1966 Chevelle-making it my own. From stock 283/powerglide to LS3/4L80e and full restoration.

[Great White Drake]

Few new minor details to finish it off. Rear view mirror and bracket, door sills and arm rests. They’re was three different options for Aqua I chose the middle which is a little lighter than the original but matches the seats perfect so I’ll keep them.

 

[daturbosix]

Great White Drake you got cup holders in that thing?

 

[Great White Drake]

Great White Drake you got cup holders in that thing?

No when men were men they waited for severe dehydration before admitting they were thirsty.

 

[Great White Drake]

These arm rest color looks terrible but I promise there’s 9.7 different greens going on inside and it matches one of them.

 

[daturbosix]

No when men were men they waited for severe dehydration before admitting they were thirsty.

 

[cap42]

More like use your crotch as the cup holder or if you had a passenger it was their duty.

How do those armrests compare to the door card color?

 

[Pressure Ratio]

These arm rest color looks terrible but I promise there’s 9.7 different greens going on inside and it matches one of them.

Those details really improve the way a car works. Brightwork is always eye catching. Especially if it is pitted and scratched.

Color interiors are tough. Because different companies make different parts of the interior. And even runs of material can have different shades to them. Multicolor interiors are usually what you see in these older cars. I always recommend to people that they find a good upholstery shop and get their original stuff re-wrapped. Or take the repro parts and have them wrapped. Companies like PUI, CARS Inc, and Legendary will send you samples of their vinyl. Then you can order a yeard of whatever color matches.

The other option is to take a sample of the color you want to match off the car. Door panel, seat cover, etc. Take that to a local automotive paint store and they can color match vinyl die to that part. Then you can prep, paint, and get the part matching well.


But even as it is, looks 1,000% better. But I know sometimes those small things can drive people nuts lol

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Agreed. I’ve been eyeballing obs Tahoe consoles, I feel like they’d fit between some bucket seats.

 

[taws697]

I was in a similar situation on my Biscayne. I kept ordering reproduction interior stuff and nothing would match. I wound up ordering NOS vinyl by the yard from SMS auto fabrics and recovering the package tray, kick panels, and package tray. They were the only ones with the correct match.

 

[Great White Drake]

In all honesty, it had 2 different ones since I bought it but didn’t notice until I swapped them this weekend lol. First pic is “old” drivers side on top. 2nd pic is all 3, new one in the middle. Drivers side wasn’t in bad shape at all so I’m thinking someone bought one and swapped it to the passenger side.

 

[Great White Drake]

More like use your crotch as the cup holder or if you had a passenger it was their duty.

How do those armrests compare to the door card color?

What’s a door card?

 

[Shawn1112]

What’s a door card?

If he is saying what I think he is saying. Door card should give you the interior color codes. So you can look them up
Its the sticker on the driver door jamb

 

[Great White Drake]

Some had multi colored seats from the factory. My doors are two tone. Or maybe it’s some sort of deluxe interior option idk?

 

[Great White Drake]

If he is saying what I think he is saying. Door card should give you the interior color codes. So you can look them up
Its the sticker on the driver door jamb

Ooh ok. OPG had that as an option, different letters in parentheses. but i ordered before looking at the code because the car was at my shop.

It doesn’t bother me but it bothers me that other people are bothered by it and now I want the darker ones ? it looks much better in person I can say that.

 

[cap42]

Guess I should have clarified, Door Card I was asking about was the panel on the doors. So how does the armrest color match up to the panel on the door

 

[Great White Drake]

Guess I should have clarified, Door Card I was asking about was the panel on the doors. So how does the armrest color match up to the panel on the door

That matches up good. They blend in with the lighter color on top of the door panel.

 

[Great White Drake]

Door sills in permanently and I tried snapping a better pic of the arm rest. Keep in mind the light reflection is 90 degrees lol imagine breaking 100mph in this shit.

 

[Great White Drake]

Well..... down payment was placed and I have a certified check coming tomorrow. It was a fun ride while it lasted.

 

[Shawn1112]

Well..... down payment was placed and I have a certified check coming tomorrow. It was a fun ride while it lasted.

Local person and whats next?

 

[Turk]

I can’t believe you’re getting rid of it. Interested to see what comes next.

 

[stock-t-bird]

you did welll man....
be patient man..no hurry....true story....do it once....do it it right with no regrets....I wish I coulda/woulda did this/that...it will never end $$$$$$
wish you the best......then.....leave it alone.........then sell....like we all do

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predicited this...we all do it

 

[DEEZUZ]

Well..... down payment was placed and I have a certified check coming tomorrow. It was a fun ride while it lasted.

I'm actually happy. While I respect the fuck out of the car, I do not like it at all.

 

[DEEZUZ]

My guess is he's getting a donk

 

[stock-t-bird]

My guess is he's getting drunk

fixed

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

I'm actually happy. While I respect the fuck out of the car, I do not like it at all.