nima Blue 67 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Western WA Posts: 1,178	Interior is almost done, for now! well, after few weeks, finally interior is almost done. The most satifaying part is that i made everything or restor everything myself but CD player. Attached Images

05-22-2005, 10:41 PM	#3
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,947	Looks good. Now drop that column & get it painted too. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

05-22-2005, 11:08 PM	#5
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Everything looks great! The column will be easy. Once it's done you will wonder why you waited to do it. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

05-22-2005, 11:19 PM	#6
R@nger Psalm 23 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 360	So this will sound extremely n00b..but thats me . Whats "Now drop that column"...what is that? The dropped part is where I'm confused, what is that? And whats wrong with the cd player?...just curious. Now that my questions are out there...very nice truck man, great work ! __________________ 71 GMC Fleetside C15(cab), 3/4 ton, 350, Holley Street Avenger 570cfm carb, TH350 trans, Leaf-springs, 2WD. "Peter are you sleeping on the job? No I have a bug in my eye and I'm trying to suffocate him." - Family Guy Last edited by R@nger; 05-22-2005 at 11:20 PM.

05-22-2005, 11:22 PM	#7
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	To pull the column you "drop" it. You unbolt it from the steering shaft, unhoook the shifter linkage, unplug the turn signal and neutral safety switch, and then unbolt the two bolt holding it "up" under the dash and lower it a bit and pull it out. The thing with the CD Player is some people don't like to see stock dashes cut. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

05-22-2005, 10:26 PM	#2
GloryHound Working on a Nova. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ## Posts: 506	looking good. Only thing that makes me cring a little is that din mounted CD player. Tell me the previous owner did it and you just went with it?

05-22-2005, 10:47 PM	#4
Nima Blue 67 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Western WA Posts: 1,178	Yes, I did the CD player, I guess shame on me. I agree. I need to drop that column but somehow I am afraid of doing it!. Mabe after few other things.

05-22-2005, 11:28 PM	#8
R@nger Psalm 23 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 360	OOHH so all you mean't was he needs to take it out and paint it...that makes sense and I would agree. You guys and your jargon hehe. As far as the cd player I think it looks great! I'm a huge fan of taking the old and adding new. I guess there will be a whole lot of "Boooos" when I post pics of my truck after its finished. __________________ 71 GMC Fleetside C15(cab), 3/4 ton, 350, Holley Street Avenger 570cfm carb, TH350 trans, Leaf-springs, 2WD. "Peter are you sleeping on the job? No I have a bug in my eye and I'm trying to suffocate him." - Family Guy

05-22-2005, 11:32 PM	#9
Nima Blue 67 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Western WA Posts: 1,178	yahh, I was de bating about cutting the dash but I couldn't find anything near orinigal whcih I liked therefore I ave up another part of virginity!. Thanks for the compliments though.

05-22-2005, 11:41 PM	#10
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	cut it up and enjoyt the tunes. Like I normally say, I'm just looking for doors nice enough to cut up for 6X9 speakers. The truck looks sweet. I say if you drop the column, then just go the whole 9 yards and install a van tilt.

05-22-2005, 11:48 PM	#11
Nima Blue 67 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Western WA Posts: 1,178	What is the advantage of van tilt?

05-23-2005, 12:23 AM	#12
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	the wheel tilts up and down...and you can get them for less than 100 bucks. Last edited by Longhorn Man; 05-23-2005 at 12:23 AM.

05-23-2005, 12:43 AM	#13
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	dont worry nima, i cut my dash too. just as long as you dont hack it it can always be fixed with a welder and metal from the yard. granted i wouldnt do it to a 50th or something worth doing a factory resto on but a original 250/sm465 truck is fine to modify __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

05-23-2005, 09:19 AM	#14
purple gas Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: saskatoon, planet earth Posts: 686	Truck looks great, don't sweat the CD player. It's YOUR truck after all. And keep your eyes open for a Van with a tilt column at the junk yards ( into the late 70's van tilts don't have the key in the column so they "bolt right in" ). I scored one for a buddy on Friday, it was a steal at $35.00, nice & tight too. When you get yours, we'll be here with advice on installation. __________________ I got a bench seat baby, you don't have to sit over there.

05-23-2005, 09:32 AM	#15
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Interior looks great! Nice job. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14



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05-23-2005, 10:23 AM	#16
Putter More Cowbell.... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, MS Posts: 3,569	DO my eyes see correctly...did you seal up the vents in the kick panels? __________________ *There once was a member from Puckett.....Who ( fill in the blank blank blank* ) bucket**

05-23-2005, 10:44 AM	#17
Nima Blue 67 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Western WA Posts: 1,178	Thanks again guys for support. Putter, No I didn't seal the kick panels they are further up there.

05-23-2005, 11:03 AM	#18
chevybill Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: calhoun city ms Posts: 940	Your interior looks great! I would definetly be proud of that interior, if I had done as much as you say you have yourself. Do not worry about these guys with their "don't cut the dash mentality". There were thousands of these trucks built and very few will ever become "collectible" from an "original and nos correct restoration" standpoint. There are no truly modern, high quality radios which will fit the factory opening, again the interior looks outstanding. __________________ ongoing 1970 c 10 lwb 1994 z-28 few mods.-owned since new 1978 vette silver/grey 25th anniv. paint

05-23-2005, 11:06 AM	#19
72MARIO Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Huntsville Ontario Canada Posts: 4,052	Nice, another Cutter. It feels good Eh ? I like my Cut dash now all I need is money for a deck so I can unbolt my delete plate. __________________ 1968 Suburban numbers matching all original truck now equipped with 6.0/4L80 on Accuair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=625017 1967 C/20 6.0/4L80 Roofing Truck 1990 V2500 Suburban "Plow Truck" 2005 TAHOE DD

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