Goobye Old Man Interior...Hello No Money....

thansk guys back to it.. changed out the set of mismatched set of heater ducts for a matched set exciting i know haha



then it was time for the dash to do in...dont scratch it dont scratch it dont scratch it hahaha



bolted in i cant stop just sitting in the car and staring at it now hah



next its onto the glove box since im still waiting on a ton of parts to get here.
it was stapled together from the factory



its not so tough when ya got a template



used some 3m spary adhesive and its ready to go back together!

 

Matched set of heater ducts?...whoa! You are living the highlife!

It's all in the details. Dash looks killer

 

matched vents are the onllllly way to go!!! hahaha

 

all my cars have matched vents!! welcome to the elite club!!

 

CHROOOOOOOME!!!!!

so worth it once ya get it back and have fun lookn at yourself in it hahaha



glovebox door



waitin for some more parts to get here monday then more paintin of some little things and the steering wheel and the custom decals for the gauges to be done.... then the dash will be dooone

 

got my steering wheel today..reproduction from chevs of the 40s, they will get a phone call tomorrow... quailty or the grip ring is medicore at best but will clean up. gonna take about 2 or 3 hours worth of work smoothing the grip.reallly rough cast. luckily i was gonna paint it anyway so im not as pissed as u would be if i planned on putting it on .. chrome work is A+ though.

 

Flop, It is really coming together. I like the color! Cant wait to see it when its done.

 

finished painting all the little pieces today in the pearl also finished up with the gauge restoration type deal. tomorrow and the weekend it all goes back together!!!

 

Wow! Looking great Flop! Keep up the good work.

 

well today got a tooon done started off with the gauges.. i hated the color that the chevs of the 40s decals were...reminded me of **** yeahhh i dont wanna be starin at that all day drivin.. soo i had a new sheet of decals made for me at a local print place..

the chevs of the 40s decal is the lighter one i opted for a blackish brown to still give it an old timey feel.. i used the chevs of the 40s one as templates to cut out the new decals.. poked holes in spots so they would line up



how do fat guys and old guys do this ****....???!!



the gauges with decals painted the needles with one shot... man was that a pain in the *** getting them back into their pod thing



glove box finished up.



mostly ****oned up ..waitin for a few knobs here an there but ya get the general idea now.

 

Lookin' gooooooood!!!!!!!!! Our first old car was a 47 Aerosedan. Tinkered on it and drove it for 13 years. It was our only car more than once. This is bringin' back some good memories. Thanks.

 

a little side note i cant thank Ratmotor and waynejell enough for the gauges and cigarette lighter housing.. only place in the world where people care about someone they dont even know!!

no problem wizzard glad ya dig it.

 

Looking good!!

I need to do the same thing for my 48. I hope it turns out half as nice as yours.

 

Kinda teaches us not to say "a little project". Very impressive work and the look is so smokin. As Denise said, the dash is such a first impression, and this one is red hot! Thanx for sharing the project with us. ~Sololobo~

 

That's a sweet dash. Love the way your relined the back of the gauges. You'll love driving down the road and seeing the world from that dash!

 

Looking great Tom !!!!

BB

 

Looks great!

 

Looks great! I love restoration threads....

 

It's worth the pain, been working under the dash of my off topic project, tons of wiring, duct work ,linkages etc. and smaller inside then a Cessna. I weight around 220 and am 6' 2" so it's a lot of fun, it's worth it in the end though

 

well now it has gone to the exterior hahaha..

i have to paint the drivers fender from a previous hit and run and my hood was missing the little filler strip.. and i saw a killer 47 chev at the roundup wth the hood peaked and kept the badges i lovvved it. so i had to do it haha

got some coresponding rod that would fit in the gap that the hood ornament and emblem have in them.



then ya weld...



nuthin pretty about the welds i gobb em on and do some metal sculpting with the grinder



had to fix a ton of cave and pave on the top of the hood.. i dont understand why you would do that here you have full access to the back



hopefully start plastic work tomorrow



and since the last guy put some extra lights for turn signals on the back of the car i figure i would replace them with some hudson units

 

finished the hood up



lots of people are scared of hoods i dont know why... youll warp it youll warp... thats all i heard around here..not that big of a deal folks



ready for some plastic then paint!!





taliights goin in as soon as they get here then ready for some paint actions!!

 

the detail on those gauges is inspiring, great work!

 

thanks man its pretty easy when they make all the stuff for a chevy but there was no way they were stayin poo brown haha.

 

looks sweet man i cant wait till im at the point i can have fun with my truck. i still need to make and weld in new floor pans

 

Those Hudson lights are going to look good

 

I like.

 

its the little **** like this that makes the difference..
nice details man

 

glad ya dig it thanks guys

high build....block sanding today fixin some little flaws paint by midweek i hope

 

Awesome!

 

That is coming along really nice! The Hudson taillights will give a cool look to the rear, since the stockers are really pretty boring!

I've got an old Hudson dash that I might just practice my very limited paint skills on.