New Interior - Page 25

Eh_nigma · 07-27-2007, 10:38 PM

Alright, as mentioned, said camera now speaks with said laptop:

First picture is just the car while I was fishing the wire for the gauges through the frame - all the wires you see in this picture, gone! The are all hidden ever so nicely under panels: http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=DSC00778.jpg

The new wiring harness for the gauges: (Voltmeter, Volt. Selector, Oil Press, Oil Temp (still to be installed), Water Temp 1, Water Temp 2. Two leads on the end are for the ground and 12V Power. The connectors for the gauge inputs run into the A-Pillar and out of the way.: http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=DSC00784.jpg

And the Gauges - nothing new here really, except I'll have to get a picture tomorrow showing the new mounting brackets, and with the gauges in place (waiting for the Oil Temp though). The tilted toggle is the ignition, the one in the center is the Main Power, the other on the right side is Acc.: http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=DSC01305.jpg

All the wiring (can't see it, but there was over 400ft. of new wire added to the car, mostly in the dash), and the frame, as mentioned, cleaned/painted as much as I could.: http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=DSC01302.jpg

The dash all prepped and ready to be covered with the black leather:
http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=DSC00785.jpg

Finished floor panels on the driver side:
http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=DSC00783.jpg
http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=DSC00782.jpg

This is with the seat in, shows the fitment of the whole setup. There will be covers made but, once it's all covered in carpet, I'll do the caps then, so I can get the exact sizing done. You can also see the a good view into the panel that will hold the electrical connections for the rear. The two bundles are switches 4/5, the power will come in from the battery in the rear, and well... yeah... I'll show it once it's done.:
http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=DSC00787.jpg

And with the seat in position for where I'll be sitting while driving.:
http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=DSC00788.jpg

cherrington17 · 07-27-2007, 11:09 PM

i gotta say... i'm no mechanic, so i really gotta use my imagination to figure out what those pics are. (w/o the description)

looks decent so far....

what am i talking about... its looks AMAZING!

Eh_nigma · 07-28-2007, 12:34 AM

Thanks boss. Honestly though, I can't wait for this project to be finished.

cavaliers60 · 07-28-2007, 12:45 AM

I'm sure a lot of us can't wait to see this project finished.... Me included. lol

Gr1m · 07-28-2007, 02:14 AM

wtf...stock seat?

Eh_nigma · 07-28-2007, 04:02 AM

Stock seat for now. The new seats though will be using the old seats mounting brackets - just a whole heck of a lot easier that way.

pawzbear · 08-08-2007, 07:27 PM

hey mark, your car is still green....!

teehee..

just pckin on ya, it matches GREAT with the blue and red and black..

Eh_nigma · 08-12-2007, 12:06 PM

Back from Sturgis - WOW... was that a good time. But, last night, managed to get all the gauges hooked up. I'm happy. Spacers put in to get the right angle on them.

All that's left is figuring out how in the world to mount that switch plate in the middle, and after that, all is good. But, it's time I go and get myself some breakfast, and I'll have updates up soon.

Satsuriku · 08-12-2007, 01:05 PM

god i dont keep up with this thread for 1 week and look at what i missed!!

hahaha! looking good dude!! shes almost there.

btw, are you planning on changing the carpet out to? cause if your going for black leather on the dash, might as well make the carpet match

Eh_nigma · 08-13-2007, 10:07 AM

most definately, I'll be putting carpet in myself (black)...

Satsuriku · 08-13-2007, 10:10 AM

care to change mine out while your at it hahaha! jk

alerored04 · 08-13-2007, 10:30 AM

did you get to see Godsmack at sturgis? Im jealous, the car looks great though dude. Keep up the good work.

Eh_nigma · 08-13-2007, 04:01 PM

Well, carpetting is going to be fairly easy (with the new floor setup going on). I'm going to have to find a place around here that will skin my dash though, and start planning that out. But, once that is done, and the carpet, all that's left for major pieces to fabricate is the ceiling, and from parcel deck to the floor. It will mostly be squared pieces skinned as well, with FG trimming done. I hope to get the FG'ing done right 'round Christmas break.

I'll be out in the training grounds starting on the 28th for a couple months though, so that puts a stop on quite a few things. I might just finish up odds and sods until the 28th, and leave all the major things until I get back.

pimpalero2003 · 08-13-2007, 04:12 PM

if u just want the leather off the dash take paint stripper and spray that shit on it let it sit for like 15 min and it will pull right off!!

antichrysler · 08-13-2007, 04:24 PM

I know you've been working on this for a while, is there any updated pics with some of the new pieces in place? Or just what the car looks like right now?

Eh_nigma · 08-13-2007, 11:44 PM

Pimp, the dash was already cleared of the vinyl. Had to be. Anti, as for updates, tomorrow I'll have the second floor panel put in. The car is being prepped for the roll cage to be welded, as well as the sound system put in. It'll just be everything in the rear, and it should wait until the end, however, with the way things are going, they need to go in now and that allows me to put in everything after that. The system will be finished on Friday as it stands...

It's just the mix between work, events, and going out on training or in support of training, my time has really been cut into that I would like to work on the car. For instance, tomorrow being my last day off, instead of working on my car, I'm working on an 86 Trans Am, fixing cracks in the body and paint... junk.

But, no, there will be update pictures soon, with the new gauges up top, the new floor, and hopefully by the weekend I can have quite a bit done up in the back area of the car. It's all the small things right now, doing them once and doing them right that are eating a lot of time in this project. Once those get taken care of, I can move more into the cosmetic side of the interior project.

Eh_nigma · 08-15-2007, 03:18 AM

Well, its about 2am... I just finished for the night about a half hour ago. None the less, here are some update pics.

Today I wanted to tackle putting in the black (shortened) sub assembly, prime everything from the B-pillar back, and cut, and install the passenger side floor piece. Mind you, this is all being done while I wait for body work drying on the '86 TA I'm working on for a buddy...

First off, heres a picture with the 5 instruments in. It's not pretty (the mounting), but, things will be trimmed up prior to the FG'ing of the cover piece for them. (Left-Right: Voltmeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, Water Temp (in), and Water Temp (out)).
http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...nt=gauges1.jpg

It started with priming the back. Everything but the parcel deck itself is primed. The point of all of this (if anyone asks) is with all the drilling and work done on the back, I wanted a primer put in to cover up any exposed metal, at the same time, provide a cleaner look (gray vs. dk green), and a colour that would easily show any corrosion.
Before: http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...reprimer-1.jpg
After: http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...nt=primer1.jpg

As well, it allowed me an oppertunity to add dynamat to the inside "wall" of the car. After tapping on one side that was done, and comparing it with the side that wasn't yet finished, I was really impressed with the difference.
http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...nt=primer2.jpg

And a quick pic of me spraying, just for fun:
http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=painting.jpg

Next was taking the 18 x 24 inch piece of 18 gauge stainless I had shaped prior to coming back to Shilo. This is exactly the same idea as what was done on the drivers side, however, it did allow me to clean up some wiring at the same time. The wire to the airbag sender unit was moved off of the floor vent and will be going through the floor console now, as well, 4 wires added for the switch system for rear lighting was also cleaned up by routing it through the sender wire bundle.

The first pic is the plate cut and primed, prior to dynamat strips being placed underneath:
http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...loorpiece1.jpg
The second pic is of the actual floor prepped to have the plate put on it:
http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...ent=floor1.jpg
The third pic here shows the plate on, and the wires cleaned up:
http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=floor2-1.jpg

The final picture here is a top to bottom showing all that was done today, with the rear sub assembly mounted in:
http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...ent=floor3.jpg

I left the car with the exanding foam, well, expanding and drying over night prior to a second application. It's filling in all the joints and gaps under the new floor piece, as well as the pillars and other areas of the interior of the car that are going to leave open air space. The idea is simple, insulation from noise, and to minimize vibration of the floor pieces and what not while driving. Tomorrow I'll be doing the final-FINAL touches on the dash, cleaning up the foam, and adding final touches on the primer in some areas... but, the TA needs to be done tomorrow, so that's going to eat up most of my time.

Well, with that update... goodnight...

pawzbear · 08-15-2007, 07:27 AM

that gas mask is a hott look for you, markus..... =-P

Gr1m · 08-15-2007, 08:23 AM

i hope that spare tire is coming out for a fat system in there

Eh_nigma · 08-15-2007, 12:45 PM

The spare will be replaced once I get the tires, I'll have a full size spare. I'm not worried about "decking" the back with a new plate just yet. However, if you look at the last picture there, where the sub assembly is, that's where the two 12" subs are going. The amps are going to be on the flat piece just forward of that, then where the angled step down is, in the center between the two seats there, is where the cap will be going.