1969 CHEVELLE SS
Interior Upgrades
I have plans to upgrade the mostly original interior in three stages. First the current Hurst shifter handle and ball will be swapped out for correct reproductions of both the Muncie handle and black ball which is correct for a bucket seat, non console car. Second stage will be changing the current fuel gauge/idiot lights for an original 5500 RPM tach and gauge cluster along with hooking up the factory AM radio. The installation of the factory tach and gauges will also require changes to the factory wiring harness. The last change which is scheduled for the winter of 2015, will be to replace all the seat covers, seat foam, door panels and arm rests. The seat covers are circa 1992 and the balance of the interior is original. The carpet and head liner were replaced after the body restoration in 2009.
Shifter Handle & Ball Replacement
Current Hurst shifter handle & ball
Shifter boot is off, ready to unbolt
Ready for the new Muncie handle... good view of the extra clean M20 tranny
Reproduction Muncie bucket seat shifter installed
Two piece black reproduction shifter ball installed. The black ball is correct for buckets without console applications.
Factory Tach & Gauges
Steering wheel pulled...
Almost ready to remove the gauges
Gauges out
Factory original tach and gauges
View of updated tach PCB with trim pot
Gauges back together ready for installation into the dash.
Gauges ready to be reinstalled
Gauges ready to be bolted up
All buttoned up
Drivers view
Factory AM Radio & Speaker
Original Delco AM Radio
Arrow indicates hard to find GM Radio bracket
SM Electro-Tech reproduction 4x10 dash speaker
Speaker installed using factory speaker bracker
Front view showing original speaker wire harness
Interior Replacement
Front and rear seats were sent to Gary Nolan at Diamond Trim for recovering.
New seat foams installed and drivers seat spring replaced
New parchment cloth was sew in to the PUI covers to provide better bite for the hog rings
Premium PUI front and rear door panels were installed along with new handles and window cranks
Rear seat covers replaced...room for 3 back here