[SnowDevil]

Chris bring that bad boy over to Auburn friday night! car show would love to check it out! hope to get mine started Saturday then get on to the trim and interior.
Doug

[eaglesan13]

Doug,

I have not been there in years. Is it every Friday night, or once a month?

Originally Posted by SnowDevil

Chris bring that bad boy over to Auburn friday night! car show would love to check it out! hope to get mine started Saturday then get on to the trim and interior.
Doug

[SnowDevil]

Originally Posted by eaglesan13

Doug,

I have not been there in years. Is it every Friday night, or once a month?

nope just 2nd fridays,,, going to take a break from mine and head up there check it out.... Trying to get mine ready for HAN.. If it runs this weekend with no major problems I should make it, staying at grand sierra if you decide to go over.

[70FormulaCA]

Originally Posted by SnowDevil

nope just 2nd fridays,,, going to take a break from mine and head up there check it out.... Trying to get mine ready for HAN.. If it runs this weekend with no major problems I should make it, staying at grand sierra if you decide to go over.

The Grand Sierra is where I'll be staying as well.

SnowDevil - you sound like me last year when I was trying to get my car ready for HAN with just a few weeks remaining.

[eaglesan13]

That's a little far, maybe Hot August Nights in Reno.

Originally Posted by keith k

Looks awesome, Chris! Still time to get it to the T/A Nats this year...

[cnc]

Chris looks REAL NICE....quick question on the Carpet ....is there a Difference in Carpet Choice for stick and Auto....keep em comin ....Chris

[eaglesan13]

Chris,

There is a molded area for the shifter porch on a four speed carpet. I can't speak to the auto one.

Originally Posted by cnc

Chris looks REAL NICE....quick question on the Carpet ....is there a Difference in Carpet Choice for stick and Auto....keep em comin ....Chris

[al1950]

Originally Posted by cnc

Chris looks REAL NICE....quick question on the Carpet ....is there a Difference in Carpet Choice for stick and Auto....keep em comin ....Chris

hi
just reading this post and noticed your tires/wheels i like them alot
could you tell me about them,
size brand etc
i want a set on my 70 form 400 RAlll
hope they might improve ride, balance etc over my rally ll wheels
thanks
Allan

[eaglesan13]

In my never-ending quest to restore my sandlewood interior correctly, I have been struggling with the package tray colors. I had called to place my order and spoken to the tech line about the correct color. Unfortunately they don't always use the same color description, for instance they may call something sandlewood or tan, and that may change depending on the year car you are working on. Anyway, we decided on a part number and I had them ship it to me. When it arrived, it was the incorrect one, it was the vinyl one rather then the mesh one which I need in order to use speakers in the rear deck; however, the color of the vinyl on the deck portion was a dead-on match for the dark sandlewood, which is important because the rear metal strip under the rear window is painted that color. The vinyl strip that separates the package tray from the rear seat appears to be saddle, as it does not match the seat upholstery (tan) or the dark sandlewood ( a mocha color) used on other portions of the interior.

I called the tech line back to reorder the package tray in mesh and they do not used the same color descriptions for the mesh. They did have one they called sandlewood, so I ordered it and hoped for the best. The mesh portion of the new one is much lighter than the vinyl package tray, but the vinyl strip the separates the package tray to the seat upholstery is a very close match.

Here are some pictures. The first one is of the vinyl package tray installed and the last one shows the mesh tray installed. These are PUI parts. The other pictures just show caparison of the different colors. The console door is painted the correct dark sandlewood.

It would be nice if I could get the mesh tray in the same color as the vinyl package tray, and to have the vinyl strip match the seat fabric. I'm thinking that is how it is supposed to be.

[al1950]

interesting
i checked my castilian bronze/sandalwood 70 formula RAlll
it has a dark browinish tray and front and back trim, not sure how that got in there, maybe someone replaced it in years past with different/wrong color.
actually looks pretty good.

[LeighP]

Very nice carpet set...haven't seen one that extends under the rear seat bases like that.

[SnowDevil]

70form will have to figure a time to meet up... not to steal chris's thread but he warned me about body work guys taking longer then they should,,, well mine was 6 months late and Im still going to have to redo his wet sand work, Ive already taken a weeks vacation have some more stored up if needed. you can take a look at it on the street section I put it in the wrong area. glade chris has his sound mat and carpet up its keeping me motivated!

[eaglesan13]

Legendary sent me an email yesterday saying the vinyl arrived and they hope to have my order competed and shipped by July 20th. Maybe the car will be ready for HAN after all.

[eaglesan13]

The elastic on the shoulder harnesses was worn out and needed replacement. I went to a local fabric store and bought some new elastic, (On sale for $1.60). The upholstery shop that put my headliner in sewed the new elastic onto the belts for twenty bucks, so it only cost $21.60 to fix the shoulder belts. I had them sew two strips onto each belt in the hope they would not loose the elasticity too soon.

[eaglesan13]

The new trunk mat arrived with the last group of parts I got so I dug out the jack and detailed it. All I need is a spare tire and the truck will be done.

[eaglesan13]

Well the new seat covers finally arrived. I'm still waiting on the door panels, but hopefully I can get the seats done soon and get them into the car.

[al1950]

Originally Posted by eaglesan13

The elastic on the shoulder harnesses was worn out and needed replacement. I went to a local fabric store and bought some new elastic, (On sale for $1.60). The upholstery shop that put my headliner in sewed the new elastic onto the belts for twenty bucks, so it only cost $21.60 to fix the shoulder belts. I had them sew two strips onto each belt in the hope they would not loose the elasticity too soon.

hey thanks for sharing this, i was totally baffled on how the shoulder belts were stored and how to use the elastic and clips so now i can do it right
my elastic is worn out so i wll try to get my repaired also
thanks and good luck on the build
more pics, your reports really help us all plan for improving our rides

[njsteve]

Originally Posted by eaglesan13

The elastic on the shoulder harnesses was worn out and needed replacement. I went to a local fabric store and bought some new elastic, (On sale for $1.60). The upholstery shop that put my headliner in sewed the new elastic onto the belts for twenty bucks, so it only cost $21.60 to fix the shoulder belts. I had them sew two strips onto each belt in the hope they would not loose the elasticity too soon.

Hoepfully it went a lot easier for you than when I went to the local fabric store and the lady directed me to the "unmentionables" department where they had the lace and elastic supplies. She refused to believe my requested material was for automotive use and still must think I was some type of cross-dresser making my own "outfits".

[al1950]

Originally Posted by njsteve

Hoepfully it went a lot easier for you than when I went to the local fabric store and the lady directed me to the "unmentionables" department where they had the lace and elastic supplies. She refused to believe my requested material was for automotive use and still must think I was some type of cross-dresser making my own "outfits".

good one to funny, \
if she says anything to me i would just hit her with my purse

[eaglesan13]

Now that's funny!

Originally Posted by njsteve

Hoepfully it went a lot easier for you than when I went to the local fabric store and the lady directed me to the "unmentionables" department where they had the lace and elastic supplies. She refused to believe my requested material was for automotive use and still must think I was some type of cross-dresser making my own "outfits".