My '83 Bronco

[PetesPonies]

I have 6 interior panels recolored and installed. Three on each side.



   


Next is the dash and the headliner.

[Gary Lewis]

  Is that the one that you reworked?  Added and subtracted?

[1986F150Six]

Very nice!

[PetesPonies]

The center piece, of those three you see in the pic, was cut and a return welded on it. That piece normally runs all the way down the side to the tailgate.

[PetesPonies]

Dash done now. On a side note ( remember this had dealer installed AC that was removed ) .  I have no ducting to the vents at the dash panel, you know one on each side. Anyone have a pic where this would have come from? What is in there now has no openings with nothing attached.

[Gary Lewis]

Dash looks great!  And the description of the altered trim is what I thought you said.

As for the A/C, go to the Integral A/C tab here (HVAC/HVAC Systems) and you can see the illustrations as well as some pics.  Does that help?

[PetesPonies]

I'll look . .but I don't have AC, just wanting fresh air to the dash vents. The vents on the passenger side, I know there is nothing going to them, as they were added with the AC.

[PetesPonies]

So according to the schematic . . only deluxe got the air ducted to the dash vents? Is this true? You had two vents that just collected dust? No fresh air there? I do have the kick panels vents, I guess that is it? Just dust catchers?

[Gary Lewis]

With the base heater you wouldn't have the vents in the dash.

[PetesPonies]

Meaning, a different surround without the actual vents?

[Gary Lewis]

Yes.  As you can see here (Interior/Instrument and Radio Bezels) there were different bezels for with and w/o integral A/C.  But that only does the driver's side.  There was also a different dash or dash panel for the passenger's side, and although I don't have a page for that, here's a snippet from the catalog:

[PetesPonies]

Right, I know the passenger side is different. Mine has the cut outs and the vents installed, since it was dealer installed AC, on the passenger side. I didn't think the instrument bezel was different though. OK, makes since now.

[PetesPonies]

I got the passenger seat finished and back together.

[Gary Lewis]

Looks good, but blurry.  I'm sure it is excellent, like everything else you are doing.  But, it is hard to tell.  

[PetesPonies]

Right side door finally painted and installed. Weatherstriping is installed as well. Need to install lock and inside door panels etc.

[Gary Lewis]

Looking wonderful!  I'm jealous.  Progress is good, and I'm not making any.  Glad you, and others, are.  I'll rejoice vicariously.

[PetesPonies]

Gary, I do 100 at the same time. So I split my time here and there. I'm waiting on the next customer Mustang, so I have some time to bust on my projects. I'm building this Bronco and an '83 Ranger, as well as my Esso Station at this time. I know how  I function drives some people crazy, but some of us like bouncing from one thing to another :)

[Gary Lewis]

I work several projects at a time, but always fear that I'll forget where I am on the ones on which I'm not working.  

[PetesPonies]

If it's been some time I forget ,sometimes, what I have bought for that project and where it is  :)

[Gary Lewis]

My father would have said "I'm laughing to keep from crying."  I can certainly relate to that.

A couple of days ago I went through my shop with a fine-toothed comb to find the 3rd 3G alternator I have.  No dice.  But, along the way I found lots of things I'd forgotten I have.