BUILD THREAD Dixie Restoration's 1986 Monte Carlo Restomod
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We have finally reached the end of a really fun project that has completely transformed our 86 Monte SS interior. The finished product looks stock, yet tastefully modified and it is a joy to sit in. A couple housekeeping things left to do such as picking out a radio and figuring out some electrical gremlins that the car had prior to disassembly. Once the electrical gremlins are sorted out, we hope to swap out the dark factory gauges in favor of aftermarket gauges with our exclusive mounting solution. Next up, we will be getting our hands filthy again with some suspension, wheels and tires. Stay tuned….
One thing we didn’t think about in the beginning of the project was the interior smell. Cars develop their own unique smell over the years which are probably a combination of dirt/debris, cleaners & shine products and the fumes that seem to emit from the sun beaten plastic interior (not to mention the smells us humans have emitted in the car over the years). The car had that distinct 80’s car smell when we started but now we enjoy a new car smell…it is a delight every time we open the door. We will probably shy away from cleaners and shine products and just stick with a damp lint free cloth as long as we can.
One thing we didn’t think about in the beginning of the project was the interior smell. Cars develop their own unique smell over the years which are probably a combination of dirt/debris, cleaners & shine products and the fumes that seem to emit from the sun beaten plastic interior (not to mention the smells us humans have emitted in the car over the years). The car had that distinct 80’s car smell when we started but now we enjoy a new car smell…it is a delight every time we open the door. We will probably shy away from cleaners and shine products and just stick with a damp lint free cloth as long as we can.
You need to do a "Before and After" pic display to really see how dramatic the change was. Great work! I like the grey with black carpet. It adds to the look you were after.
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It is very nice
I can't get use to the no head rests just looks incomplete to me.
I can't get use to the no head rests just looks incomplete to me.
Very nice work. Inspiring. Maybe someday my car won't smell like a musty old car.We have finally reached the end of a really fun project that has completely transformed our 86 Monte SS interior. The finished product looks stock, yet tastefully modified and it is a joy to sit in. A couple housekeeping things left to do such as picking out a radio and figuring out some electrical gremlins that the car had prior to disassembly. Once the electrical gremlins are sorted out, we hope to swap out the dark factory gauges in favor of aftermarket gauges with our exclusive mounting solution. Next up, we will be getting our hands filthy again with some suspension, wheels and tires. Stay tuned….
One thing we didn’t think about in the beginning of the project was the interior smell. Cars develop their own unique smell over the years which are probably a combination of dirt/debris, cleaners & shine products and the fumes that seem to emit from the sun beaten plastic interior (not to mention the smells us humans have emitted in the car over the years). The car had that distinct 80’s car smell when we started but now we enjoy a new car smell…it is a delight every time we open the door. We will probably shy away from cleaners and shine products and just stick with a damp lint free cloth as long as we can.
really like the finished look, other than the lack of headrests, but that is just one opinion in an ocean of opinions... looking forward to the future upgrades!
Very, Very nice i like the no headrest it's definitely different but it's catchy.!! Great job looking forward to seeing it finshed.
This has been a fun and rewarding project and thanks for all of the feedback. We didn't think the headrests would be such a controversial topic 🙂
The interior is 90-95% complete. We have some adjustments to make (i.e. glove box and door panels) and we need to figure out which radio we want to use. We also want to do 1 of our custom gauge clusters but this may wait until the Spring. A month ago, we had all agreed to do a Dakota Digital VHX cluster but after doing the set-up for #ProjectPrestone (shown above), it made us think we could come up with a real nice Autometer cluster.
For now, the car is getting some UMI upgrades with a new set of 17x8 rollers. We'll post that progress as we get the photos.
The interior is 90-95% complete. We have some adjustments to make (i.e. glove box and door panels) and we need to figure out which radio we want to use. We also want to do 1 of our custom gauge clusters but this may wait until the Spring. A month ago, we had all agreed to do a Dakota Digital VHX cluster but after doing the set-up for #ProjectPrestone (shown above), it made us think we could come up with a real nice Autometer cluster.
For now, the car is getting some UMI upgrades with a new set of 17x8 rollers. We'll post that progress as we get the photos.
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