customline Posted July 20 Author Posted July 20 1 hour ago, slusher said: Good looking interior Jim, lreall like those door panels! Thanks, Carl, here's some more of that. It's almost done but I need to hit some of it with satin clear and decide on the floor treatment. Here's all the pieces👇 I'm not sure I'm keeping the stock steering wheel but probably will. The console is a combination of a small console from some kit that came with a television set and a telephone, I think. I added some Plastruct tread plate sheet but I shaved off the treads and I'm showing the back side which conveniently looks like diamond tuft upholstery. 🙂. I need to create a panel on the console with some buttons for the electric windows (😉) and door and trunk solenoids. The interior tub is made to snuggle up to the all-in-one glass module with reliefs for the glass. I won't be using the kit glass so I modified the tub sides with some Evergreen strips to even it out (arrows). I'm considering this lavender embossing powder for the floor treatment. WDYT? Too light? Might be cool, I dunno. 4
customline Posted July 22 Author Posted July 22 Well nobody said don't so I went ahead with the lavender carpeting. Hey, it's a kustom. 🤨 5
customline Posted July 22 Author Posted July 22 (edited) The package shelf might be a good place for some lavender carpeting but I can't decide what to do with it. I'm taking suggestions so don't hold back. Edited July 22 by customline 1
customline Posted July 22 Author Posted July 22 4 hours ago, Zippi said: Everything is looking nice and I'm liking the carpet Jim. 4 hours ago, Zippi said: Everything is looking nice and I'm liking the carpet Jim. 3 hours ago, David G. said: Wow, great progress on the interior! David G. Thanks, guys, it's weird but kinda colorful. It's my first time for this; another experiment. I tried flock once but decided it was not for me. The fibers cling to everything. Wifey had this lavender powder she didn't need so....
NOBLNG Posted July 22 Posted July 22 You could fit some massive speakers in that package shelf 😈 (see how I’m sticking with your purple theme).
customline Posted July 22 Author Posted July 22 Um....yeah, I think I still have some PE speaker grilles. But there was no stereo radios back in the '50s so a single speaker might do. What about the carpeting? I suppose I could use another 5 bucks worth of half-round but I got the powder for zip. Hmmmm.....I think that bright lavender seen through the backlight might look better than the white. I dunno. One way to find out 🥴. 1
NOBLNG Posted July 22 Posted July 22 How about the styrene tuck-n-roll with some sort of purple accents?
customline Posted July 23 Author Posted July 23 2 hours ago, NOBLNG said: How about the styrene tuck-n-roll with some sort of purple accents? Ooooo.....alternating lavender and white rolls! Let's see....hmmm....maybe 😏. Could be a bit of a problem masking.....yeah, this could work 🙂.
NOBLNG Posted July 23 Posted July 23 2 hours ago, customline said: Ooooo.....alternating lavender and white rolls! Let's see....hmmm....maybe 😏. Could be a bit of a problem masking.....yeah, this could work 🙂. That might be too much? I’d just put one or two lavender pleats in two or three places. Just enough to break up the expanse of white? JMO.😎
customline Posted July 23 Author Posted July 23 11 hours ago, NOBLNG said: That might be too much? I’d just put one or two lavender pleats in two or three places. Just enough to break up the expanse of white? JMO.😎 Now that idea has merit, Greg. I can try some things to see how they fly. Thanks for helping. 1
Old Buckaroo Posted July 23 Posted July 23 This has been one interesting and fun build to follow, just found it and started from the beginning. You really made this a custom that looks to rolled right out of the day. Thanks for the cruise!
customline Posted July 23 Author Posted July 23 6 minutes ago, Old Buckaroo said: This has been one interesting and fun build to follow, just found it and started from the beginning. You really made this a custom that looks to rolled right out of the day. Thanks for the cruise! Kind words are always welcome, Sean. Thank you!
customline Posted Saturday at 03:42 PM Author Posted Saturday at 03:42 PM I have no idea now as to what made me look at the '65 Bonneville kit but I'm glad I did. What a beautiful body style! But I digress. The kit includes some fairly significant custom parts that might be useful on some other project (just not on the Bonnie 🤨). One of these parts that I found quite useful on this project is the back seat blank-off, aka "package shelf". My version, on the right, would have been fine but now I have this 👇 And yes, the rolls will be purple by the end of the day. The hood will be repainted also. For the third(?) time. Thanks for checking. 1
espo Posted Saturday at 04:40 PM Posted Saturday at 04:40 PM 50 minutes ago, customline said: I have no idea now as to what made me look at the '65 Bonneville kit but I'm glad I did. What a beautiful body style! But I digress. The kit includes some fairly significant custom parts that might be useful on some other project (just not on the Bonnie 🤨). One of these parts that I found quite useful on this project is the back seat blank-off, aka "package shelf". My version, on the right, would have been fine but now I have this 👇 And yes, the rolls will be purple by the end of the day. The hood will be repainted also. For the third(?) time. Thanks for checking. The interior part you found in the Bonniville kit resembles an interior treatment that was popular in the late '50's and early '60's. Owners would have an upholstery shop make a snap-in cover over the area behind the front seat to the rear window. Most would have a metal rod that went from side to side behind the front seat that supported the front edge of the cover and snaps like you would find on a convertible top cover along the sides and the bottom of the rear window or just behind the rear seat back depending on the design. The design on this part would have been a common design, but there were those who always had to have something a little different and your imagination and budget was your only limitation.
customline Posted Saturday at 07:12 PM Author Posted Saturday at 07:12 PM 2 hours ago, espo said: The interior part you found in the Bonniville kit resembles an interior treatment that was popular in the late '50's and early '60's. Owners would have an upholstery shop make a snap-in cover over the area behind the front seat to the rear window. Most would have a metal rod that went from side to side behind the front seat that supported the front edge of the cover and snaps like you would find on a convertible top cover along the sides and the bottom of the rear window or just behind the rear seat back depending on the design. The design on this part would have been a common design, but there were those who always had to have something a little different and your imagination and budget was your only limitation. Thank you, David, I could not have explained this any better. 🤓
Paul Payne Posted Saturday at 09:39 PM Posted Saturday at 09:39 PM All you need is some beveriges in the cup holders.
customline Posted Saturday at 11:51 PM Author Posted Saturday at 11:51 PM 2 hours ago, Paul Payne said: All you need is some beveriges in the cup holders. Ooooo.....yeah.....I happen to have a $hit-ton of 1:25 Coke bottles 😅.
David G. Posted Sunday at 12:34 PM Posted Sunday at 12:34 PM I love being able to find a use for those left-over customization bits from other kits! That will look much better than the other one. David G. 1
customline Posted Sunday at 05:12 PM Author Posted Sunday at 05:12 PM The new package shelf is a bit more congruous with the whole custom interior thing. I repainted the hood again. Two coats of clear this time. Gotta watch those edges this time. 💩 2
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