Last work before spring?

[Bredehoft]

Well, I got some work done during last week's warm weather - fall is sliding towards winter here in lower Michigan and temperatures aren't likely to rise above 50 again for awhile. Here is a shot of the last little bit of work I got done...ABS dash pad and vanity cap and the passenger's door panel. I now have three of the four door panels done - all hand built by me.



--george

1963 Lark Daytona HT - 63V J8 175

[StudeRich]

That RED is definitely gonna get people's attention!


StudeRich at Studebakers Northwest -Ferndale,WA

[mbstude]

Looks good. Did you have any problem with locating the key switch on the right side of the column? Did the wires reach?

Matthew Burnette
Hazlehurst, GA

[sweetolbob]

George - The door panels look killer. Did sew them yourself or fabricate them some other way. I'm interested because I'd like to fabricate the door panels for my 54. thanks

Bob

[bams50]

Looking good, George. Is that wheel NOS, or did you paint it?

Robert (Bob) Andrews Owner- Studebakeracres- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys!)
Parish, central NY 13131

"Some people live for the rules, I live for exceptions"- 311

"Do they all not, by mere virtue of having survived as relics of a bygone era, amass a level of respect perhaps not accorded to them when they were new?"

[Bredehoft]

Matt, that was months ago - us old folk can't remember that long! However, I think I extended the wires with others from a spare harness I had.

--george

1963 Lark Daytona HT - 63V J8 175

[Bredehoft]

Bob, I repaired and painted my original wheel. It's not perfect, but good enough for a driver

Bob, I made the panels out of 1/4" thick foam board that I recycled. I used a full panel as backing and cut out separate pieces of each color and covered them individually in vinyl. Then I glued each piece in place on top of the backing board from the bottom up. I have yet to put the carpeting in place on the bottom of each panel. Here is a side shot of the passenger side. The red triangle is to echo the Daytona spear on the exterior (that I painted red).





Thanks for all of the comments!

--george



--george

1963 Lark Daytona HT - 63V J8 175

[sweetolbob]

George - Thanks for the info. I was thinking of something like that to get around sewing, which I have no resources to attempt. Just could not visualize how to make it happen.

You have clarified the procedure in my mind. I plan to mimick the 54 side cove as you did the side spear.

The panels looks even better en-toto. That's a nice lookin Daytona. Thanks again.

Bob