Thanks! It's come a long way since the basket case it was when I got it. It was definitely more of a mess than was sold to me. I'm anxious to get the interior all done so I can start enjoying it.

 

Getting ready for carpet... only one snag... an elusive body joint leak somewhere at the firewall/cowl that I have not been able to find.

Driver side floor cleaned and coated in rust killing Bill Hirsch Miracle Paint (similar to POR 15):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72188695@N05/6982332972/
Pass side floor cleaned and coated, peel and seal sound deadening applied:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72188695@N05/6982333152/

 

Tonight's progress: Driver side cargo panel carpeted and ready for install:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72188695@N05/6991939438/

 

Check around your master cyclinder seal in the firewall and there is a seal up high above the fuse box for leaks.The rubber seals tend to wear out or get brittle. Otherwise would guess you have a leak at the bottom of you windshield gasket letting water in.

What did you use to glue the carpet down with? Looks great.

 

beauty of a build you got going... started rough when I saw the JB weld on the manifold and has been great since!

I"ll have to snag lots of ideas from this build

I have a sunroof with glass for sale if you are looking for one..

 

Thanks for the tips. The leak is occurring before the water ever hits the firewall. I also took off the fender and sealed up the wire grommet above the fuse box. Next step is to remove the cowling and gauge cluster and inspect from both sides -- this has really been a drag and progress killer

I used 3M Super 77 adhesive on the carpet. Works awesome!

 

Lots of pain upfront indeed. It seems that there wasn't much the previous owner hadn't hacked, it ran like crap and I had puddles in every corner of the vehicle.

I don't have a garage so I bought a new sunroof the next day at the dealer

 

the hard work shows..

also check the A-pillar for leaks....

my old A-pillar had a couple of rust holes..

 

Nice progress!

With your diamond plate rear tailgate cover, Did you put some blue loctite on the screws? I noticed when I did mine a few years back, the screws would loosen up a little and start to rattle on the diamond plate. A little blue loctite and no more rattels, your still able to break them free and have access underneath if/when needed.

Keep it up, Your runner is looking great!

 

Thanks. The a pillars are dry. I pulled the trim off of them.

The glass channels are all rust free and clean

 

I used new plastic inserts from Napa in the factory square holes with #8 screws. So far it's all tight. Not sure how well loctite holds to plastic

 

Very inspiring and a great build!

 

Driver side trim panels installed. Also had an upholstery shop cut-down the rear 3 pt seat belts (swapped in from the front seats of a pickup) since there were too long and sagging:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72188695@N05/7273589574/
Here's another mod I came up with... mounted an LED light in the pocket where the lap belt used to come through. Tied it into the deck light/rear light switches:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72188695@N05/7273585330/
Front carpet finally going in. I was so determined after 5 months of leaks and having no interior that I worked outside through a lightning storm in the dark with a headlamp on to get this in.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72188695@N05/7273584630/

 

Truck is coming along nicely. Carpet makes a big differnce.

 

Even more progress this weekend... all of the seats are in, the seat belts are in, just have some miscellaneous trim to tackle and then ultimately custom front door panels.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72188695@N05/7291858262/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72188695@N05/7291860040/

 

Here's a shot of the cargo area with the Line-X'd diamond plate mounted to the rear seat backs.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72188695@N05/7291900784/
Without carpet you can see daylight under the back seats, I attached black rubber to each seat back to fill in the void and clean up the look.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72188695@N05/7291899780/

 

clean build so far. what head unit are you using. is it a direct fit?

 

Thanks. I'm running the Pioneer AVHP 4400BH double din. It's a direct fit using the factory brackets. It's got ipod/bluetooth/dvd/backup camera/onscreen gps (via iphone). I even installed a backup camera ($17 on amazon -it fogs up in the rain, but dries out).

If you go with one, do a parking brake override so you can play video while in motion.

I previously had a Parrot Asteroid. I went through two head units and hours on the phone with Parrot & Crutchfield technical support. It was a nightmare.

I'm super pleased with the Pioneer. So far no issues and it does everything it's supposed to, well.

 

Some more recent pics. Feels good to be doing more driving than wrenching these days...

 

Always like to drop in and see what mods you come up with.