Rear carpet and package tray installed. the speaker boards were a bit of a pain to install. Not the best design. This interior work was supposed to be my winter project but my engine work got in the way. I was going to swap the Studebaker rear end for a posi, but that’ll have to wait now. I want to get the Chevy on the road in the spring and also I’ll need some time to get the bugs out of the new engine/trans.
I tried to install the carpet with just the sound deadener in place, but it would lay correctly. so I cleaned up the old foam and added some new where the old was too ratty, for complete coverage. The original car must have had the thick felt covering on the floors as is usual for that period.
Carpet back in place with door sill and console side panel in place. Fits OK now with the thicker padding underneath. Now to move on to the drivers side.
All ready for the seats. I have yet to paint the seat shells – doeskin paint coming from Corvette Depot – and the upholsterer still has the seat pads.
Work needed on the t-top inner panels. they are coming loose. in spots.
Some of the Velcro attaching mounts are loose and some came off when the panel was removed. Why GM used paper composite materials for these panels I’ll never know. Plastic would have been so much better – even fibreglass! Replacements are available here in Canada for about $350 each plus shipping. I’ll try to save the ones I have and have the $700+ for other goodies like headers:-)
I’m using Gorilla two part epoxy glue and it seems to be working OK.
Clamps to hold the Velcro mounts in place. The clamps ended up leaving an impression in the vinyl. If I need to do it again I’ll put some thick cloth under the clamps.
The panels snap back it place with just a firm push over the Velco clips. Only in a couple of places did I need to use a bit more force.
Next: a bit more interior and then on to the gas lines.