My first fiberglass project

[Thermonuclear]

How many layers of fiberglass is that....?

[74on40s]

2 layers of matte ( sp ) and a couple coats of Tiger Hair and smoothed out with some kind of special body filler. Not sure but i check tomorrow. I tried to fill in as many imperfections as possible with the glazing putty and after about 4 coats of high build primer 4 coats of gloss black 1 coat of clear effects clear coat and 3 coats of regular clear i still managed to find a couple spots i missed but im not too terribly upset about how it came out as it was my first attempt at glassing.

We wired up the guages and stuck it back in the truck tonight. and it fits like a glove. I have a buddy that is going to a vo-tech school for precision machining so i gave him my stock gauge bezel and he is going to make me a cover out of polished alluminum for over it... Im going to try and get my hands on another bezel b/c he thinks that if he had one to keep up at his class they would be able to make a complete bezel out of solid alluminum for me but it would take some time. So im going to be happy with a cover for now and let them work on a complete one for in the future.

Here are a couple pics, sorry about the quality. There just cell phone pics.

[74on40s]

pics......OK well maybe it's not going to let me upload them at this very moment, but as soon as it's done pouting i'll post them up

[74on40s]

keep in mind that there will be a polished plate that covers that middle grate thing whatever that was for and there will be polished trim rings around the defrost vents

[SLOW-N-LOW74]

WOW!!   That looks great,  nice job

[Grover 1]

Excellent!  Can't believe it's your first time!

[eventhorizon66]

Cool.  I've long thought about a fiberglass dash.  It looks like yours turned out great.  But I have one concern.  Isn't that glossy dash gonna blind you on a sunny day?  I might have gone with a flat textured finish.

[74on40s]

Thanks.... Im pretty stoked about how it turned out, and yeah....i probably shoulda thought the glossy paint choice thru a little more but oh well i guess.... Live n learn. I'll try and get a couple more pics up that are better in the truck.

[beastie_3]

Come do mine! Ill even let you do it for free!

[Thermonuclear]

Well if i ever get some good weather imma try it out loooksss greatt

[74on40s]

Well....................

The dash is in. The guages work. The tachs in and it works. Ash trays in and i attemted the glove box. And so far the only thing that has manage to be an issue is that glove box...Is there a trick to it that im not getting. Im half tempted to grind the pain off and weld the dang thing shut. Any advice. I just cant seem to get the slop out of it.

The carpets in just cuz i couldn't stand looking at the truck without it in anymore.

AND last but not least before the pics. Does anyone have any ideas on mounting brackets for bucket seats in these trucks. Im stumped, normally i can come up with something quite decent but im at a loss here. Corbeau wants $200.00 for brackets and i cant justify spending that kinda cash on somthing like that. Not trying to sound cheap but theres gotta be a easier way...So any advice will be greatly appriciated.

Now on to the pics ......Ok it's being iffy again so i'll post them asap.

[74on40s]

pics

[SUX2BU99]

Nice work. When I put my buckets in, I made a post out of 1x1 steel square tubing to support the front inner corner. Mine is only bolted by a long bolt and washer/nut assembly that sandwiches the seat corner and post to the cab floor. The post should ideally be welded to the floor.

[Captkaos]

See this for Bucket seat info and a template to make the brackets.
http://73-87.com/7387garage/interior/factory_buckets.htm

BTW the Suburban buckets will have the inner mount welded to the floor.

[74on40s]

maybe i missed it but whe you say "See This".....what am i seeing? lol sorry, just confused