49 ford dash in a what??

[negativeMatt]

ok, so a few hambers have pushed me into posting this here. it's a 92 chevy p/u that i put a 49 ford dash into. the rest of the interior was handbuilt. gotcha sewed the seats and laid the carpet down for me.
if ya like it, cool. if ya don't, well i'm sure you'll tell me.
it looks much better than the tweed that was in there!!

http://photo.starblvd.net/kustomscaraudio/3-1-1.jpg

http://photo.starblvd.net/kustomscaraudio/3-1-2.jpg

there's a few shots, so please be patient.

[negativeMatt]

a few more.
http://photo.starblvd.net/kustomscaraudio/3-1-3.jpg

http://photo.starblvd.net/kustomscaraudio/3-1-4.jpg

http://photo.starblvd.net/kustomscaraudio/3-1-5.jpg

all the chrome trim on the doors and dash, is handmade by me. i know it's "billet" looking, but it really brings eveything together.

since these shot, i found a descent radio and put it in as well.
hop ya like it, and thanks for looking,
matt

[Curt Six]

Nice work. How did you make the console? Is it steel or fiberglass?
Curt

[hamilton]

KICK ASS! Glad you finally posted this....go get 'em Matt!!!!

You're INSANE!!! Love it!

[porknbeaner]

I knew there was a way to give a late model a little class.
Smooth work.

[Big A]

It's not to my taste, but it looks like you did a helluva nice job on the install. Must've taken some serious work.

[negativeMatt]

curt,
the console is wood and 'glass. the blue is glass, the rest is wood.

glad ya like it.

hami,
thanks for the love bro, you see that cluster i made for bubba? not too bad for a white guy. i dug up an old ouija board i want ya to paint on, not sue what to put on it though.
matt

[BoomBoom]

Good stuff Matt!! Now lets see those Sting Ray bikes! and the Alien truck.

[hankcash]

I saw this truck in person at Matt's shop a couple of weeks ago....
He got skills!
The workmanship and details are insane!
I couldn't stop staring at the dash when I was there....
It was so strange to see the dash that I am used to looking at in a late model truck.
Matt, show em' the Dungeons and Dragons / Singing Swordsman truck pics....
Better yet, take some pics of the sword truck and post them on an intro as your ride..... That would be fun to watch! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Good work man!
See you soon....
HC

[Curt Six]

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curt,
the console is wood and 'glass. the blue is glass, the rest is wood.

glad ya like it.

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It really is great work.

Not to hijack the post about the dash (which rules), but do you have any shots or any more explanation on how you designed and built the console? I haven't worked with fiberglass, but I really like those wild consoles in customs (Rick Dore-style) and I'd love to see how it's done...
Curt

[negativeMatt]

thanks for the kind words guys, i think i'm blushing!

curt,
i got tons of photos of the "build". lemme sort em out and i'll send em to ya.
it's really easy, especially if you like to do sanding!!

jeff,
you gotts to be nuts!! i'd get booted off if i posted that truck! even after i'm done with it, i think they'd slay me. there is nothing traditional about chameleon paint!!

[Curt Six]

Cool...email them to curt.iseli@eurorscg.com - thanks!

[4t64rd]

Is the style now to have the speakers exposed like that?

I had an idea in my head as to how the Corvair dash was going to be done in my 46 Ford, That shows that 2 different styles can be mated.

Are the seats washable so you can get the scunge off after you get through loading the bed with filthy 50-70 year old car parts?

[delaware george]

that's some sweet work....you're gonna be hell on a rod http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif


damn your avitars hankcash!!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[tredboy]

now that's what i like to see (and respect) - kustom work of any form. so what if it's not 'trad', it kicks ass!

too bad you didn't do a tech post...

tred.

[Big A]

Sort out your photos from the console build and/or the dash install and do a tech post. I'd like to see that. Do another for how you fabbed up the chrome/polished metal strips and we're good to go.

[Elrusto]

I saw it yesterday. Really nice work. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[negativeMatt]

for all of those that were interested in photos of the console build, and other parts, i'm working on a tech post for ya.
please be patient as i've got another truck i have to finish in the next 2 weeks.

now, for the update.
i got a call on saturday reporting that the blue and cream chevy was involved in a trailer fire and was totally destroyed. here are a few gruesome photos that were taken during and shortly after the fire.

http://photo.starblvd.net/kustomscaraudio/3-2-2.jpg

http://photo.starblvd.net/kustomscaraudio/3-2-3.jpg

http://photo.starblvd.net/kustomscaraudio/3-2-4.jpg

[hankcash]

HOLY SHIT!!!

I can see the dash burnt to a crisp..... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Is Mitch freaking out right now?
How in the hell did the fire start?
Insurance???

Damn!
HC

[Hard On Parts]

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

All that work, do they know what caused it and did he have enough insurance?

[Big A]

Holy shit. That's a lot of hard work up in smoke. What's the story?

[Anderson]

Oh my god!!!!!!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

[OGNC]

To say that Mitch is bummed is an understatement. That was the first new vehicle he had ever bought (when he was 18). He was pretty devistated. But he is already trying to figure out what to replace it with.

[Elrod]

HOLY CRAP! That's crazy!!!!!!! I'm really sorry to see that loss!

[hankcash]

Matt-

What we all really want to know is.....
Did you get paid for your work BEFORE the fire?

Also... since no one else will have the balls to ask...
Did YOU wire the trailer?

I know, I'm an asshole http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
HC

[kustombuilder]

now THAT is classy. nice workmanship too. thats my kind of late model Kustom. the style i've been trying to push my sport/minitruck customers to for a while. i have one buddy that is doing some neat things, that are along those lines, to an old body style Ford Ranger. i suicied the doors on it a while ago.

[kustombuilder]

OH SHIT!! just went to page two and saw the pics of the fire. i thought you were just joshin for a second, then i saw the poor dash layin in the burned carcass http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif.. that F---IN SUCKS!!! as a builder myself i know what it's like to put so much work into something then to see it destroyed. i feel for you and the owner. i'm gonna go cry now http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif...

[kustombuilder]

HOLY CRAP! is that a nitrogen cylinder in the back?? good thing the end did'nt get melted or knocked off durin the fire, there woulda been MISSLE to look out for then!!!

[Slag Kustom]

that really sucks to see it after the fire. im always ok with selling a car and never hearing about it again but when i hear it got destroyed it upsets me.

[negativeMatt]

ok, first off, i did not wire the trailer, asshole http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

secondly, until the insurance claim is taken care of, i cannot speak about the cause. the fuel cell is the suspect, but until the investigation is completed, that is all i can say. we're pretty sure how it happened, but a law suit may soon be pending and i do not want to get into the middle of things.

the tanks were compressed air for the bag setup. they had blow off safety valves to release the pressure. it really sucks that this happened. as he was gonna retire the truck after this season. we did manage to get it shot for another mag feature before the fire, so at least people will get to enjoy it once more. it was a fun job to do, and i'm glad i got to work on it.

the insurance will be sorted out, the trailer has been replaced with a nascar style stacker and toter home, and mitch is already talking about a new project. possibly a 60 el camino, if ya know anybody who's got one......

matt
oh, and jeff....yeah, i got paid....on friday, the day before it happened!

[hankcash]

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matt
oh, and jeff....yeah, i got paid....on friday, the day before it happened!

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whew http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif close one huh?
I'll be in Sanger tomorrow for practice...
I don't know if we are eating Mexican or not, but hopefully I'll see you...
J-

[BubbaLuv]

i know someone with a 60 el camino for sale. talk to you tomorrow.
b

[littledeucecoupe427]

After seeing that I want to cry http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

[Rocky]

Very imaginative work there...sorry about the fire but my focus is on your execution of that dash job....again, a vast improvement over the plastic shit they put in new vehicles...Nice job.

[gotcha]

Watching Matt work on that truck was the toughest thing I've done in a while. He was slavin' day and night to get it finished and all I could do was satnd around with my hands in my pockets. It tends to piss people off when I work on cars in my uniform. As for the seats being washable, yeah they WERE. The inserts were done in a new material called Symphony suede. Our supply house just got the material a few days before Matt and Mitch went to pick up supplies. It was really cool stuff. To bad more people didn't get to see it in person. I've got some before and after pics of the seats I'll try to post.

JP