Classy Shak

[Dreamweaver]

I spent the day working on my cab interior.

First I did the dash.








Then I figured that the stock steering column just was not going to cut it, so I made a Pete one.









I also made up some peddles out of brass and I added temporary gear shifts. The balls on the top of the pins will be painted purple and then mounted to a slightly larger diameter SS tube.










While I could not figure out how to make the steering wheel telescopic... I did make it so it tilts.







~Mike~

[Dreamweaver]

Now for the upholstery..

Diamond tuck all the way.



Boy those ugly screw heads.... What can I do about them.

Well even though sun visors don't do a dang thing for the lowrider driver.. They hide screws good.



And of course it would not be like me not to make them functional.








Well then I moved on to the rear cab corners.






Then finally the door panels.





Know my plan right now, this might change when the amount of work and the stupidity of doing it hits me, is to take a 1mm rivet and put them in each corner of each diamond, like buttons. The diamond tuck will be white and the buttons will be purple.

I still have not made up my mind on what will be what color on everything else, although I can say that what ever I paint one color or the other it will be the white or the purple...

The design on the doors will be purple. As for the rest. I think the seats will be white in the center with the purple on the sides. The dash I am thinking of leaving the bulk of it white with the dash face purple and then the brass part of the column also purple. The brake pulls and shift knobs will be purple.

Well I am almost done with the building part of the cab interior, all I have left is the CB.

I am also thinking of changing from the black marble floor to a white marble floor... What ya think of that?

~Mike~

[Dreamweaver]

Ok Gents...

Here it is... A working steering gear box.

To bad it is a bad gear ratio, this would be cool if it worked when driving... Oh well at least I did it and now ya all know it works..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp49CupXi4Y

~Mike~

[Dreamweaver]

Got the new frame rails on it again, and this is perfect I am real happy with the length now. Comes out to a 371" WB





As the video I posted yesterday shows, I got the steering hooked up, well all but the drag link.





The second u-joint under the dash.



I also got the shocks on and the fenders mounted.







And last but not least I got my inter-axle drive line in.



So that's it for now.

~Mike~

[Dreamweaver]

Well got one of the running boards completely finished tonight.

I started with making a piece to cover the fender mount and the gap between the fenders and the frame.



Then I just added the steps.








Now the fun part will be making the other side match.

~Mike~

[Dreamweaver]

Well after 5.5 months around 300-350 hrs. I am DONE with the styrene work.

Now all that is left is the body work, electronics, painting and chroming, and lots of details.






















~Mike~

[Dreamweaver]

Well not getting much done for now.

Waiting on some much needed parts.

I did get the rear drive shaft and one of the carrier bearings mounted.




~Mike~