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Title: my first car customixed
Post by: Mike on August 29, 2013, 08:19:41 pm
this was my 1970 truck when I was 18   I didt all the customizing christmass wrapping the upholstery   added vega bucket seat in the cab that's a tv above the louvered cabinet I later added crushed volor cover 1" foam board to the camper walls and velor on the cab door panel I also removed the back window and the caps window cut the sheet metal doan and made a vinyl boot to seal the weather out so I could crawl back into the rear  from the cab   hey I was 18 and it was the 70s van craze

(https://forum.upholster.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs5.postimg.org%2Fy3qahqbr7%2Fmy_old_truck.jpg&hash=036aeaf031b4ca6694adecfc9db0030e) (http://postimg.org/image/y3qahqbr7/)
Title: Re: my first car customixed
Post by: SteveA on August 30, 2013, 03:23:37 am
It's a good thing you had the sky light to let the smoke out.  Must have been one of those early transformers - during the week it was a working vehicle and on the weekend it was a cultured meeting place ?
SA
Title: Re: my first car customixed
Post by: Mike on August 30, 2013, 05:28:03 am
Og there wasnt  any eirk inside you had to take your shoes ;) off in back 
Title: Re: my first car customixed
Post by: baileyuph on August 30, 2013, 05:51:29 am
custom vans, yes remember those but don't believe that I ever saw a pickup custom like that one Mike.  Lot's of work!  Huh?

I suppose times just change but the vans have gone away, they liked gas! 

Interesting, remember shag carpeting?

Doyle
Title: Re: my first car customixed
Post by: ajlelectronics on August 30, 2013, 07:13:16 am
Quote from: DB on August 30, 2013, 05:51:29 am
remember shag carpeting?


Only as a last resort surely? ;-) Those carpet burns sting!
Title: Re: my first car customixed
Post by: Mike on August 30, 2013, 07:20:05 pm
I see a lot of truck around but rarely see any with the truck caps anymore either
Title: Re: my first car customixed
Post by: MinUph on August 30, 2013, 07:47:05 pm
  I did my chevy van back in the day. Wish I had pics of that. We had some really good times in that. Oh the days of sex drugs and rock and roll.

  The van took me a week to do. velvet walls, tile floor, built in cabinets to fill the wheel well spaces, a dinette set converted to a bed, net of the ceiling with thinks I picked up my ice box and I was all set to go west. South first. I had my snow brush cruise control and had a ball for a few years.

  When I'd get back I pulled the dinette set and back to work.