1954 dodge royal 500 convertible Pacecar restoraton part 1

[Mopar]

Thanks fstsish66, I will give them a try.

[dodge59]

update on the interior door panels

finished the front door panels . They look Great !

onto the kick panels now. and then I am done with the upholstery work ..

just saved my self $500.00.

[dodge59]

today ......finished up making the new kick panels and recovering them. . They look Awesome !

I need to replace the windlacing  on the door jam openings.


Then............. I'm done with the interior door panels.

Edited December 22, 2014 by dodge59

[Mopar]

they look great John.

[dodge59]

pics of the convertible top installed. NICE  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

got it home  just in time ....the next  day,   it snowed and the city laid down salt on the roads ..

 

 

[DJ194950]

Looking perfect! 

 

DJ

[dodge59]

having a little problem tring to make the  vinyl windlace around the door jams.

 

first of all ...........I need a special sewing machine   foot   to duplicate that stitch . the welt cord sticks up to high  in order to stitch it.  and I stll haven't found a real sticky glue to hold it  together either    sooooooooo................. I may have  to purchase some all done.

[Niel Hoback]

  I used a zipper foot to make mine. It allows the needle to be very close to the cord side.  If you have an extra or old foot, you could grind one side off to up next to the cord. 

[dodge59]

Thanks for the tip Niel .

I priced everything out if I were to do it myself and I could buy  9 feet  of black vinyl windlace  with a 1/2"  cord  all done for less than $30.00 .

 

I think I will go that route   since I do not have the correct tools to do the job.

 

 

john

Edited December 22, 2014 by dodge59

[Niel Hoback]

If I could have gotten mine done for $30, I would have gone that way too!  That's a no-brainer. 

[dodge59]

Yep .

[dodge59]

I ordered up some windlace for   the door jams. ...........

black vinyl 1/2" cord

[fstfish66]

you should be  proud that car  is  different and a head turner,,,love the  V EIGHT    emblem  on the trunk,,that has to be  hard piece to  find

[dodge59]

Thanks fstfish !

I'm  Very Proud.

I can't wait to show her off .

 

here is a pic of my 54 dodge royal 4 door . 74k all original paint, interiior ,chrome .

[dodge59]

well  .

starting to lay the carpet  to see how eveything is fitting and came up with an issue where the carpet  was cut for the gas pedal  opening .

appears  they mis -calculated  the cut and sew. it's hand made and sewn  expecially for a 54 dodge convertible . the jute padding fit fine and I laid another padding under that jute  for more comfort and quiteness. 

 

I'll have to  open that all up and start over  to correct that . how would you guys correct that ?. the  rubber square pad for you feet is suppose to be up against the bottom of the gas pedal .

just goes to show you again .. reproduction parts never fit poperly.

[fstfish66]

dont look like the  slit for the gas pedal  is  in the correct  spot,,,, ide send them  those  pics  u need it corrected,,

[dodge59]

fstfish

The thing is ..........

If I'd send it back to  them to correct the issue  they would really screw  it up. I'll just do it myself. I have a sewing machine here.

[dodge59]

after studying this issue with the carpet by the gas pedal  ......... It appears  I could just cut another slit   just above the rubber pad where your feet  rest on.......

then re-inforce  or stich that area from behind so it won't un ravel .

The square rubber pad is in the correct spot   just need the get that extra material , behind the pedal.

what do you guys think ?

Thanks !

Edited December 28, 2014 by dodge59

[fstfish66]

if  it looks like it will measure out and  look good to you,,go for it,,,by the way,,i was searching 1940 dodge parts on  e bay,,,there was an  NOS  V EIGHT  emblem  liek yours  listed there incase ur  looking,,

[dodge59]

Thanks fstfish

would that be this emblem for a 53 dodge coronet ?

gyromatic which  has the tip toe trans  as you know . mine says powerflite on it  for 1954 .

I searched high and lo for  my trunk emblem with no luck ..

 

I looked at all the ebay  emblems up there for 1940 dodge and wow ,  those  emblems look like jewelry .  these older cars had so much Class !

 

 

[fstfish66]

sorry  i  ddint  notice which one it was

[dodge59]

that's alright .

[dodge59]

update 

 

today worked on the arm rest pads. recovered them .. they look like new ! maybe better ! lol

 

[pflaming]

You are proof that if one takes a pattern and works it, upholtery is essentially a matter of patience and mind over matter. Needless to say, you are doing excellent work, I'm watching quite closely as are others.  Be careful or you may show up some of these cars in the Route 66 Rally.

[RodFru2u]

That there is some QUALITY WORK Sir !  Nice Job .