Here is a shot of some work I did to my 72 interior.

 

 

I really like the exterior have any more shots?

 

Looks great....I am also redoing my whole interior this winter.

 

how about more interior/ console shots. I may have to do some custom work as well to retain my hurst super shifterlll with rev. lock out

 

see pics


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gonna redo it though...... might sell what i have ........


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Your dash inspired me, so now I want to make something more custom.
Any ideas on what you want your new dash to look like, have any drawings or anything? Also, do you have any pics of your interior while fabbing that you could post or email me.

Thanks,
David

 

how i started....

made the shifter plate and guages first..... then the upper dash...... squared it up...then did the lower dashes...then the center trand tunnel...... it's all stretched polyester felt with resin....... dont forget the thickness of the material you will wrap on it..... i was gonna do vynle but then switched to tweed..... tweed was 3times thicker...has to sand a few areas....


going for a morhic gauge cluster..... maybe starting the whole thing over ....not sure..


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What does the red rocker switch do? How do you control the heat, or did you just eliminate it?

 

i have 5 switches..... no heater/ac

switches are
gauges
radio
amps
amp fans
extra.....might use it for the spal fan if i get one



but if i redo the gauge setup, i'll put in 10 switches

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the one that is on turned on the gauges

 

Some of those interiors are a bit much for my taste. I do like a custom interior that looks like something that could have come in the car, or in a modern car. I had originally planned to go all out and fully modernize my interior, but time and money have come into play. For now I'm converting my camel interior to black, and replacing/painting as many chromed parts as I can. I am also filling the grooves and fake allen screws with bondo, sanding it all smooth, then painting it with a black wrinkle paint (also using the wrinkle paint on things like the chrome piece around the door lock switches and the inset of the door handle). After getting well into it I'm not sure I like the wrinkle finish as it's a bit flashy, but I didn't want flat, I couldn't find a vinyl/leather like texture paint, and I don't want to start over. I toyed with the idea of covering the existing gauge clusters with vinyl, or making new gauge clusters and using vinyl on that, but after experimenting with bondo + wrinkle finish paint I originally liked the look. I'm also going with a modern stereo, and bright orange gauge needles. I was originally going to with with white face gauges, but decided that the original black with orange needles would look better. I don't want anything too flashy.

If I get my server working I'll post up some progress pics.

 

reason i did mine was that my interior needed to be redone anyways...so i looked at it and basically spending more time than money.... the gauges were pricey but got them at cost.....(dont ask).....

the materials including tweed probably cost me around 300 if that...... it was more of a challenge than anything...... especially with the 3d curves/etc....... tried to make it look stock but the guages are terrible....


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The way the center gauges are installed is why I gave up on the idea of vinyl. I could have done it with 3 separate pieces of vinyl, but then I'd have to figure out how to make the corners where they meet look right, as well as blending over the edges at the sides. I didn't think I could do a good job building from scratch either, so I gave up and smoothed out the face and painted it. I just hope when I get it all done it doesn't look cheap.

 

Well, I guess I am impressed that you have taken on that work. It does not look bad, just not my taste, I like the vintage look and feel even in a modern interpretation. Such as new digital gages or similar.

If this is a money thing - I get that! But just realize, several years from now someone is going to be calling you bubba on a site just like this one....

 

to each his own......

i can always go back to stock.... no problem with me...... i just dont like the idea of having a custom car with stock interior.....

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The biggest problem with custom Vettes (and Ive had several over the years) is that when the custom doesn't work, it takes on a horrifically tacky overall look. C5 and 4's seem to be the "bolt-on Barney" cars, and in my opinion don't really have much to lose when the are customized a bit, as they are pretty boring with zero vintage appeal.

However, the C3 cars are the highest risk to me... they were popular for very custom applications in the 70's and 80's, and they were more "acceptable" then. Now, a custom job done right can definitely be striking, but the car now has enough vintage appeal that when the custom turns tacky, the entire car looks really bad.

I had the opposite idea as you re: exterior vs interior. I always had a custom paint job because my luck was that my best friend was (is) one of the East Coast's best custom painters. However, I rarely did much with the interiors... I'd update seats, add some very small detail here and there, but I simply never saw a dramatically custom C3 interior that didn't look like it belonged in Corvette Summer.

I'd go nuts under the hood, go with the custom paint and wheels and go light on the interior changes.

 

i actually considering doing a my entire interior in black..... i like the steath look plus window tinting and all that....... i can agree of overdoing things...... i tried to make mine "mine"...... not bad for a first project though.... i learned alot and there's a few things i would do differently....but in all, i like most of the things that i did to my car.....

in the beginning i was inspired by groovyjays car....20"s, interior,etc....

well, i have to get back to work..... project due in a week......


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I agree completely, I also think think that your chrome bumper '72 is going to continue to appreciate and modifications can effect your value. But with that said, this is your car, your time, your money and your passion. If you are happy with it, then I say go for it!