detmatt1
05-09-2010, 08:27 AM
Yes I know it's an E-body!, but I'm a member and it is a current project, so here is a quickie on my dad's `71 Challenger convertible interior improvements.:grin:
He has been wanting new seat covers and the carpeting was past due, so I ordered Legendary skins and ACC carpet and went to town!. Took the old out and found that there was a little repair work needed on the rear footwell pans. I will need to replace these at some point, but for now I just cleaned them up with a wire wheel on my grinder and then a thich coat of por 15 to keep them from getting any worse. There were some small holes as well, so for now I just put a coat of bondo/glass down to seal it up. Small tear in the metal just behind the reinforcement plate that the rear of the drivers seat track bolts to, so I welded that back together as well. New carpet went in and that is a bigger PITA than I thought it would be, not much room for slop when cutting the carpet for the Slap Stick under the console, it barely covers. I also restored the seat tracks, cleaned and sandblasted, then cleaned and paited with por15 in semi gloss black, they turned out really nice. Greased them up and they are good as new. Had an upholsterer install the seat covers and new buns for the buckets, what a difference!, those old seat foams were shot even though they didn't look all that bad. I still have to put the rear seat belts and seat back in, today, when I go over to tell my mom that I love her!. Will also be restoring his wheels and putting a new rear main seal in the original 383 and restoring his gauge bezels this year, otherwise this car is pretty solid.:grin: First couple of pics are at Woodward Dream Cruise a couple of years ago, yes that is me.:grin:
He has been wanting new seat covers and the carpeting was past due, so I ordered Legendary skins and ACC carpet and went to town!. Took the old out and found that there was a little repair work needed on the rear footwell pans. I will need to replace these at some point, but for now I just cleaned them up with a wire wheel on my grinder and then a thich coat of por 15 to keep them from getting any worse. There were some small holes as well, so for now I just put a coat of bondo/glass down to seal it up. Small tear in the metal just behind the reinforcement plate that the rear of the drivers seat track bolts to, so I welded that back together as well. New carpet went in and that is a bigger PITA than I thought it would be, not much room for slop when cutting the carpet for the Slap Stick under the console, it barely covers. I also restored the seat tracks, cleaned and sandblasted, then cleaned and paited with por15 in semi gloss black, they turned out really nice. Greased them up and they are good as new. Had an upholsterer install the seat covers and new buns for the buckets, what a difference!, those old seat foams were shot even though they didn't look all that bad. I still have to put the rear seat belts and seat back in, today, when I go over to tell my mom that I love her!. Will also be restoring his wheels and putting a new rear main seal in the original 383 and restoring his gauge bezels this year, otherwise this car is pretty solid.:grin: First couple of pics are at Woodward Dream Cruise a couple of years ago, yes that is me.:grin: