AD truck interior and other stuff

enjenjo · April 23, 2011, 10:11:27 PM

I nearly have the interior done, all but the drivers seat, when I mounted the power seat base, I got it wrong. :oops: I about have that fixed, I had to move the seat base forward 4". Anyway here are some pictures. The carpet is split at the front of the seat, so you can access the battery on the passenger side. That part of the carpet is held down with Velcro. I bound the raw edge of the carpet with Instabind. The seats are out of a Ford Escort, the console out of a Windstar.

39deluxe · April 24, 2011, 02:28:23 AM

I had my doubts about that carpet but it looks nice.

Tom

kb426 · April 24, 2011, 09:01:09 AM

Looks good. What is instabind?

Crosley.In.AZ · April 24, 2011, 09:04:23 AM

looks good. could not tell that was the loud pedal at first

enjenjo · April 24, 2011, 10:55:56 AM

Quote from: "kb426"Looks good. What is instabind?

It's a no sew carpet binding. It has an adhesive strip that holds it in place under the carpet, and you finish glue the edge of the carpet with a hot glue gun.

http://www.instabind.com/using.htm

enjenjo · April 24, 2011, 07:27:31 PM

My Toyota clip

Mac · April 24, 2011, 10:43:36 PM

Toyota throttle pedal parts??
Prolly find them in the dealer's dumpster by the dozens.

enjenjo · April 25, 2011, 12:12:40 AM

Quote from: "Mac"Toyota throttle pedal parts??
Prolly find them in the dealer's dumpster by the dozens.

No, it's a clip I made to keep the throttle pedal from hanging up on the carpet.

Boyd Who · April 25, 2011, 10:00:28 AM

That looks pretty nice! I should have done the carpet in my old truck like that...accessing the battery was always a PITA.
There's a guy in town here that has an AD truck almost the same colour as yours, but it has purple fenders. I'll have to get pics some day.

Mac · April 25, 2011, 10:27:08 AM

Quote from: "enjenjo"
Quote from: "Mac"Toyota throttle pedal parts??
Prolly find them in the dealer's dumpster by the dozens.

No, it's a clip I made to keep the throttle pedal from hanging up on the carpet.

Ohh, a Toyota Accelerator Syndrome Remedial Device. Sweet!

Danimal · April 27, 2011, 10:34:48 PM

Quote from: "Mac"
Quote from: "enjenjo"
Quote from: "Mac"Toyota throttle pedal parts??
Prolly find them in the dealer's dumpster by the dozens.

No, it's a clip I made to keep the throttle pedal from hanging up on the carpet.

Ohh, a Toyota Accelerator Syndrome Remedial Device. Sweet!

I hope the brakes work!

Great job, Frank.

enjenjo · May 01, 2011, 09:57:30 PM

I'm getting down to the short straws on this truck. I am trying to get it done this week so I can go on vacation. Outside of the running boards, it's about done. So today I tried to put one of the running boards on, and it didn't fit.

We used two inch wider rear fenders, and the rear end of the running board is now completely the wrong shape. And, the boards are chrome plated. So I carefully trimmed the end of the board so it fits, and made a hammer form of the new shape. Tomorrow I will hammer form a new end with a trim strip that will cover the raw cut out of aluminum, and then polish it up before installing it. I may make it yet.

Glen · May 01, 2011, 10:01:12 PM

My 48 Buick used the same Escort seats. I used a plastic paint to refinish all of the plastic covers and handles on the sides.

39deluxe · May 02, 2011, 01:08:51 AM

Sounds like a nice fix to the running board problem. Pics at eleven?

Tom

enjenjo · May 02, 2011, 10:40:08 PM

Quote from: "39deluxe"Sounds like a nice fix to the running board problem. Pics at eleven?

Tom

Yeah, kinda.

I made the hammer form last night, today I cut out a couple blanks from .090" aluminum. I made a mark where the bend would be with a black Magic marker. Then I heated it with a propane torvh until the mark disappeared. That means it was hot enough to become dead soft so it bends easily. After cooling, I clamped it and the hammer form in the vise, and bent the lip I needed to finish the running board. I bent it with a plastic mallet, and a rounded piece of wood for the tight spots. After it was bent, I sanded the lip so it was 1/4" wide all the way round, and rounded the raw edge so it looked smoother. I then sanded with 220 paper, and then 400 paper to remove any flaws. It needed a slight curve in it along the length, so I bent it over a tire. A few minutes on the buffer, and I had my trim piece.