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Since I am changing the color of my '37 as soon as possible and have always disliked yellow and brown as a color scheme I decided a while back to strip the interior and go with a grey hammered finish dash, steering column, door panels etc and to change the upholstery to grey...

Today I finally got most of it back in... here are a few pics (and a couple of how it USED to look first)...

The way it was...

Another view

Dash and Ididit Steering Column now in Hammered Grey Finish

After some work on the upholstery 1

Side floor kicker panels done with lights installed

After today's installation

Another angle

And another angle

One last look

I still have to get black or grey carpet installed and get the upholstered side kicker panels installed, but I think it's beginning to make a little progress... grin

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darn !!! Looks sweet ! You did awesome job Trev thumbs_up
Now... I know a good interior man when its time to redo the 51
I can hardly wait to see it with the seats & carpet

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I'd be happy to help you with the interior, Todd... I'm no expert but luckily to make it look 100% better than it did, I don't HAVE to be... it was fugly! wink

Tell you what... I'll gladly help with all the interior stuff if you help with the mechanical stuff on mine... seem like a fair trade? wink

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Trev, are you sure your in the right profession. Perhaps you should try upholstery designing. Neat looking job pal.


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I just took what was already there and changed the color, Alvin... not like I had to make panels for it or anything... smile

The thing is I need mechanical help but this is something I knew I COULD do without having to rely on anyone so like you, I just did what I could the past couple of days...

I really needed to do something... over the past year I have been taking the truck apart more and more and at times it looks more like a pile of parts than a truck...

I *needed* to put this back together and for it to look half decent to keep me inspired and give me a little hope and while there's a long way to go and a lot I still can't do on my own, at least I know I have done what I can... grin

With any luck I'll get a little mechanical help and it will be on the road this summer... smile

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Trev,
It looks great! I like it!
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Trev, That looks fantastic. Nice work!!

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Thanks guys... it will look a lot nicer once I get black carpet and get those side kicker panels installed, but yes, she's coming along...

I also have to deal with a new issue... damned driver side window cranks up half way, then needs a little "help" as the mechanism seems to bind somewhere... luckily the door panel is off because I painted it so I'll be leaving it off till I can spot the problem... frown

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The driver side window glitch turned out to be just one of the tracks the window rides up and down in out of alignment so I finished re installing the door panel and side kicker panel at the floor on both sides and then decided to check the new tube steel seat riser mounts we built to see how they fit...

After that, how could I resist dropping the new seats in to see how they looked and how they fit...

Now if I could just get the wiring harness done she'd look even better, but for now the interior is good enough... at least till that wiring is finished! wink

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darn! That was ugly. Sure looks good now!! Great job.


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LOL... yep it sure was... who knew brown and yellow could look so bad together (being my two least favorite colors!)?

Now if I can just get the rest of the truck to look as nice as the interior does one of these days I may have a keeper on my hands! wink

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Trev I'll tell you what...When I get to Seattle I'll finish your wiring...And you do my interior ?? Deal ?

LOOK AWESOME Bro !! You did a great job !
Todd

(of course youll have to make me that chicken Ti@# dinner you were telling me about ) wink


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If you throw in installing my new headers on the '37 you've got a deal, bro... wink Always glad to help... smile

Yeah and ok I'll do either roast beast or that chicken thing for ya too... house specialty, yanno? grin

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Are you gonna call one Chaquita, and the other Yellow Peril? grin


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Great improvement! Looks great! thumbs_up


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