my 1st gen interior project

[wirrrey21]

well i'm finally gettin around to workin on my interior.

i've gotten a few things done already:
i got my hands on a '56 ford dash a few years ago, i've had it in the truck for about 2 years, just never finished it.
i wrapped the headliner in suede, and the A-pillars.
also layed down some carpet.
i should be starting on the center console on sunday.
guess i'll get to the pics

this was about 2 years ago.








i finally wrapped it in suede over this past summer




here it is in the truck right before Carlisle.


then 2 weeks ago i put in the carpet




i don't have any pics of the A-pillars or the headliner, i'll take some this weekend while i'm buildin the center console.
enjoy

[TubbD]

mmmmm..... that suede looks nice!

[dagreenmonster]

dammit mike, u need to let me know when u post new projects lol....looks good tho buddy. What type of console u doing? wood/steel/glass?

[wirrrey21]

Quote: Originally Posted by dagreenmonster

dammit mike, u need to let me know when u post new projects lol....looks good tho buddy. What type of console u doing? wood/steel/glass?

umm, it's probably gonna be wood on the sides, and a fiberglass top. i'm gonna wrap it in suede. it'll have some aluminum pieces, my radio, and my air gauges to break up all the suede. somehow i have to fit 2 10's between the seats, and there aint no room. i might have to flip them upsidedown.

you workin sunday? roll out to nassau and check it out. i think a couple of the boys are gonna swing bye and help me.

[dagreenmonster]

yea im working sunday. Im off saturday, but i got a lot of crap to do

[wirrrey21]

Quote: Originally Posted by dagreenmonster

Im off saturday, but i got a lot of crap to do

like work on the truck?????

[dagreenmonster]

maybe! hahaha. my dad needs me to help him out so hopefully we get done early enough

[disphit]

That looks great man

[wirrrey21]

Quote: Originally Posted by disphit

That looks great man

thanks. hopefully the console will come out as nice.

[99shorty]

what did you have to modify to make the dash fit?

looks great BTW

[wirrrey21]

Quote: Originally Posted by 99shorty

what did you have to modify to make the dash fit?

looks great BTW

i just sliced it down the middle and narrowed it. then added little slivers in the corners to meet up with the windshield. it was pretty easy.

[dagreenmonster]

mike, im making mine be a little different then yours. Ive decided to bring mine out more towards the seats. So Im going to add a bigger piece of steel to bring it towards the cowl

[wirrrey21]

i wanted to do that too john, but if i did, it would have angled my gauges toward the headliner. i couldn't notch any higher into the dash for the column because my gauges sit so low. as it is i only have about a 1/2" between the top of the column and the bottom of my gauge bezel.

[wirrrey21]

so work began sunday on the center console. i had a fellow club member come over who builds cabinets with all his wood working stuff. so basically he was workin on it and i was the tool bitch.
worked on it for about 5 hours. didn't get as far as we'd liked, but the sides are done.
so enough talk, here's the pics.





in front of the shifter there'll be my gauges, and the radio. up top between the seats will probably be a 10" JL Audio woofer. then behind the shifter will go my switches for my bags, the comp, the headlights, the engine start, and 2 cup holder(a must).

[SloFabricator]

how did you attach the dash to the firewall? ive been wanting to do a fiberglass dash but cant get my head around how to attach it to the firewall

[Chanbob]

use the existing mounting locations and make your new dash line up with them or make your own.

[jagblazer01]

that dash is hot....looking good

[SloFabricator]

so you just fiberglass or weld(dpenending on the dash) tabs to bolt it into?

[Chanbob]

if you are putting the tabs on the firewall I would weld or bolt. No glass. If you are talking about the dash. Then yes.

[dagreenmonster]

console is looking good mike. nice choice on having it follow the contours of the seat, i like that

[wirrrey21]

thanks for the complimetns guys. i wish we got alittle more done but we wanted to get both pieces perfect before we moved on. so it was constantly in the truck, out of the truck, then sand it then back in the truck.

83: because my dash is metal i was able to just weld tabs to the dash, and match then up with tabs i welded on the cab. if you have a fiberglass dash, you could make a tab out of wood, and fiberglass that to the dash. then cover the entire tab in fiberglass for extra strength and drill a hole through it. either way your probably gonna have to weld a tab or two to the cab.
hope that cleared it up for ya

[SloFabricator]

thanks mike, it did clear it up. Thats what i was thinking id have to do but i wasnt sure

[98layinframe]

lookin good man! you bringin the truck to carlisle again this year?

[wirrrey21]

probably not dave, i'll hopefully be in the Nassau County Police Academy this summer. i want to go cause it'll probably be my last carlisle anyways. i'm thinkin about goin to Indy Bash next summer.

[wirrrey21]

UPDATES!!!!!!
this is my buddy JUDD. he builds cabinets for a living so i figured he'd be all the help i need. it's also good practice for when he builds the center console in his BD'd dime.










still got along way's go to, but everythings gettin mocked up first, obviously. you get a pretty good idea of what it's gonna look like.

i do have an opinion question though.....

should i put like a 5 1/2" component speaker on either side of the console in that under the dash area??????

[dagreenmonster]

do u have speakers in the dash or no?

[wirrrey21]

Quote: Originally Posted by dagreenmonster

do u have speakers in the dash or no?

nope, i wanted to keep the dash as clean as possible.

[OneLowSdime]

looks very clean very very nice

[dagreenmonster]

If you dont have any speakers in the dash, then yea id put some in the console on the sides. It would look good there

[Lil_Banshee]

kickass dash, i really like the suede

[layinlow88]

Quote: Originally Posted by dagreenmonster

If you dont have any speakers in the dash, then yea id put some in the console on the sides. It would look good there

agreed....but maybe angle them out...and up....so they kind of point at you instead of the side of your leg

[CRAZYDIME]

damn, i like that dash!!!!!!!!!!

i'd build some doorsboards and put 6,5s in... and the tweeters in the a pillar or the tp of the doorpanel..... that's what i did....

[85smallblock]

man that is a good looking interior
I have that same shifter too. personally i think its garbage. way too sloppy and too hard to move. Im switching to a light truck megashifter

[Bryson332]

agreed, speakers in the console would cause him so have to redo the whole thing. im sure he has some plans for his door panels i would put them there.

[wirrrey21]

thanks for the compliments guys

i do have an idea for the door panels. i wanted a completely flat panel with black vabric and silver vertical stitching. almost hotrodish. i'd put the speakers in the door, but the truck never had them to begin with so i'd have to take the door off to drill the holes, then run wires through. i'd rather have that clean door jam look instead.

[badnoma16]

WOW thats looking really good dude,,, keep it up

[wirrrey21]

Quote: Originally Posted by layinlow88

agreed....but maybe angle them out...and up....so they kind of point at you instead of the side of your leg

i was thinkin about it, but on the driverside, if i do that, it'll hit the gas pedal.

[Bryson332]

hey i was wondering did your seat rails bolt rite up or did you fab your own. i know 2nd gens will swap, but no one will answer me bout a first gen

[wirrrey21]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bryson332

hey i was wondering did your seat rails bolt rite up or did you fab your own. i know 2nd gens will swap, but no one will answer me bout a first gen

LOL. you have no idea the PITA it was to mount those seats after the BD. before i BD'd it i had the sliders on, only one of the stock bolts lined up so all i did was drilled 3 other holes, and threw some huge bolts through. ya gotta make sure you use big washers to disperse the surface area of the bolt so just incase you get in an accident, the bolt won't pull through the floor.

after the BD i removed the sliders to drop it down an 1" or so and just made my own brackets. hope that helps.

[jdbjicase]

looks freaking sweet! can't wait to see it done.

[dagreenmonster]

Any more progress so far mike?

[Bryson332]

yeah, i didnt know yours was b.d. mine swapped rite out. looks pretty good. i am also building a console. it a teadious process . yours is lookin pretty damn good. got any updates??

[wirrrey21]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bryson332

yeah, i didnt know yours was b.d. mine swapped rite out. looks pretty good. i am also building a console. it a teadious process . yours is lookin pretty damn good. got any updates??

thanks!!!! it definitely is tedious

thurs i got alittle progress done on the rear section for the sub. got the ring made and fiberglassed it. but i didn't have any bondo to smooth it all out, so progress stopped. i'll post up some pics in the morning when i get home from work. my next day off is tues. so i'll be able to get alittle more done then.

[wirrrey21]

ok so it's been a while so i figured i'd post up some small progress


I GOT A RADIO!!!!!!

[wirrrey21]

here's another update. got this finished up this afternoon.









to bad it's not wired in. so the next project will be making a board to mount the amp to and then mount that to the back wall.

[Bama]

thats looking really good!

[dagreenmonster]

blang blang!

[Lays Low]

very nice mike. should be looking sweet when you get finished.

[Bryson332]

looks good!! looks like you got a snug fit between the seats

[wirrrey21]

thanks guys

Quote: Originally Posted by Bryson332

looks good!! looks like you got a snug fit between the seats

it's pretty snug. but it slides down pretty easy so it's not too bad.