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[deafpanzer]

I wish my interior is that clean! You should see my 2014 Caddy... no matter how clean I try to keep it but I would find something that needs my attention. Looking forward how the dashboard comes out next!

[406 Silverado]

Jul 7, 2023 19:55:32 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

I wish my interior is that clean! You should see my 2014 Caddy... no matter how clean I try to keep it but I would find something that needs my attention. Looking forward how the dashboard comes out next!

LOL! I'm a frickin' NEAT FREAK when it comes to my truck interior. I keep it pretty much "show ready" at all times. It drives my wife and son NUTS when they ride with me because I'm "that guy". "Take your trash with you" and "No drinks without lids". lol

I should be able to make some decent progress on the dash this weekend.

[handiabled]

It's coming together great Joe! A little more chrome on the console and you have it nailed. Need any more pictures just shout.

[garydavis-Rest In Peace]

That dash is going to really look good with all the detail work you're doing to it.

[406 Silverado]

Jul 8, 2023 6:38:54 GMT -5 handiabled said:

It's coming together great Joe! A little more chrome on the console and you have it nailed. Need any more pictures just shout.

Thanks Brent. I'm going to accent it just a tad more but this is the look I was shooting for.

[406 Silverado]

Jul 8, 2023 11:48:03 GMT -5 garydavis-Rest In Peace said:

That dash is going to really look good with all the detail work you're doing to it.

Thanks Gary. I hope it comes out like I envision. You know how that goes sometimes. lol

[garydavis-Rest In Peace]

Jul 8, 2023 11:56:53 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Thanks Gary. I hope it comes out like I envision. You know how that goes sometimes. lol

LOL...I hear you on that. I try to use the "BOB ROSS" approach...all mistakes are happy mistakes. Of course...I don't think he ever built a scale car. If a person drops a blob of glue (Red testors) in the middle of a dash...that's not a HAPPY MISTAKE! Ya got to look for a replacement. Oh well...so much for positive thinking BOB.  LOL..

[adt70hk]

Joe

Just seen this for the first time! Wow.....that engine is a work of art on its own. Look like the real thing.

Very well done so far!

ATB

Andrew

[406 Silverado]

Jul 8, 2023 13:04:17 GMT -5 garydavis-Rest In Peace said:

Jul 8, 2023 11:56:53 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Thanks Gary. I hope it comes out like I envision. You know how that goes sometimes. lol

LOL...I hear you on that. I try to use the "BOB ROSS" approach...all mistakes are happy mistakes. Of course...I don't think he ever built a scale car. If a person drops a blob of glue (Red testors) in the middle of a dash...that's not a HAPPY MISTAKE! Ya got to look for a replacement. Oh well...so much for positive thinking BOB.  LOL..

Thanks Gary! LOL!!

[406 Silverado]

Jul 8, 2023 13:27:36 GMT -5 adt70hk said:

Joe

Just seen this for the first time! Wow.....that engine is a work of art on its own. Look like the real thing.

Very well done so far!

ATB

Andrew

Thank you for the vote of confidence and the encouragement Andrew!!

[406 Silverado]

A small update from yesterday. I managed to fabricate that park brake handle and install.

[garydavis-Rest In Peace]

Now that looks good, Joe!

[70 STING]

Brake handle looks good. Now you'll have to make the T-tops removable to show off that fancy interior. (Don't think I've seen that done before)

BTW, I picked up a few basic colours of the Prismacolor pencils from Michael's yesterday. :^)

[Joe Rix]

Your interior is living up to the usual very high Joe's standards. Looking about as real as possible. Choice work...as always.

[406 Silverado]

Thanks fellas. Been working on the dash now for a couple of days. Progress shots upcoming......

[406 Silverado]

Alright guys,
Got the dash primed and then shot with a coat of semi gloss black. After that I painted, detailed and installed the CORVETTE emblem in the middle of the dash. Then I went to work on cutting the decals from the sheet and put those on some black Evergreen stock I cut out. The speedometer is installed and I've got the backing for the tachometer in the foreground. That'll be installed tomorrow.

Progress so far. Frickin' "macro" mode makes the center gauge pack look like a hack job but it's not like this when looking at it in person.

[garydavis-Rest In Peace]

That's looking good Joe. What semi-gloss paint did you use?

[deafpanzer]

Whoa! Painted stitches on the dashboard is AWESOME!

[Joe Rix]

Oh man, that dash is the kind. Superb detailing Joe. Looking forward to more.

[406 Silverado]

Jul 12, 2023 12:51:41 GMT -5 garydavis-Rest In Peace said:

That's looking good Joe. What semi-gloss paint did you use?

Thank you all and sorry for the late reply on this one Gary. I use Stynlrez black primer followed up with MM Acrylic Semi Gloss Black applied in a super light coat to get the right vinyl sheen effects.

Bench time has not been something that I've had much time for this past week. This frickin' HEAT around here just gets to me and it seems like I need a little bit more of a recharge than usual to recover from the day. Today I managed to muster up a little time at the bench though and it felt good. Here's the results of cutting each gauge out and adhering it to the backing. The backing was then adhered to the backside of the dash. Completed gauges.....now installed.

[garydavis-Rest In Peace]

Man Joe...I hear you on the HEAT! It's probably killer down there. It's killer up here if it gets into the mid 90's. And it's been close to that for the last week or so. A/C is on at 10 in the morning. But...got to trudge on...

Thanks for the info on the paint. That dash is really looking good. Are you going to put glass over the Gauges? Art Laski turned me on to this stuff called Tri-Art liquid glass. Man...it's the cats meow, when it comes to gauge glass. Mod-podge is good but, this stuff is way better. I bought the 8.45 oz bottle off of Amazon. That will last a life time for me. You can find it here if you like.

www.amazon.com/s?k=tri-art+liquid+glass&crid=2TYL1354TMMHL&sprefix=%2Caps%2C149&ref=nb_sb_ss_recent_1_0_recent

[70 STING]

Good call drilling out the gauge tunnel backs and mounting the printed gauges from behind. Takes a little more time than trying to cut nice round circles out of them, however the results speak for themselves.

Nice touch with the dash finish. Mr.Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black is also a nice primer. Might borrow your semi gloss technique on my next black interior. :^)

[406 Silverado]

Jul 22, 2023 10:30:25 GMT -5 garydavis-Rest In Peace said:

Man Joe...I hear you on the HEAT! It's probably killer down there. It's killer up here if it gets into the mid 90's. And it's been close to that for the last week or so. A/C is on at 10 in the morning. But...got to trudge on...

Thanks for the info on the paint. That dash is really looking good. Are you going to put glass over the Gauges? Art Laski turned me on to this stuff called Tri-Art liquid glass. Man...it's the cats meow, when it comes to gauge glass. Mod-podge is good but, this stuff is way better. I bought the 8.45 oz bottle off of Amazon. That will last a life time for me. You can find it here if you like.

www.amazon.com/s?k=tri-art+liquid+glass&crid=2TYL1354TMMHL&sprefix=%2Caps%2C149&ref=nb_sb_ss_recent_1_0_recent

Tell me about it. The lowest it gets at night is 81 degrees. Un.....believeable. Days are at 98-100 degrees with an index into the 120 range.

I dunno if I'll be using that stuff on this build but I will on future builds Gary and thanks for the link bud. I'm gonna order some toDAY!!!

[406 Silverado]

Jul 22, 2023 10:36:40 GMT -5 70 STING said:

Good call drilling out the gauge tunnel backs and mounting the printed gauges from behind. Takes a little more time than trying to cut nice round circles out of them, however the results speak for themselves.

Nice touch with the dash finish. Mr.Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black is also a nice primer. Might borrow your semi gloss technique on my next black interior. :^)

It took alot of time to get everything in the right place but what I did that helped was I drilled out the guage pods on the spare dash that I had and taped the backing plate onto the back of that dash and shot a super light coat of black through the holes and WALLAH......I had my guage pattern marked on the backing plate. I did in fact have to cut each gauge into a small circle and adhere those onto the backing plate but the results were worth it IMO.

[garydavis-Rest In Peace]

81 Deg at night! Man...I'd be naked as a "J" bird for sure, Annnnd...... barely having a sheet to cover my feet! It was that hot in Kansas at night when I was at Ft. Riley back in the mid 70's. Of course it was a dry heat as it's in the Great plains. But still....110 in the shade is still 110 in the shade. No matter which way ya cut it. Try to stay cool my friend.

[406 Silverado]

Jul 22, 2023 10:56:57 GMT -5 garydavis-Rest In Peace said:

81 Deg at night! Man...I'd be naked as a "J" bird for sure, Annnnd...... barely having a sheet to cover my feet! It was that hot in Kansas at night when I was at Ft. Riley back in the mid 70's. Of course it was a dry heat as it's in the Great plains. But still....110 in the shade is still 110 in the shade. No matter which way ya cut it. Try to stay cool my friend.

I hear ya. It only got down to 84 last night Gary. Man.....I can't wait till it gets cooler again. I know we're supposed to live in the moment and it's something that I do all the time but......I'd like to enjoy the moment with cooler temperatures. lol

[406 Silverado]

I managed to get the radio/ CD player (anybody remember those?) installed this morning and put a CD left ready to fully insert into the player in there as well. I didn't like the usage of a 2D decal for an OEM radio so I went with a PE offering from my PE stash.

[Joe Rix]

Your dashboard is awesome Joe. Great job on the gauges and I love the CD sticking out. Way nice touch. The sheen on your dash certainly captures a realistic look there. Choice work Bro.

[handiabled]

Looks fantastic Joe, I've stared at my dash many times and you nailed this. I am surprised the kit didn't put the passenger side air deflector / vent control knob next to the vent. My wife would kill someone on a hot day without that vent blasting air in

[406 Silverado]

Jul 24, 2023 7:44:09 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Looks fantastic Joe, I've stared at my dash many times and you nailed this. I am surprised the kit didn't put the passenger side air deflector / vent control knob next to the vent. My wife would kill someone on a hot day without that vent blasting air in

Thank you for the great feedback Brent especially seeing that you own one of these bad boys. I'm pretty surprised at the vent control knob too. Weird how they are spot on with some details and not on others. It's almost like AMT getting the master window control switch correct on their 2017 Camaro kits but.....it's on the passengers side??