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ShawkRider wrote: I've been looking for replacement dash parts and have found that my dash is hard to find. I have the ignition switch on the dash next to the speed and tach. Most of the time the ignition is on the steering column, when mines on the dash it'self.

Is this a 68 thing only or, did other modles co …

I was looking for a photo of Bill Mitchell standing between two Sharks
and at lest one of them has a Odd shapped roof like a raised box.

Appearantly that box on the roof is a periscope, for rear view.
Very interesting to find this out, I would have liked to have seen that
in action or more photos and details about it.

2Sharks wrote: Thats a one year only item. If you dont move the switch, then you must use that year dash. If you go to a 69 and up dash, you will need to change columns, unless you go to a hidden switch. Maybe hide your switch where your ashtray is. If you go to a 69/75 column, you can get a straight one for …

Look how terrible the headlight door alignment is on the stock car.
OOPS! sorry, throwback to the NCRS days.

ShawkRider wrote: Wow, thanks for the info Randy. Do you know how to go about getting the 68 dash part or its, I have to restore the piece if I got it kind of thing, because it's just to hard to find? Cause I do kind of like that it's a one year only kind of thing, that the rest of the vette have them on the …

I agree, it is highly noticeable

2Sharks wrote: Try posting on corvetteforum.com Try ebay. Check the parts folks, like mid america, ecklers, etc. good luck. btw, it wont be cheap.

I was wondering about playing with textures like sharks skin for interior material like seats, console, dash and doors. I don't know of it's practicality or of it's comfort just yet because I haven't felt the material and I don't know the process utilized inwhich to harvest the material for such a purpose.

If I knew it would be comfortable, wouldn't cost to high a price tag and wouldn't look like $%!# ,I would consider the application in my case.

I don't know, does this sound like a bunch of $%!# to yall and just over doing it or does the idea seem interesting from a unique car point of view?

I see it this way, Bill Mitchell created the Mako's because he caught a shark, Why can't I run with the idea...

ShawkRider wrote: Well, the one I have has little damage, just a crack on the ignition switch mount and part of the vinyl is peeling back in the same area but other than that, It seems for the most part good.

Maybe if I was to pull the vinal off, repair the crack and stretch new vinyl or an easier none noticea …

Go to a fabric store and look at their fake leathers. Almost everyone I've been in has a nice array of fake animal skin patterns to choose from. It isn't as expensive as you think.

ShawkRider wrote: Does anybody have any good photos of the Limited Edition Gold interior? Only thing I could find at the time was this photo, that shows the color.

I had real shark skin boots a few years back. They lasted a long time... actually I think I probably still have them in the closet somewhere. It was a very tough hide.

car guy wrote: Hey McBrain, can you take a good pic of the dash hole and post it. I'd like to see it, then I might be able to give advise on it. Ecklers has tons of original stuff. They might have it. I'm looking, but I need to see yours, Thanks. I was wondering about that switch hanging out since the first time I …

Hmmm- a shark skin interior. I'll bet not too many people have done that. And ready for this- It's waterproof!!! Find out where David got his boots, buy 50 pairs, and cut them up for peices. Expensive- probably, but I dont think too many fabric stores will have that. I will ask my interior guy tomorrow if he can get anything like that.

car guy wrote: This is as close as I can find- $289.99. You might have to put the hole in it yourself. Or repair yours and have it revinyled. It depends on how bad it is.

Well, David said it was tough, so that probably means it wouldn't be comfortable.

I've seen goche do stuff like gater skin interiors, so I really have no Idea.

Yeah Car Guy, I had already thought about the waterproof cracks I'd be getting before I even posted the idea. :+

I see it this way, Bill Mitchell created the Mako's because he caught a shark, Why can't I run with the idea...

ShawkRider wrote: I'll try to get a photo tomarrow. It's to dark to be pawing around with a screwdriver on my dash tonight. The only think I see on the front is a little bit of silicon, I see no real damage but, the backside of the dash should have a round area type fiberglass mount where the ignition switch tightnes …

So- I beat everyone to the jokes. Although I think it really would be waterproof. Probably not too comfortable. Some nice solf leather would be expensive, but will look good, and ready for the cool part- Nice black, with an electric blue shark embroidered in the headrest, maybe even with the Mako Shark name also. Smooth... I know your picturing it in your head and you like it- huh???

djunod wrote: glue... stretch... heat gun (blow dryer).

Actualy I drew a picture a few years back with the electric blue shark in mind, sort of like a theme kind of thing. Electric Maco Shark ect...

A Vette is a terrible thing to waste...

ShawkRider wrote: How do you get the sheet automotive vinyl and what kind of glue? Would these be questions I should ask my local Custom Auto Shop?

I checked with my interior guy today. I saw a handfull of different patterns, like the ostrich and metallic looks. I took pics of them with my camera phone. If you are interested in seeing some of them let me know+ i'll send them to you. He said most are really expensive- around $75 a yard. I think the black would look good, or maybe grey, with the blue shark.

djunod wrote: You can get the vinyl at a fabric store (at least all of them around here have the vinyl, pleather, headliner material and seat cloth). You can also get it at a upholstery wholesaler... but those aren't always open to the public. There is a 3M Spray adhesive that you can use... but ask at the store …

Yeah hey, Car guy, go ahead and send me some photos.
name the photos so I know what material I'm looking at.

Did he happen to have shark? Doubt it since it is a strange
request...

I'll be checking my email to see when the photos arrive.

Thanks

McBrain
A Vette is a terrible thing to waste...

ShawkRider wrote: Thanks for the info

I am at my second job until midnight. If you post your e-mail address here, I'll send them to you from my phone. I didn't write down which one they are, but I can get the books anytime. Let me know...

2Sharks wrote: Heres a suggestion. There is a company called Dr. Vinyl. They have a website and franchises everywhere. I have had stuff repaired by them and they have done an excellent job. They fix burn holes in seats and all kinds of stuff. Free estimates. Way yonder easier than a recover job. That …

Click on the icon under my avitar and email me the photos,

I can't post my email address on the web due to webots, they search the web randomly for email addresses and then spam you. I've already recieved spam on one of my accounts already due to a webot finding my old address posted in a forum on this site and even used this site as it's reference.

This pissed me off. I posted to david to take my email address down and he did but, this was like 9 to 13 mounths back, It's been a while.

Long drawn out reason for "can't post my email address".

I hate it when the internet rears it's ugly head and bites you.
Some hackers really do suck a$$.

McBrain
A Vette is a terrible thing to waste...

ShawkRider wrote: Thanks for the info Randy

As far as the 1982 Collector's Edition interior, I remember the Silver and the Gold but I've seen alot more silver ones than I ever see the Gold ones.

So would I call it the 1982 Collector's Edition Gold interior? Thats one thing I've had a problem in locating. I've …

Use a real e-mail program, like Outlook 2003, and you don't have to worry about such things. :)

car guy wrote: I agree on all the input for dash repair. I have an interior guy that works for me. I go in and use his material. There are different kings of vinyl.1 type stretches 1 way. kind of neat. He has some glue that sprays with a gun. It comes out like snot. Works great. Any GOOD interior shop should be ab …

Well, I'm kind of new to the Outlook thing. I mean I have used it in the past but find things like hotmail and yahoo convenient due to spam. I could always ditch the account and create a new one but, with outlook and I'm sure it's changed, I'm sure if I posted my account, the same results would occurre and I don't feel like ditching my maco account.

My maco account is the only one I give out to very few people and this site. I use Mozillas mail client, it's alot like Outlook. I haven't dabbled into the anti-spam feachers yet.

McBrain
A Vette is a terrible thing to waste...

ShawkRider wrote: I was looking for a photo of Bill Mitchell standing between two Sharks and at lest one of them has a Odd shapped roof like a raised box.

Appearantly that box on the roof is a periscope, for rear view. Very interesting to find this out, I would have liked to have seen that in action or more ph …

McBrain, I sent you the pic's of the vinyl treatments. Let me know if you got the. I sent them from my cell.

2Sharks wrote: Look how terrible the headlight door alignment is on the stock car. OOPS! sorry, throwback to the NCRS days.

Yeah I got them, even tryed to respond back to your cell.
I like the last one you sent me. The swirly metalic was cool. Still looking into the Shark Skin idea but, I like what you have shown me so far. Try getting some in the day clearer image photos, those where kind of blurry.

Thanks for helping me out though. ;)

McBrain
A Vette is a terrible thing to waste...

ShawkRider wrote: I agree, it is highly noticeable

I'll have to try a diff camera. I thought the metallic one would be the last one you'd like. It's definately different. I think its weird. He doesnt have any shark skin or things like that. Anything else though he can get or has. I'll check the cell tomorrow morning.

ShawkRider wrote: I was wondering about playing with textures like sharks skin for interior material like seats, console, dash and doors. I don't know of it's practicality or of it's comfort just yet because I haven't felt the material and I don't know the process utilized inwhich to harvest the material for such a p …

Yeah I could hardly make out the texters via those photos but, I think I got the point. Would love to see clearer images though. The last one that you sent looked cool but, I'd have to see a better example of it to know for sure.

Thank

McBrain
A Vette is a terrible thing to waste...