More Interiors - Dan

[DanOlson]

Jim,

I'm sorry, I misread your post. I thought you meant that the window cutout was 36" not the panel width, and you needed a 30" cutout. I've been playing email tag with QuietRide this morning and I hope this gets resolved soon. Like Merle said I've tried the DupliColor vinyl and fabric paint and it works good. I'm still deciding on a color.

Dan

[jpwuertz]

Dan

If you lay the rear panels side by side do they measure 74 inches total width in the center? That is what mine are. I assume you have a 3 window cab.

Jim

[Merle Coggins]

Here you go... I measured it up as good as I could and inserted the measurements onto a picture I had of the rear pieces.

Your corner pieces should look like the piece on the left in this photo. The piece on the right is for cabs with corner glass. Your piece would measure approx. 20" across the bottom and around 18" in the middle.

Merle

[jpwuertz]

Thanks Merle. That is the info that I needed.

The center piece Quiet Ride sent me is 36 inches wide and has the hole clut to big.

Jim

[DanOlson]

QuietRide is convinced that I have some oddball truck when all I need is the same panel that Merle has. It'll be interesting to see what they have enroute to me.

Dan

[DanOlson]

I just got back from 2 weeks vacation and found a box from QuietRide with the proper panel for the rear window. It mtches Merles dimensions.

Dan

[coW52Dodge]

That's great information.

Could good stuff like that possibly be contained in a sticky? That way we won't have to search for it when you need it.

[DanOlson]

Attached are a few photos of the truck interior. I still need to relsolve the bowing of the rear panels. The shades of grey are really not as different as they appear between the seat and headliner.

I added a stereo and wanted an antenna but did not want to drill any holes. So, I welded a washer on the end of a steel pipe, ground out the washer hole to accomodate the antenna mount, squared up the washer a bit and slid the whole thing down a front. stake pocket. Added a little foam cushion and it's nice and snug. Wire comes out the bottom of the stake pocket and into the bottom of the cab.

Dan Olson

[Reg Evans]

Nice work Dan !

You guys are making me want to remove mine and redo it with the sound deadener/foil backed stuff.

Even with my interior pieces installed and a 3.0 rear end my truck still deserves the name Old Yeller. It's difficult to carry on a conversation while cruising down the freeway without Y E L L I N G.

Edited July 28, 2009 by Reg Evans

[DanOlson]

I haven't insulated the floor yet so I get a fair amout of transmission noise (4 speed). I picked up my 89 year old mother in it the other day and ran some errands. She just loved it and got a kick out of the people noticing and commenting about it.

Dan

[Bradley S.]

Hey Dan;

Looks great! Say, where did you get that foil faced foam insulation? That looks like a great way to knock down some noise.

Brad

[DanOlson]

I got my insulation at:

http://www.yogisinc.com/Detail.cfm/-/Product_CD=REL3000/Category=3310/product.htm

I bought 3 rolls and have enough left to do the floor.

Dan

[grey beard]

Lowes also carries the foil faced bubble wrap insulation. Foil on both sides. I got my butyl rubber peel-'n-seal and the insulation both at Lowes, and am very pleased with the results.

Having said all that, the neatest stuff in my insulation package is the 5/8-inch foam carpet pad that i glued on top of the insulation. The combination of these three products is great, in my estimation - and cheap, too.

I do not have the quiet ride headliner package. Wish I did, but since I do have the patterns from the originals, I'm gonna' try to make my own from other material. Tried a junk yard pickup headliner, but the material is very difficult to trim accurately. Still looking. Will likely buy a sheet of pvc pebble grained paneling from Lowes and trim it out of that.

But this can wait until fall . . . . . .

[DanOlson]

I tried using the patterns I purchased along with .060 embossed PVC sheets from a local street rod shop, but ran out of patience and band-aids. The edges of the PVC, when cut or snapped can be da^& sharp. I recommend using gloves.

I'll make of heck of a deal on a few yards of grey headliner material (foam backed) that I did not use.

Dan

[Young Ed]

Dan what shade of grey? I've been looking for some to make door panels for my coupe out of.

[DanOlson]

email me your address and I'll send you a sample.

dan.olson@mac.com

Dan