85' cutlass interior update !

[gbodyfever]

So as many of you saw this was my $140 find a few weeks back and ive been doing alittle work on the interior, painted the wood trim looking peices silver , minus the door peices..installed a grant wheel i had laying around and of course the b&m pro ratchet shifter and the rear and buckets seats from my 86' project car, i havent got around to a fulll every nock and cranny type clean becuase the weather but id like to soon, and theres a few more parts im gunna put in, like my custom autometer gauge panel i made, my stereo install, also the non colum shift with a grant challenger wheel on it..ect. not bad from a "granny" looking interior to i guess a street machine type look haha.

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[pose_442]

Nicely done. I have a suggestion for the top insert where the rocket logo was.

Locate an 84-85 taillight rocket emblem (the brushed aluminum style) and install in the center where the old rocket was. It will give that finishing touch to it. I did it on my painted inserts and what a difference.

 

[gbodyfever]

thanks for the input , i actually really like that idea!

 

[pose_442]

No problem. I like it because the emblem is similar in size to the "black rocket", and isn't too big. I tried the first one with a euro front emblem and was just too overbearing.

Here's the pic with the 1st emblem. You'll see what I mean by it being too big.

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[gbodyfever]

its alittle big yeah but i dont mind it to much actually, any pics of the smaller emblem then?this idea has gave me some ideas of my own now lol.

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

I want to put a small GPS in the place the rocket goes and flush mount it with the panel.

 

[pose_442]

A tomtom should fit nicely I would think.....or a satellite radio unit. Possibilties are endless I reckon.

 

[Furtrader]

I like the silver on the dash.Now you need a rallye gauge pac.
Might look good with white faced gauges.
(not my dash)


Are you going to do anything to the rest of the woodgrain?Somehow match it up?

 

[gbodyfever]

the woodgrain on the doors i dont need to bother doing becuase im swapping the doors from ym 86' project car that are manual locks and windows , no wood trim on them and are way lest rusty inside, also not faded to hell on top 🙂 and im gunna wire in my custom gauge panel as soon as i can figure out how to do it properlly or take it to a rod shop or something

 

[Tony_SS]

Looks alot better! A brushed aluminum texture would look cool there too.