Sonoma GT 0334 - Build Pics
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:dropjaw: that's awesome being wrapped in leather but why the tan vs a black or something that goes color wise with the truck a little more ... if I may?
I'm glad I'm not the only 1 on here though wrapping trucks in leather .... seems like a classy upgrade to plastic ANY day :2cents:.
You're being tight lipped on that dash you're doing man :rant:
I like the change though so far. Keep being creative & innovative with it :tup:
:dropjaw: that's awesome being wrapped in leather but why the tan vs a black or something that goes color wise with the truck a little more ... if I may?
I'm glad I'm not the only 1 on here though wrapping trucks in leather .... seems like a classy upgrade to plastic ANY day :2cents:.
You're being tight lipped on that dash you're doing man :rant:
I like the change though so far. Keep being creative & innovative with it :tup:
Syborg Twin Turbo
Syborg Twin Turbo
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A black interior would disapear in the truck. Thus the reason for the tan. We may put a little black in it to darken the lower part.
yep - dash is a secret and it's cost a small fortune to do.
A black interior would disapear in the truck. Thus the reason for the tan. We may put a little black in it to darken the lower part.
yep - dash is a secret and it's cost a small fortune to do.
Syborg Twin Turbo
Syborg Twin Turbo
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Good Afternoon All,
The snow at Tracy's shop has been brutal and since there has never been a
deadline on the truck I told him Family first and get to the truck when he has time.
There are not many resources for good quality parts for truck owners.
So far LMC Truck has been a life saver they seem to have every part that we have been unable to find for this build.
Instead of Tracy making a headliner from Scratch I contacted LMC truck and ordered one of there ABS Headliners.
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cst/full.aspx?Page=111
I originally ordered the headliner in black but as some of you know the interior color has changed.
Tracy removed the black material and prepped it for the new fabric.
It make life better when you start with a quality part.
Tracy & Jimmy recovered the headliner with the material that matches the interiors leather
Installed in the truck - You can start to get a feel for what the interior is going to look like once complete.
In order to make the dash look finished it was important to add a glove box door.
This will also help us if we need to get to the MSD box or the Big Stuff 3 ignition.
Good Afternoon All,
The snow at Tracy's shop has been brutal and since there has never been a
deadline on the truck I told him Family first and get to the truck when he has time.
There are not many resources for good quality parts for truck owners.
So far LMC Truck has been a life saver they seem to have every part that we have been unable to find for this build.
Instead of Tracy making a headliner from Scratch I contacted LMC truck and ordered one of there ABS Headliners.
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cst/full.aspx?Page=111
I originally ordered the headliner in black but as some of you know the interior color has changed.
Tracy removed the black material and prepped it for the new fabric.
It make life better when you start with a quality part.
Tracy & Jimmy recovered the headliner with the material that matches the interiors leather
Installed in the truck - You can start to get a feel for what the interior is going to look like once complete.
In order to make the dash look finished it was important to add a glove box door.
This will also help us if we need to get to the MSD box or the Big Stuff 3 ignition.
Syborg Twin Turbo
Syborg Twin Turbo
Re: Sonoma GT 0334 - Build Pics
Good Morning All,
This post is dedicated to our good friend Dave 'Myclone".
Way back Dave said to me that he wanted to ride along in my truck once it was complete.
Unfortunately that will never happen Dave lost his life while under one of his trucks.
He was in a hurry and didn't properly set the vehicle on jack stands.
So please be careful when your working on your cars and safety first - ALWAYS !!!
Kenny, Tracy & I all agreed the seats needed a little modification.
Close up view of the modified seat.
Not to worry Guys there will be a headrest.
Tracy made up this little templete and sent it over to Ron @ WMC Design.
It's unfortunate that Dave won't be able to be my passenger.
But I will always remember him and know that he is riding next to me when I am driving the truck.
Good Morning All,
This post is dedicated to our good friend Dave 'Myclone".
Way back Dave said to me that he wanted to ride along in my truck once it was complete.
Unfortunately that will never happen Dave lost his life while under one of his trucks.
He was in a hurry and didn't properly set the vehicle on jack stands.
So please be careful when your working on your cars and safety first - ALWAYS !!!
Kenny, Tracy & I all agreed the seats needed a little modification.
Close up view of the modified seat.
Not to worry Guys there will be a headrest.
Tracy made up this little templete and sent it over to Ron @ WMC Design.
It's unfortunate that Dave won't be able to be my passenger.
But I will always remember him and know that he is riding next to me when I am driving the truck.
WyoSyclone
Active member
Re: Sonoma GT 0334 - Build Pics
Wow Marty... it just keeps getting better and better! That's a nice tribute to Dave... I'm sure he's up there watching the build.... probably getting a chuckle out of the changes as things progress
:myclone:
Wow Marty... it just keeps getting better and better! That's a nice tribute to Dave... I'm sure he's up there watching the build.... probably getting a chuckle out of the changes as things progress
:myclone:
H-TOWN-TYPHOON
You're killin' me, Smalls
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:myclone:
I like the looks of the new seat design.
:myclone:
I like the looks of the new seat design.
double_s
New member
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this truck is awesome...along the same lines as my truck except 100 times more badass. Alot of work and $ is going into this thing.
You gonna bring it to the shows this year (i.e. Hot Rod Power Tour, Slamology)? I would love to see it in person if its completed by then.
this truck is awesome...along the same lines as my truck except 100 times more badass. Alot of work and $ is going into this thing.
You gonna bring it to the shows this year (i.e. Hot Rod Power Tour, Slamology)? I would love to see it in person if its completed by then.
Syborg Twin Turbo
Syborg Twin Turbo
Re: Sonoma GT 0334 - Build Pics
Good Morning All,
As you know the seats have been cut down.
In order to protect my brain bucket we came up with these innovative Headrest brackets.
Tracy made a cardboard template and shipped them to Ron at Wilson Muscle cars.
www.wilsonmusclecars.com
Ron took it to the next level and created the CAD files needed to actually create the brackets
both for the headrest and the roll cage.
Dennis over at High Speed Welding made the roll cage brackets for us.
www.highspeedwelding.com
and Finally TJ over at IMI Manufacturing in Bolingbrook, IL cut the final brackets.
e-mail: imimanufacturing@att.net
It took a real group effort to make these things and I can't wait to see how Tracy & Jimmy finish these off.
I almost forgot - The UPS Driver that came back to pick these up at my shop so we I could get these to Tracy.
Good Morning All,
As you know the seats have been cut down.
In order to protect my brain bucket we came up with these innovative Headrest brackets.
Tracy made a cardboard template and shipped them to Ron at Wilson Muscle cars.
www.wilsonmusclecars.com
Ron took it to the next level and created the CAD files needed to actually create the brackets
both for the headrest and the roll cage.
Dennis over at High Speed Welding made the roll cage brackets for us.
www.highspeedwelding.com
and Finally TJ over at IMI Manufacturing in Bolingbrook, IL cut the final brackets.
e-mail: imimanufacturing@att.net
It took a real group effort to make these things and I can't wait to see how Tracy & Jimmy finish these off.
I almost forgot - The UPS Driver that came back to pick these up at my shop so we I could get these to Tracy.
Syborg Twin Turbo
Syborg Twin Turbo
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03-22-10 Update - Dude it's Done !!!
Good Morning All,
Tracy & Jimmy finished the Interior a couple weeks ago, I just haven't had time to post pictures.
I will do my best to post a bunch of pictures this week.
Tracy wanted to move some of Autometer Gauges out of the original Dash Surround.
Big difference the new dash surround houses 5 vs. the Original one that held 9.
The Finished Product - much cleaner looking.
03-22-10 Update - Dude it's Done !!!
Good Morning All,
Tracy & Jimmy finished the Interior a couple weeks ago, I just haven't had time to post pictures.
I will do my best to post a bunch of pictures this week.
Tracy wanted to move some of Autometer Gauges out of the original Dash Surround.
Big difference the new dash surround houses 5 vs. the Original one that held 9.
The Finished Product - much cleaner looking.
craig jones
Formerly Scary Phoon
Re: Sonoma GT 0334 - Build Pics
Looks great Marty
Looks great Marty
Syborg Twin Turbo
Syborg Twin Turbo
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moved into the dash and Center consule - it turned out pretty cool
moved into the dash and Center consule - it turned out pretty cool
Syborg Twin Turbo
Syborg Twin Turbo
Re: Sonoma GT 0334 - Build Pics
Good Evening All,
Sorry this post is so late.
My goal is to post every Mon & Thursday till you see the finished product.
Lets start from the beginning
Dave @ Comp Fabrication built the entire dash out of sheetmetal.
As you can see from the above picture we needed the extra space.
We lost a bunch of real estate when the firewall was moved back.
The dash mimics the Factory dash almost exactly.
Yet to install was the glove box - Not to worry that is where the interior guy's do there magic.
Making room for the Autometer gauges they removed from the Dash Surround.
New Home - right under the Vintage Air controls.
Laying the material.
Stepping up the details on the dash with some trim.
Two more Autometer gauges in place.
see ya next week - have a great weekend.
Good Evening All,
Sorry this post is so late.
My goal is to post every Mon & Thursday till you see the finished product.
Lets start from the beginning
Dave @ Comp Fabrication built the entire dash out of sheetmetal.
As you can see from the above picture we needed the extra space.
We lost a bunch of real estate when the firewall was moved back.
The dash mimics the Factory dash almost exactly.
Yet to install was the glove box - Not to worry that is where the interior guy's do there magic.
Making room for the Autometer gauges they removed from the Dash Surround.
New Home - right under the Vintage Air controls.
Laying the material.
Stepping up the details on the dash with some trim.
Two more Autometer gauges in place.
see ya next week - have a great weekend.
WyoSyclone
Active member
Re: Sonoma GT 0334 - Build Pics
Pretty amazing Marty! I don't see a fusebox.... what happened to it??
Pretty amazing Marty! I don't see a fusebox.... what happened to it??
Syborg Twin Turbo
Syborg Twin Turbo
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Actually the factory harness is gone and we used the Highway 21 kit from Autometer.
Pretty amazing Marty! I don't see a fusebox.... what happened to it??
Actually the factory harness is gone and we used the Highway 21 kit from Autometer.
Syborg Twin Turbo
Syborg Twin Turbo
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Good Morning All,
So what do you do when you have a good looking center console that no longer fits the quality of the build and the future interior.
You tell the guys at Recovery Room Interiors to have at it and let them see what they can come up with.
Taking everyone way back to the beginning.
This is what we started with.
When we started building the Interior at Comp Fab it was important to the project that
we maintain the factory center consule that was specific to the Syclone, Typhoon & Sonoma GT's.
First version of the Interior was really nice and we all thought the factory door panels were a little weak.
Starting with a clean slate -- the idea's started flying.
Not sure how the color changed to tan, I think I lost the coin toss with Kenny & Tracy.
This is what we handed Tracy & Jimmy and said make it work.
If you can remember back to the last post some of the gauges came out of the dash surround which means
they need to find a new home in the center consule.
Recovering the stock consule might sound like an easy task.
I assure you it takes time and skill to get stitches to line up this nice.
Did I mention that laying the leather this tight and smooth is also a talent?
Finished gauge pod or should I say almost finished.
Not sure if you remember this original dull black shifter surround.
It's amazing what a little color can do.
Details - Simple Pin Punched material adds texture to the interior.
Autometer Gauges Installed.
More Details - Once again we made the call to Wilson Muscle Car and had them cut us some Billet Syborg Emblems.
Good Morning All,
So what do you do when you have a good looking center console that no longer fits the quality of the build and the future interior.
You tell the guys at Recovery Room Interiors to have at it and let them see what they can come up with.
Taking everyone way back to the beginning.
This is what we started with.
When we started building the Interior at Comp Fab it was important to the project that
we maintain the factory center consule that was specific to the Syclone, Typhoon & Sonoma GT's.
First version of the Interior was really nice and we all thought the factory door panels were a little weak.
Starting with a clean slate -- the idea's started flying.
Not sure how the color changed to tan, I think I lost the coin toss with Kenny & Tracy.
This is what we handed Tracy & Jimmy and said make it work.
If you can remember back to the last post some of the gauges came out of the dash surround which means
they need to find a new home in the center consule.
Recovering the stock consule might sound like an easy task.
I assure you it takes time and skill to get stitches to line up this nice.
Did I mention that laying the leather this tight and smooth is also a talent?
Finished gauge pod or should I say almost finished.
Not sure if you remember this original dull black shifter surround.
It's amazing what a little color can do.
Details - Simple Pin Punched material adds texture to the interior.
Autometer Gauges Installed.
More Details - Once again we made the call to Wilson Muscle Car and had them cut us some Billet Syborg Emblems.