Making it come to life..

As you can see, there was alot to incorporate and even more to do. As the truck was still receiving some engine work, i began on the seats. An easy enough task to simply use the foam shape and existing covers as patterns but this was not one of those builds. I swiftly chopped 2 inchs off the whole insert face and 4 off the bolsters on both the cushion and squab.

From there I built up brand new foam to support the leather and also soften the seating area. Finally, they were wrapped in a roll foam to that touch of plush.

Seats came up a treat.. moving forward..

Next was onto the doors and roof. Both got fresh boards and a design that ran parallel with that of the seats. Whilst the doors are quite simple, they’re just enough to draw the eye and sit comfortably alongside the rest of the interior. I also used some ally accent strips to mimic the early door cards from back in the era of eccentric design and cool cars like this chevy.

Pete had run with a blacked out theme for his truck so in select places i’d done the same. You’ll also notice the first inclusion of the german square weave carpet. A real favourite of mine, it usually ties together a contrasting coloured interior beautifully and this interior is no exception.

Now the true custom work begins..

Up till now it had been pretty run of the mill trimming.. highly custom and unique but pretty easy stuff for a trimmer but it was finally time to start the console. With so much to integrate and so little space between the seats i knew i’d have to get smart with how this would go together.

Pete had requested cupholders, a double din headunit, console storage with armrest lid and the airbag switch hidden away in there also. Oh, and its floor shift so there’s the shifter to grapple with too! With all this going into the console I really had to wrap my head around how i’d have to make this all work. In complete honesty, all in all, i would have sat and stared blankly at the inside of this truck for a couple days i think. Just ticking boxes in my head. Wrapping and building a console over and over looking for any details i’d missed.. there was always a few, so id start again, adding a new step and a new method to the console inside my head.

Ontop of Pete’s requests, i had expectations of my own. Unseen fasteners, completely removable and 2 x 6 inch speakers in the front so my kickpanels were free of ugly speakers. Safe to say i had a field day on this one..

Homestraight baby!

I had the end in sights! i was over the moon with how it had all come together. With all the messy bits sorted, it was time to get stuck into the carpets. I opted for a gorgeous German Square Weave carpet. I’d gladly use this carpet in every custom i did if it weren’t so exxy.

The car already being dynamatted, i started leveling the floor for a nice clean finish by the time the carpet goes down. Before i knew it, i was cutting holes for seat brackets and making floor mats to match!

A cool feature Pete and I discussed was the side step area to be trimmed in leather with the step itself being carpet. I like it the moment we landed the idea. So once I had the carpet down i set to making it happen.

The final result blew me away.. How damn good does that look!

Final touches

Next i moved onto a few areas i’d like to have seen tidied up. We didn’t initially land on what would happen with these panels and pieces but i knew one thing.. it definitely wasn’t leaving without them being covered! The airbox was a massive eye-sore and without and real way to hide it, i set out to make it blend with a cover panel covered in more german square weave. Same too with the kickpanels and a cover trims i made to hide the seat runners and rails.

With the ugly bits hidden I got a buddy of mine to 3D print me up some Mufflers to the Max logos i could incorporate into the console. The icing on the cake and the last piece to the puzzle!

And just like that, it was finished..