Re: Henry's 55 Constellation
Posted by Cli55er On 2014/12/22 18:55:18
decided to call Steele and discuss the issue, especially with the locking bead not staying at the top.
they decided something must be wrong with it, so they want me to send it back, they also had me trace out my rear window on paper....I laughed on the phone and wondered where I was going to get paper that big, they didn't laugh.
I ended up tracing it out on wrapping paper my wife was using and it was perfect. came out great. threw that in the box with a sample of the top and bottom parts of the old window gasket that I found while digging out the original firewall pad and plenum box.
I made a new firewall pad using something called eucaboard...its on the wood trim isle and comes in a 4x8 sheet for 13 bucks.
then I found some black vinyl over by the carpet that I had them cut out 5 feet of. it was already 3 feet tall. that was another 13 bucks.
then I got some of the reflective insulation and found some fiberglass insulation that came in a roll of 2ft by 4ft. for 5 bucks.
total for the firewall pad was 75 dollars, including plastic Christmas tree push pins to hold it to the firewall.
not bad considering repos are 200 plus and I think the way I did it will probably hold back more heat. its a bit thicker then the stock one, but it will smash down when I install it.
the black vinyl isn't original fake leather pattern, but I don't care. it has a groove pattern...can't really tell in the pic. it looks period correct to me and I doubt anyone will really notice.
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they decided something must be wrong with it, so they want me to send it back, they also had me trace out my rear window on paper....I laughed on the phone and wondered where I was going to get paper that big, they didn't laugh.
I ended up tracing it out on wrapping paper my wife was using and it was perfect. came out great. threw that in the box with a sample of the top and bottom parts of the old window gasket that I found while digging out the original firewall pad and plenum box.
I made a new firewall pad using something called eucaboard...its on the wood trim isle and comes in a 4x8 sheet for 13 bucks.
then I found some black vinyl over by the carpet that I had them cut out 5 feet of. it was already 3 feet tall. that was another 13 bucks.
then I got some of the reflective insulation and found some fiberglass insulation that came in a roll of 2ft by 4ft. for 5 bucks.
total for the firewall pad was 75 dollars, including plastic Christmas tree push pins to hold it to the firewall.
not bad considering repos are 200 plus and I think the way I did it will probably hold back more heat. its a bit thicker then the stock one, but it will smash down when I install it.
the black vinyl isn't original fake leather pattern, but I don't care. it has a groove pattern...can't really tell in the pic. it looks period correct to me and I doubt anyone will really notice.
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