Next on the interior list is the floor pan carpeting.  The carpet is glued in place over the rebond padding using Eastwood # 520001zp adhesive. Notice that I also covered the seat mounting brackets and note how clean the seam line is between the floor carpet and the console carpet. That’s what I’m looking for.

Next are the windshield and center door pillar posts covers. To make these panels I cut matching pieces of Lauan plywood, two for the windshield pillars and two for the door post, then covered all four pieces with 1/8-inch thick foam and the light gray vinyl.  A little silicone adhesive will be used to hold them in place.

After that I covered the sun visors using the light gray vinyl. Luckily I still had the frames of the old visors which I refinished using the same metallic gray paint I used to paint the dash. Next I traced the outline of the old visors onto sheets of cardboard adding an inch all around. The idea here is to have enough cardboard to sandwich over the old visors. Since passengers always need a mirror I took an auto parts store mirror and glued it to the right hand visor. After the glue dried I add 1/8-inch thick foam to both visors.  That gives me a flat smooth surface to glue my new cardboard covers over the old visors.

To complete the new covers I cut an opening for the mirror in the right hand visor then covered both covers with 1/8-inch thick foam.  Finally, the new visor covers are covered with the light gray vinyl then wrapped around the old visors. The results are a couple of very nice looking visors.

Finishing the Trunk

            The trunk compartment gets basically the same treatment I gave the cab of the car. I start by making new side panels using the light gray vinyl then cover the floor pan with carpet.  Also notice in the photo I added a Painless Performance battery cut off switch (upper right rear corner). What’s the hole in the right trim panel? I’ll be adding a switch panel here that has a switch for the trunk light and a push button to open the driver’s door.

Project provided by:

Larry Lyles, owner

LPL Body Works

Amarillo, TX 79109

www.LPLBodyWorks.com