Gross...

[oceangal]

8 hours cleaning and scraping and scrubbing. I have been scraping the underside of the back end of the car, cleaning some of the rear end parts and boy did that old rear end leak all over the place. gross. I do like using the bench grinder except when I get tired and it tries to grab the part from me. I don't know how my husband does the 1" long screws with that thing.

I am hungry and tired and dirty. I guess its a good dirty right?

Husband mowed the lawn and is working on my sons car so that thing can get going again so I ran out of things to do and was hungry and thought I would whine to you all

Thanks for the vent

 

[paul67]

While we're ranting...this is my definition of GROSS!! One of the nastiest jobs I have ever encountered on a Corvette. But I finished up yesterday.

 

[Vette79]

I'm so not looking forward to doing that!

 

[minifridge1138]

OMG!!!

I heard you had to tear apart the dash to replace the heater core, but I had never actually seen it.

That does not look like fun.

Good Luck!

 

[paul67]

OMG!!!

I heard you had to tear apart the dash to replace the heater core, but I had never actually seen it.

That does not look like fun.

Good Luck!

The heater core job is done!

And on the brighter side, it gave me the opportunity to upgrade my stereo system. I had a barely functional Kenwood cassette unit (15W x 4) with two bargain basement upper dash speakers. The new is a KHE-300 period-correct-looking unit with 50W x 4 power. There is no cassette: the tunes are driven through an AUX jack on the front and an IPod Nano 8GB. I installed four Pioneer 4 x 6", 150W-capable speakers; two upper dash of course and two in the kick panels. Sounds very nice although with 4 x 6"s you are not into boom-boom music. But for Roy Orbison, Beach Boys and the like it is great.

 

[oceangal]

My dash and console are out too and I am not sure why but I forgot to order the center air vents so they will be here on Friday. All the carpeting is out except for one side back panel, the sides are the hardest to get out. I didn't think after all these years that it would be so hard to remove the carpeting. The poor car just looks sad on the inside.

Reminds me I have to take some photos.

 

[GerryLP]

Lori,

Gross may be true, but it is definetly a good feeling moving forward on one's project. Don't forget to give yourself some breaks in between, and pretend like your working for someone else's Vette. Quit at a regular time, and pace yourself. If not, then it won't be fun after a while. Feels good, don't it?

Keep up the good work.

GerryLP:cool

 

[JohnGrawcock]

My dash and console are out too and I am not sure why but I forgot to order the center air vents so they will be here on Friday. All the carpeting is out except for one side back panel, the sides are the hardest to get out. I didn't think after all these years that it would be so hard to remove the carpeting. The poor car just looks sad on the inside.

Reminds me I have to take some photos.

I know your pain. The interior is just going back in my 82 now. I started with the intension of replacing the dash, carpet, and heater core. While I had it appart... (famous last words) I ended up also refinishing the windshield header and floor pans, fixing some rust hiding under the door weather strips in the top front corners, adding Mass back and foil back sound deadener, upgrading the speakers, adding key less entry, and refreshing everything else.

Had fun doing it though. ;help

 

[Vette79]

I know your pain. The interior is just going back in my 82 now. I started with the intension of replacing the dash, carpet, and heater core. While I had it appart... (famous last words) I ended up also refinishing the windshield header and floor pans, fixing some rust hiding under the door weather strips in the top front corners, adding Mass back and foil back sound deadener, upgrading the speakers, adding key less entry, and refreshing everything else.

Had fun doing it though. ;help

And this is why I hesitate on starting my interior! I think I need to be in the right frame of mind with a pocket full of money before I start...:L

 

[paul67]

Gerry makes a good point: take breaks from time-to-time. When tired and frustrated it is so easy to make mistakes (often costly).

 

[oceangal]

Took some pictures today and hubby is bringing home the tool to remove the seat belts so its almost ready for the new carpeting. We got the new dash pad from Eckers and I am thinking with the two tone interior of leaving the glove box silver gray and leaving the steering column silver gray and dying the bottom part of the door panel (the carpeting part) black - I figure its not going to match the new carpets anyway so why not make it black. Hubby wants to paint the glove box black and the steering column black. What do you think?

new seats with black seat back, which I think is better than the original:

back area with the old carpet out:

dashboard:

center console:

dash center console painted and pinstriped until we ran out of 1/16"

 

[HER-82]

Speakers In Kicks

The heater core job is done!

And on the brighter side, it gave me the opportunity to upgrade my stereo system. I had a barely functional Kenwood cassette unit (15W x 4) with two bargain basement upper dash speakers. The new is a KHE-300 period-correct-looking unit with 50W x 4 power. There is no cassette: the tunes are driven through an AUX jack on the front and an IPod Nano 8GB. I installed four Pioneer 4 x 6", 150W-capable speakers; two upper dash of course and two in the kick panels. Sounds very nice although with 4 x 6"s you are not into boom-boom music. But for Roy Orbison, Beach Boys and the like it is great.

I just went through this!!! I Upgraded the stereo to a 240 watt (60x4) concours Series from Ecklers, stereo Cassett w/the abilty to add a remote 10 disc Changer if and when I want. Great Unit Fit like a dream, no mods and it looks RETRO which I like. But I find the new upgraded 4x6's in the dash just don't cut it. with the AC on & Normal road Noise:ugh So I was going to add speakes in the kicks but haden't gotten there yet. What did you do, strip the carpet off then paint the kick to match? I'm not sure if 2 more 4x6's will do, but to put anything larger in there I'll have to cut away fiberglass:ugh And the 6x9's get covered by all my "show" gear so forget about those. Well. . . I'll see. . . I'd be interested to know what you think.

Gerry

 

[paul67]

Gerry,
My kick panels were not carpetted....? And they were the correct colour (oxblood).

On sound, I have quite the opposite experience?? I am very pleased with the performance of the Pioneer speakers. I used two-ways up top (they were a gift) and three-ways in the panels.

 

[LVMYVT76]

I put 4x6 speakers behind the kick panels, helps some while the tops are off with additional sound.

 

[HER-82]

82s differ a little

Gerry,
My kick panels were not carpetted....? And they were the correct colour (oxblood).

On sound, I have quite the opposite experience?? I am very pleased with the performance of the Pioneer speakers. I used two-ways up top (they were a gift) and three-ways in the panels.

Who knows maybe it is the new head? Anything would sound better than the 1982 technoligy that was in there. Unless I play two side by side I'll never know for sure. FYI I'm also a little hard of hearing from Playing in Bands in my teens & twenties. As far a the kick panels go GM took the identical panel and carpeted it in 82. From the rear I can see the Speaker Pin holes (like yours) but front is defintly carpet. Also they never "took away" the "Dummy" vent to no where. Which I never really understood. I've owned 3 / 82's over the last 20 years, they were all carpeted. I've just never tried to put speakers in there before. Thanks for the insight I'm glad yours Cranks.
Gerry

 

[Whiteshadow89158]

hey ocean, did you use pin stripe tape for the bezel? i was thinking of doing that but wasn't sure to use paint or tape.

 

[paul67]

Who knows maybe it is the new head? Anything would sound better than the 1982 technoligy that was in there. Unless I play two side by side I'll never know for sure. FYI I'm also a little hard of hearing from Playing in Bands in my teens & twenties. As far a the kick panels go GM took the identical panel and carpeted it in 82. From the rear I can see the Speaker Pin holes (like yours) but front is defintly carpet. Also they never "took away" the "Dummy" vent to no where. Which I never really understood. I've owned 3 / 82's over the last 20 years, they were all carpeted. I've just never tried to put speakers in there before. Thanks for the insight I'm glad yours Cranks.
Gerry

Gerry,

I have been thinking about this today, with no conclusion. But you may have purchased a Custom AutoSound head unit which is junk. This is well-documented on a number of Fora. I dumped one out of my 1967 a couple of years ago. It just went in the garbage. A miserable piece of work. I don't know how they are still in business and get attention in the various Corvette catalogues.

I hit the tunes this afternoon while installing a new Windjammer. Believe me, that KHE-300 functions really fine with the Pioneers and the IPod Nano. The Wife asked me to turn it down before the neighbours called the noise by-law officers. It's that good.

 

[HER-82]

Gerry,

I have been thinking about this today, with no conclusion. But you may have purchased a Custom AutoSound head unit which is junk. This is well-documented on a number of Fora. I dumped one out of my 1967 a couple of years ago. It just went in the garbage. A miserable piece of work. I don't know how they are still in business and get attention in the various Corvette catalogues.

I hit the tunes this afternoon while installing a new Windjammer. Believe me, that KHE-300 functions really fine with the Pioneers and the IPod Nano. The Wife asked me to turn it down before the neighbours called the noise by-law officers. It's that good.

Custom AutoSound is Exactly what I got. Who Makes the KHE-300? Although it is period correct for your car, it's not my 82. So I was thinking maybe that company had another modle w/cassette. That looks a little more like my unit. I only purchased my Custom AS Unit less than a month ago, and still have all the original packing. So if it has to go back no bigE!

THANKS

GERRY

 

[paul67]

KHE is Ken Harrison Enterprises based in Bogata, Texas. I believe they use Kenwood units modified for classic cars.

As Corvette Central is a sponsor here I believe that I can make a referral for you re part numbers on their web site:

#103426, KHE-200
50W x 4 (200W)
cassette, MP3 AUX jacks on back

#103718, KHE-300
50W x 4 (200W)
no cassette, MP3 jack on front

 

[Art Jett]

Gerry,

I have been thinking about this today, with no conclusion. But you may have purchased a Custom AutoSound head unit which is junk. This is well-documented on a number of Fora. I dumped one out of my 1967 a couple of years ago. It just went in the garbage. A miserable piece of work. I don't know how they are still in business and get attention in the various Corvette catalogues.

I have the Custom Autosound USA-6 in my 77 and love it!!! I have it run through a crossover and two amps into 7 speakers and it will get louder than I can stand and still be crystal clear. I run my tunes in through the rear from an I-Pod. Been in there for a year with no problems at all. Art