64 Interior Project

[Rattler]

After years of drag racing and sitting in the backyard with no protection here in Arizona my chevelle's interior is in dire need of a makeover so I'm starting to clean it all up.

As you can see it's a wreck! LOL
http://www.allenitllc.com/hotrods/chevelle/interior/small%20images/dash.jpg

First thing I did was remove the gauge cluster bezel.
http://www.allenitllc.com/hotrods/chevelle/interior/small%20images/dash%20bezel.jpg

I then cut the center out of the bezel since it was pretty cut up already.
http://www.allenitllc.com/hotrods/chevelle/interior/small%20images/P1010040.JPG

I laid the bezel down on a clean piece of lexan so the backside would be nice and flat and not stick and then started fiberglassing the center into the sides.
http://www.allenitllc.com/hotrods/chevelle/interior/small%20images/P1010041.JPG

http://www.allenitllc.com/hotrods/chevelle/interior/small%20images/P1010043.JPG

http://www.allenitllc.com/hotrods/chevelle/interior/small%20images/P1010044.JPG

[Rattler]

I then sanded it all down flat
http://www.allenitllc.com/hotrods/chevelle/interior/small%20images/P1010042.JPG

I sprayed the entire bezel with a grey textured paint and then clear coated it.
http://www.allenitllc.com/hotrods/chevelle/interior/small%20images/P1010047.JPG

The next step was to do something about the metal dash in the car so I sanded it all down, filled in any holes that were drilled into it and started spraying it with Dupli-Color's Fast drying spray Lacquer.
http://www.allenitllc.com/hotrods/chevelle/interior/small%20images/chevelle%20dash%20002.jpg

After about 4 coats of color I wetsanded the paint down and applied another color coat and a few coats of clear.
http://www.allenitllc.com/hotrods/chevelle/interior/small%20images/chevelle%20dash%20clear%20001.jpg

I then used 3M's rubbing compound and polished the dash off to a fine luster. Here's how it all turned out.
http://www.allenitllc.com/hotrods/chevelle/interior/small%20images/chevelle%20dash%20complete%20002.jpg

I still need to finish the glove box door. I've got it painted, but not clear coated and polished as of yet.

[grumpy]

WOW, thats a heck of a make over. Looking good.

[Hank70SS]

I really hate you guys that can do that kind of stuff! I'm all thumbs, nice job.

[Derek69SS]

Looking good! :cool:

[zombie1969]

Looks like the ones on line for $160.Some fibeglass can save money for more guages.Cool.Your in AZ.My first car was a 64 elcamino from AZ.Had no interior and the paint was sandblasted off by nature.Got more pics of the car?

[Rattler]

I posted some more under the gallery forum. Here's a link

http://chevelleforum.net/showthread.php?p=11395#post11395

[Rattler]

I finished up the glove box door today. I mounted the bezel, but I need to order a new one. This one has 2 of the 4 mounting posts on the backside broken off.

http://www.allenitllc.com/hotrods/chevelle/interior/small%20images/glove-box%20001.jpg

[shadowgray396]

Coming right along. What a change.
Ray

[Rattler]

Stopped at the local bobschevelle parts and picked up my new glove box bezel and glove box liner. Now I have a place to put my registration! LOL

http://www.allenitllc.com/hotrods/chevelle/interior/glove%20box%20001.jpg

http://www.allenitllc.com/hotrods/chevelle/interior/glove%20box%20003.jpg