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Old 12-04-2010, 02:26 PM
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pics of tastefully done stripped interiors

so basically I really want to strip my interior, because I hate the look of all the cheap plastic pieses, and the carpet is nasty. but it is hard to find pictures of third gens that have nicely done stripped interiors. so post pics, and give me tips on how to do this,

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Re: pics of tastefully done stripped interiors

Have a look at the thread in my sig. Might help you out. My interior rebuild was done with all new NOS pieces (even the lighter). Took me 18 months to find everything.

Any questions, just ask.

Also, best to get some small ziplock bags and post-it notes or pieces of paper to label screws and small items as you remove them...unless you have a great memory
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fixed..lol

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Copy and past the link
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Copy and past the link
Copy & Paste works, but you could just simply make it a functional, clickable link, like the stuff I have in my sig.

Besides.....Your link takes people to the last post, which currently means at the end off Page of 5, so people still hafta get back to the first page to even start reading. Lot of "work" vs 1 simple click.

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NICE

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Copy & Paste works, but you could just simply make it a functional, clickable link, like the stuff I have in my sig.

Besides...Your link takes people to the last post, which currently means at the end off Page of 5, so people still hafta get back to the first page to even start reading. Lot of "work" vs 1 simple click.
Fixed it....click away
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Re: pics of tastefully done stripped interiors

the project, nice build, I really like the white guage overlay that you did.

im more so talking about a stripped interior for like a track car that is also used on the street. I saw this 1st gen in hot rod magazine, I think the article was called "the unfair advantage" and the 1st gen had a beautiful interior with a roll cage and sparco seats. I will try to find a picture, and post it
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Re: pics of tastefully done stripped interiors

Originally Posted by BLK91z-28
the project, nice build, I really like the white guage overlay that you did.

im more so talking about a stripped interior for like a track car that is also used on the street. I saw this 1st gen in hot rod magazine, I think the article was called "the unfair advantage" and the 1st gen had a beautiful interior with a roll cage and sparco seats. I will try to find a picture, and post it
I have been wondering if anybody has done this after you asked the question but I think the problem here is that most people who strip their interiors aren't worried about making them look good but just saving weight. I don't know to many people who would be to concerned about doing both as really it wouldn't make much sense. I'm not sure what it would take but you would have to clean up a lot of stuff that the factory never intended on the owners seeing I'm sure it would take a lot of work to get it looking "tasteful" whatever your definition would be, but I'm sure it would take a lot less work to get a nice looking factory style interior than to strip it down and make it look tasteful. Good luck and I'll be watching.
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Re: pics of tastefully done stripped interiors

I guess its not technically stripped... but like this

http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicl.../photo_02.html

and if anyone has done anything like this to their third gen
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Re: pics of tastefully done stripped interiors

Keep in mind that if you are using this as a driver as well as at the track, the "no carpet" theme will heat up the car exponentially.
Are you keeping the back seat?
I will be replacing all the plastic in one of my 3rd gen firebirds, but I am replacing it with custom panels covered in a feaux leather.
That project will be in the future.
To remove the plastic and give the inside a "drag car" appearance, I am guessing the use of angular bent aluminun panels with the roll bar.
A lot of the bracing on the floor of that first gen were customized and/or replaced to make the floorboard look that good.

Make sure you know all of what you are getting into before you start and good luck.
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