Nice job! are you going to mount your battery on the firewall or are you going to use one of those inner fenderwells with the battery tray molded into it?

 

i actually am going to get an optima yellow battery and mount it in right in the center of the cab behind the seat. The truck has a 1 piece fibreglass front end, which is why i am trying to keep everything out of the engine bay.

 

Looks really great!

Do you have an industrial sewing machine? How are you going to do the headliner/interior panels (back of cab)? I'm getting close to tackling that, have some ideas but would appreciate any ideas.

 

See, I told you that Home Depot carpet keeper works. Looks good

 

You are the man! I want to thank you for the advice, it turned out looking awesome. The home depot carpet keeper actually matches the lokar aluminum shift boot retainer to a T.

thanks again for the advice

 

My fiance has a really really nice sewing machine. BUT, you could do it pretty much on any machine. If you go to a fabric shop you can purchase "upholstery thread" which is thicker and a lot stronger than normal thread. This can be put onto any machine and used like normal.

That is what i did with the carpet.


ben

 

Looks like you do nice work,,,,,,,,,an inspiration to us all

 

Man,

Yours look better than mines....I still have some carpet left for underside of the dash....now that I have looked at yours, its going to get me at it this weekend AFTER I install my heater....too cold for no heat these days....I will use that tip for the carpet keepers though....never thought about using some material from Home Depot....i will post my updated pics soon....

 

i used a water heater wrap from home depot for my sound deadener. it works great and only cost 15.00 for a 25 ft roll which is plenty. i then duct taped the seams. the wrap has air bubbles in it but not to worry. with carpet installed you cant hear a thing. just my 2 cents.

 

My step mom has re-upholstered several vehicles and boats with a standard sewing maching using both vinyl and cloth. I have discussed the issue with her because I figured I'd have to make my own interior also. She just uses a standard sewing machine. She suggested to me to find one of the older Kenmore machines (that still had a metal case and gears) she said they are bullet proof and are more reliable than the Singers. I found a Kenmore at the flea market for $25. So far I haven't had much of a chance to fiddle with it, maybe after X-mas.

She just said to go slow in thick areas and areas with welting.

You can do it!
Bobby

 

if you use upholstery thread, you will need a larger needle to accept that thread

i reupholster for a living. you better make sure the needle will work in that machine.

 

A note on sewing vinyl with a machine, set the machine to a longer stitch to keep from cutting the material. I found this out when I was making some panels for my Mack.

Jeff

 

i did not know this, but again i didnt sew it up. My fiance did, and she sews a whole lot, im sure she used the right sized needle.

 

Looks like you do good work.I did mine this past August but left carpet in 1 piece near firewall till I figured how to finish it--and now I know!!!!!!!!I was pondering what to use for the door area-and used double face tape--it looks alright ,but I figure it will not stay for long.The alum.from H.DEPOT does the trick.Might employ that in my rig too.Do you have the patent rights to that?__HA HA!!!!tell me where to send my patent money!!!---nice 55---keep up the pics---they are educational----BILL

 

Great attention to deal work; gives us all a ideal of what right looks like. Keep up the good work.
One can never stop learning from others progress...
Mitch