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Re: Dom's 66 Coronet 500
Posted: Tue May 07, 24 8:36 am
by Dom66
So I cleaned up the chrome trim strips and fitted them and yes, pretty happy with that
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Re: Dom's 66 Coronet 500
Posted: Tue May 07, 24 9:06 am
by Blue
Really like that, it’s all in the details.
Re: Dom's 66 Coronet 500
Posted: Tue May 07, 24 11:00 am
by mygasser
that looks great, i'd be well happy with that.
on those tv programs they steam the trim and it tightens it up. if you have one of those handheld steam cleaners maybe give it a go?
Re: Dom's 66 Coronet 500
Posted: Tue May 07, 24 12:30 pm
by Stu
Wow, that’s really finished it off well!
Great job there.
Re: Dom's 66 Coronet 500
Posted: Tue May 07, 24 2:54 pm
by Blue
mygasser wrote: Tue May 07, 24 11:00 am
that looks great, i'd be well happy with that.
on those tv programs they steam the trim and it tightens it up. if you have one of those handheld steam cleaners maybe give it a go?
neil.
Depends what the material is, mostly plastic and it doesn’t work. That used to be the trick with headliners, whatever it is that they make them from these days steaming does nothing.
Re: Dom's 66 Coronet 500
Posted: Wed May 08, 24 7:32 am
by cadboy
Yes that looks real good and well done
Re: Dom's 66 Coronet 500
Posted: Wed May 08, 24 11:07 am
by Pete
Well done, very professional looking.
Re: Dom's 66 Coronet 500
Posted: Sat May 11, 24 1:28 pm
by Dom66
So, armrests... The originals are pretty awful, distorted with crumbling foam. So I've carved out some new ones from some wood I had lying around. Now bear with me here, I think they'll look alright once they get covered....remains to be seen though
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I turned up a set of mounting bobbins for them nonetheless.
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And fitted them to the already prepared rear mounting plate thingys.
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The completed panels (sans armrests for now) do look much better...
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And mean I have finally replaced the rear seats and belts, a big move forward
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Re: Dom's 66 Coronet 500
Posted: Sat May 11, 24 8:32 pm
by Blue
I can see where you are headed, nicely stitched covers and you have some sharp looking armrests.
Re: Dom's 66 Coronet 500
Posted: Mon May 27, 24 10:53 am
by Dom66
Work has been getting in the way of work again... I have managed to wrap the armrests though, I think they'll look OK. Still have the front door cards to make.
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Re: Dom's 66 Coronet 500
Posted: Mon May 27, 24 12:24 pm
by Derek
Very professional looking, well done.
Re: Dom's 66 Coronet 500
Posted: Mon May 27, 24 3:39 pm
by mygasser
Derek wrote: Mon May 27, 24 12:24 pm
Very professional looking, well done.
agreed, very nice work. don't doubt your abilities when your work is this good.
neil.
Re: Dom's 66 Coronet 500
Posted: Mon May 27, 24 4:04 pm
by Blue
Spot on!
Re: Dom's 66 Coronet 500
Posted: Mon May 27, 24 6:23 pm
by Stu
Looks good to me.
Re: Dom's 66 Coronet 500
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 24 2:53 pm
by Dom66
No, I still haven't quite finished mounting up the bits yet, but in case this is of use to anyone, I was missing a large number of the original Door Card mounting clips. I took a punt on a bag of these, which are generally available online:
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And they work fine, same panel thickness, door hole size etc.
![IMG_0789[1].JPG](./download/file.php?id=160847)
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