P51bombay
Expert Expediter
On the to do list for this weekend is installing:
Dynamat on the floor, ceiling, walls and doors
Routing CB cable & install antennas- (truck didn't come with one)
Replace spot mirrors with heated ones
Install new Seats, inc seat.
Install new midship signals
For anyone contemplating such a job a couple pieces of advice: First get a trim panel tool - I didn't as I only saw the two large ones in the middle of the headliner and figured I'd just replace those but there are also I series of wire clip type ones up near the top edge of the windshield that aren't so easy to remove. The other thing is a second pair of hands would be VERY helpful in removing/installing the accelerator pedal since KW used nuts/bolts rather than putting a nutplate in the floor - god only knows why they did that.
Getting to this point in the photos is about 4 hours work, so this would NOT be a cheap job to have done although a shop that's done it before could probably do it in half what it took me. Other than the interior panels, sound insulation consists of a single layer of quarter inch open cell foam - its no wonder so much engine noise passes though the cab.
In the morning I can start cleaning up (there's quite a lot of dirt that gets under stuff) and installing some Dynamat before moving on to the other stuff.
More to come..........
Dynamat on the floor, ceiling, walls and doors
Routing CB cable & install antennas- (truck didn't come with one)
Replace spot mirrors with heated ones
Install new Seats, inc seat.
Install new midship signals
For anyone contemplating such a job a couple pieces of advice: First get a trim panel tool - I didn't as I only saw the two large ones in the middle of the headliner and figured I'd just replace those but there are also I series of wire clip type ones up near the top edge of the windshield that aren't so easy to remove. The other thing is a second pair of hands would be VERY helpful in removing/installing the accelerator pedal since KW used nuts/bolts rather than putting a nutplate in the floor - god only knows why they did that.
Getting to this point in the photos is about 4 hours work, so this would NOT be a cheap job to have done although a shop that's done it before could probably do it in half what it took me. Other than the interior panels, sound insulation consists of a single layer of quarter inch open cell foam - its no wonder so much engine noise passes though the cab.
In the morning I can start cleaning up (there's quite a lot of dirt that gets under stuff) and installing some Dynamat before moving on to the other stuff.
More to come..........
