We have the flush fit glass and it is painted around the edges,,so where you have the vin will be covered. We are fixing to install the glass so I will check it out.

It looks like you did move it closer to the window edge.

Did you put leather on the dash? We are going to use the soft feel paint that looks like leather.

Yes, we moved the vin up so that it is right by the window. I think the guys at the shop just used a razor blade to remove the paint on the back of the windshield to make the window for the vin tag.

We also ended up using vinyl instead of leather because the interior guy said it would hold up better. In retrospect, I wish I'd done the top of the dash in suede to match the A pillars and headliner, because I'm really never going to have to worry about it deteriorating from sitting outside everyday. Durability is really not a factor for most of us because of how well maintained our cars are, and I wish I'd held to a couple of my original designs.

I'd like to see what the leather looking paint looks like. How much of the interior are you planning on using it on?

Matt

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We are only using it on the dash and glove box door. We might paint the cluster also. We dont like the way it shows oil from your hands.

The rest of the interior will be leather except for the carpet.

I have seen the soft feel paint on a 56 and 57 in Houston. It has the same texture as leather and feels soft. It has the be forced heat dried for the texture. There are 2 vendors I know of. One is PPG and the other is Alsa Corp.

http://alsacorp.com/products/softtouch/softtouch.htm

Here is the Upholstrey place we will be using. This is the 56 Chevy. The dash is painted and so is all the metal trim on the doors. The rest is leather.

http://dooleyandsons.com/1956%20Chev...e%20Dupree.htm

Wow! ....................................

Interesting stuff. It's hard to see from the pictures, but if it looks good in person, and feels soft to the touch, then it seems like a good choice. :thumbsup:

Oh, and one more word of advice, when dealing with the glove box door, it is a good idea to have the back mounting plate painted black to match. You will be able to see it's bigger than the door when you mock it up. Also, don't powder coat it. we made that mistake and the heat demagnetized it.

Matt

We tried powder coating the dash cluster and glove box door. We didnt like it ,,the guy screwed it up and we ended up stripping it. Now we have to decide what to do with it. I'll check on the magnets.

Here is a pic of my 68 convertible interior and you can see that the panels look great. The only question I have involves the door pulls. My interior shop didn't feel that the panels were attached to the shell well enough to simply insert the Lokar pulls into the armrest. Is there a way to strengthen that or attach the pulls to the inner portion of the door shells? Any insight would be appreciated.

The Lokar pulls actually act as another anchor for the panel. There is a 90 degree metal bracket, provided by Lokar, which the finger pull screws to, and then subsequently to the door itself. Our door panel is designed to accommodate the pull in the desired location and utilize the anchor point.
If you don't feel the anchor is strong enough, I would recommend replacing the bracket provided by Lokar with a thicker piece with the same dimensions.

Chris

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Thanks for the update, and I thought that was the case. Obviously, I am managing the build from afar and not being able to address things like this has been somewhat of a challenge. This is one of my final to-do items to be ready for the GoodGuys Nashville shows in 4 weeks so thanks again for the reply. Keep up the good work on modern products like these because I hope to tackle another build in the near future.