You’re not kidding? I can take it home?
I called the body shop and I was told, YES I can go get my car. I called a friend Randy and he offered me a ride to pick the car up. When we got there, I was so excited to…
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Tag Archive: dashboard
Updated Interior
With the new gauges installed and the steering wheel back in place, I thought I would post a pic of how the completed wiring/dash project went. I’m still undecided about what the final color of the car will be, so…
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It never fails….
I guess no matter how hard you try to be neat and organized, nuts and bolts will always turn up missing. As I start to put things back in My 55 Chevy Bel Air, I’m finding myself making a few…
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Getting refocused
Amazing how far one can get off track. Now I know how easy it could be get caught up in the moment so to speak. I started out with plans to re-wire the car and ended up going off on…
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At least it’s not pink anymore
After a lot more fine scraping and sanding and more sanding, I felt it was time to do the deed. I opted for the gray primer and proceeded to prime the dash. After more fine sanding and another coat of primer the…
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Scraaaaaaape!
Since I had the dash all taken apart, I decided the pinkness had to go. So with that, I grabbed a scraper and proceeded to rid the dash of it’s unwanted coat. What I found underneath was another coat of…
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From concept to reality
Today I brought out the woodworking tools and attempted to turn my design into something real. I measured the cardboard template carefully and proceeded to cut the wood by the design. A lot of cutting and trimming and fitting and…
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Now where should things go?
I was in a “let’s see” type of mood today, so after researching last night, I jumped in and attempted to design a floor console. I would like to keep the dash as original as I can (after repairing the old…
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Man this car should fly now!
With all the added horsepower from the new speedometer. OK, you got me. It’s not new, but it sure looks pretty close to it. The way I saw it was I could pay a few hundred dollars (the chrome bezel…
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Insert fuse here
I finished pulling all the old wiring out today and cleaned up the areas where the new wiring will go. So much rust was flaking off, but overall the car is still pretty solid. I also pulled the old e-brake…
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