What kind of DIY stuff have you done?
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As far as custom fabrication, custom interior stuff, custom exterior work, ect. Anything that cant be bought.
The favorite thing Ive done so far that was home brewed was my truck bed liner door sills. Cant say Ive seen another like it. I wish I had gome with a higher quality stuff though, its beginning to get scuffed up over the last 6 months or so. Not like it cant be redone cheaply and easily. I didnt feel like spending the money for aftermarket, or factory plastic/aluminum that would just get scratched up anyway. Plus I needed to cover up my scuffed up ugly paint on the sills.
I masked it off, scuffed up the paint with some 320 grit, then wiped it down with thinner, and sprayed on the liner. Took only an hour or so to do both sides.
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Thought posting up some of our best DIY stuff would give some people ideas. Nothing beats the feeling of doing it yourself, then standing back and looking at the good job.
The favorite thing Ive done so far that was home brewed was my truck bed liner door sills. Cant say Ive seen another like it. I wish I had gome with a higher quality stuff though, its beginning to get scuffed up over the last 6 months or so. Not like it cant be redone cheaply and easily. I didnt feel like spending the money for aftermarket, or factory plastic/aluminum that would just get scratched up anyway. Plus I needed to cover up my scuffed up ugly paint on the sills.
I masked it off, scuffed up the paint with some 320 grit, then wiped it down with thinner, and sprayed on the liner. Took only an hour or so to do both sides.
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Thought posting up some of our best DIY stuff would give some people ideas. Nothing beats the feeling of doing it yourself, then standing back and looking at the good job.
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Oh hell ill post a little of what ive done:
I got this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC06011.jpg)
and turned it into this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC06254.jpg)
then got this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC00003.jpg)
and turned it into this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC00188.jpg)
then did this to it
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC00221.jpg)
then this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC07965.jpg)
then this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC07960.jpg)
then this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/1195504473.jpg)
then this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/1212774244.jpg)
then this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC08280.jpg)
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC08287.jpg)
then this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC08309.jpg)
then this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC08501.jpg)
oh hell, jut look at my photobucket page. I painted my car/s all those times. And others as well.
I got this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC06011.jpg)
and turned it into this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC06254.jpg)
then got this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC00003.jpg)
and turned it into this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC00188.jpg)
then did this to it
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC00221.jpg)
then this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC07965.jpg)
then this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC07960.jpg)
then this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/1195504473.jpg)
then this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/1212774244.jpg)
then this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC08280.jpg)
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC08287.jpg)
then this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC08309.jpg)
then this
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/leatherface24/DSC08501.jpg)
oh hell, jut look at my photobucket page. I painted my car/s all those times. And others as well.
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Not exactly DIY, but Im too happy to not share. My Katzkin seats and door panels just came in, as well as my Redlinegoods boots from a few days ago. They match pretty well and should look good in my classic red.
Will start to install them asap, when Im not working on the block and head.
This is what $800 of leather looks like...
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Quality is better than I thought they would be. Should be a super nice addition. Cant wait. I also bought some vinyl roll bar padding/covers from Boss Frog, I might try to do some red stitching on them to match.
Will start to install them asap, when Im not working on the block and head.
This is what $800 of leather looks like...
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Quality is better than I thought they would be. Should be a super nice addition. Cant wait. I also bought some vinyl roll bar padding/covers from Boss Frog, I might try to do some red stitching on them to match.
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I know, arent they though. I cant wait to get them installed. Now If I can just find some diamond stitched vinyl for the tunnel, and do my custom center console, my interior will be complete! God I love christmas, even if I did buy all of my own gifts and have spent WAY too much on myself this holiday. Lets see... like $2k so far over the last few weeks.
Im broke, but at least I have parts!
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Wicked looking as always! That old w/a intercooler looked pretty cool. DIY is the way to do it though. Its one thing to buy all of the parts and install them, but its another to make the parts and install them.
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DIY... 1/4 of the way done on my seats. Its my first time, so they arent perfect, but looks good enough to make me happy. Plus the bolsters will probably settle and move a bit and loosen themselves up and allign themselves. The headrest looks funky because it doesnt have any speakers and the plastic cover is bent from a year of speakers too big to fit in them. So the only issue is the wrinkles above the bolster. Took about hours to do that one, so the other 3/4 should go much faster now that I have a plan. I used zip ties also, no hog rings for me, Ive dealt with those things enough.
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Old cloth:
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Old cloth:
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