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Stevenr 
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 Topic: 87 GT- Inside and outPosted: 15 September 2012 at 4:28pm |
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Will get pictures of the finished project this
weekend. It turned out REALLY nice if I may say so myself and I'm very proud of it. |
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Posted: 28 August 2012 at 9:29pm |
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-Harrison
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Posted: 28 August 2012 at 9:12pm |
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http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt91/erennert/Car1.jpg
http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt91/erennert/car2.jpg Wierd linking at it again... don't have the willpower to try and figure out how I did it last time; used to think I was good with computers... 
The headliner looks much darker than it does in the picture. A friend is coming by on the weekend to help with the sound system ( found the shifter cable grommet through firewall!) then I will install the firewall cover and seats, and work on getting the sub box covered and finished. |
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Posted: 28 August 2012 at 6:13pm |
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I like that better haha. Taking pics and will upload soon.
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Posted: 28 August 2012 at 10:11am |
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We like to call that "having character", it sounds more better....:-)
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You dream it up....I'll make it
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Posted: 28 August 2012 at 7:36am |
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Will snap them after work today. Theres a bunch of things
that are bugging me to no end, but with a 20~ year old car you can't expect everything to work out perfectly haha. At this point I really just want to get the interior done and start fooling around on the exterior! |
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Posted: 27 August 2012 at 8:27pm |
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Pictures.....must have pictures. Your adoring public demands it.
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Posted: 27 August 2012 at 3:03pm |
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Got the headliner in, installing sun shades tonight, then
I'll put in the sub and finish off the with the seats later this week hopefully! |
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Posted: 30 July 2012 at 5:50pm |
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Got held back once again... trimmed the headliner fabric
too much and now I'll have to re-do it once I go pick up more... This is taking ten times longer than expected. |
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Posted: 30 July 2012 at 4:24pm |
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I'll try the shifter cable idea before going crazy with the
drill and snap some pictures. |
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Posted: 29 July 2012 at 6:01pm |
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If you drill high up roughly the same height as the battery, you will be fine. I chose to do that rather than run the extra 2 feet of wire to go from my amp's power feed around the amp, down to the shift cable, then back from the cable up to the battery. Just make sure to use a good fuse and a grommet if possible. Fuse is mandatory, grommet is recommended. I ran it like this for years and did not have any issues. However as the good doctor said, if you drill down low, you will find out that you have multiple things in your way and several layers of sheet metal to deal with. |
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Posted: 29 July 2012 at 5:48pm |
Yes! It's double walled for the most part. If you insist, just make it up way high. Best bet is to just pierce a hole by the shifter cable (in the rubber boot) and ram the wire through. Keeps it water and vapour tight. |
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Posted: 29 July 2012 at 5:34pm |
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I'll snap some once I get the headliner in tomorrow :)
There's one flaw i hadn't noticed though, I glued the black vinyl lower door panel on a little off, and now there's a gap between the concaved ridge and the vinyl... bugging me but not sure how to fix it quite yet. I'm also going to run the wiring for my sub before I install the firewall cover back on; how do I get through the firewall to the battery? Are there any problems with just drilling a small hole straight through? |
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Posted: 27 July 2012 at 12:51pm |
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More pics, more pics
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Posted: 26 July 2012 at 9:23pm |
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Got the dash in as well as the door panels today. I'm
scrambling, looking for screws... note to self, label EVERYTHING. I'm going to probably end up with extra screws... but as long as everything is tight and it works I won't worry about it. Looking good though, starting to shape up. |
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Posted: 18 July 2012 at 6:27pm |
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Alright, home now and will be starting the assembly
tonight/tomorrow. Wish me luck and I hope I didn't lose any screws. |
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Posted: 10 June 2012 at 9:50pm |
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One step forward, two back!
After removing the headliner after realizing it was still in bad condition and grey, it fell into 7 pieced. After numerous attempts to save it, I had to order a fiberglass replacement from the fieroshop... The shipping was twice the price on the unit, ouch! Looks like it won't be done before I go away for a month at the end of this month, oh well; it'll still be sitting there when I get back! |
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Posted: 29 May 2012 at 9:16pm |
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And so the transformation begins... Grey to black! Ordering some missing trim and parts, as well as some black carpet pretty soon. Once that all comes in, everything goes back together and I'll start on the exterior! The dash was rediculous to get out but....Voila!(see below)
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Posted: 20 May 2012 at 1:48pm |
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Finishing the rest of the Mr.Mikes lower door skins as we
speak, might wait to fully install until I buy my black carpet though. Pictures when they are done, now that I know how to post them! Also going to get some work done on the sub-box, but I need suggestions on finishing it. Would you get it professionally upholstered( was quoted for almost 200$ ) or go another route? |
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Posted: 19 May 2012 at 1:08pm |
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There we go! Thanks for the suggestions.
And don't worry, that's not spray paint! |
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