Well today is the big day...After a lot of saving and planning I am finally getting around to starting some projects I have been wanting to do on my truck. I figured that while I am sitting around trying to find a job I might as well do something useful.....and fun

This is what I was hoping to knock out in the next few days/week (or 2 lol)

1. I am going to pull the seats/carpet and put down herculiner on the floorboard of the truck (and maybe the rocker panels...it depends on how I feel after everything is back together)
2. While the seats are out I am going to install an 08 center console
3. Going to install a mount for my laptop in the cab
4. Going to install some drain holes in the floorboard of the truck. I am going to cut them the same size as the drain holes in the new Jeeps so I can use the Jeep floor plugs. That way I can just hose out my truck after mudding/playing etc.
(maybe #5) If I can find another 40/20/40 seat for cheap I might install that in the back of my CC along with another 08 center console so I can finally have the 4 capt chairs setup...but that all depends on the money

If yall have any tips or things I could do to complete any of these jobs faster please let me know.

I will be sure to post pictures throughout the "adventure"

 

Only tip I have is make sure you prep it good for the herculiner otherwise it will flake off in no time.

 

That is what I keep hearing from folks who have used it...I bought some sanding/scoring pads for my drill as well as some 60grit sandpaper.

I am going to take my time w/the prep...then do more just to make sure I do it correctly

 

Oh my, look what i started!

 

This is what has been completed so far and it was FILTHY under the seats.

I am calling it for now...it just reached 101 outside (w/heat index of 104 and still rising) and its pretty darn toasty. I am going to hold off until this evening when it begins to cool off a little.

I Link to my webshots w/all of todays pics
http://community.webshots.com/album/...host=community

 

Looks good to me... how much do those '08 center consoles run? And where do you guys find them?

 

I can only find then on Ebay for a normal price. I checked at the stealership and the parts guy said they dont have entire thing built and I had to order the parts individually and assemble it...which on ebay they are around 130-170 but if I had ordered each part from the stealership it would total over $300

 

Well this morning I woke up early before church and starting grinding w/the sanding attachment for my drill. I was able to knock out all of the major areas...I still have to go back in and finish up some smaller areas by hand. I have to get ready for church right now but I will post a pic afterwards.

 

This mornings progress....

 

Looks good.

Use some naptha or something similar to clean the surface before bonding the paint/liner.

 

I wonder if the herculiner will be OK its applied on top of the sound deadener (rubber) stuck on the floor?
It may flake or peel off IMO.

 

Looks good. I wish I had that much ambition in temperatures like that.

 

You can see in the pics of mine, that i pulled the deadener off cause it was already pealing off. they came off almost in one piece.

 

Oh, make sure you take those damn seat belt buckles out and put the bolt back in.

its a t50.

 

I picked up some acetone that I was going to use to prep/clean the surface
How does naptha rank compated to acetone/MEK/Xylene? I have never used it.

I was actually wondering the same thing, I had planned on taking the stuff off until I found out how much it was stuck onto the floor. My plan is to apply the liner over the rubber (I already roughed it up w/the grinder) and see how it works out. If it doesnt bond...that will be a project for another weekend.