Lieggi26
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I like the red but there's alot of it. I was thinking of just changing the rug and seat belts to black. But I'm not sure yet.
65 Chrysler 300 project
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Lieggi26
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Ur right everyone has black. Red does pop when it's new.
rexus31
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I wouldn’t. The designers knew what they were doing back then and it screams the era. At the end of the day, it’s your car and money so you can restore it how you’d like but I think the popular opinion is to keep it original.
rexus31
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My interior is 10 years old and it still pops.
Lieggi26
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Ur right everyone has black red really pops when it's new
Lieggi26
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Ok u talked me into it keeping it as original as possible
rexus31
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Crisis averted, gang. LOL!
Clay Harrison
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Leiggi, that steering wheel is gorgeous!!!
rexus31
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I agree! Crack free from what I can see. I wonder how the base is? If it’s intact, there’s $1,500 saved for a wheel recast. Money that can be used toward a portion of the bill from Legendary Interior.
Lieggi26
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Thanks it in almost perfect shape
Lieggi26
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Pictures of the steering wheel
rexus31
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You’ll know what you’ve got when you remove it from the column. If the base isn’t cracked, you can polish it up and run it.
rexus31
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How far are you planning to go with the car? Do you have a game plan yet?
Lieggi26
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If I can restore the whole thing. But for right now I can only fix what I can afford. I would like to get the outside done first. Buy everything I need first and go from there.
rexus31
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Good plan.
I’m not trying to discourage you but this is a bit of a difficult restoration and a very costly one compared to a Ford or GM counterpart. It took me 4 years and just north of $30K to complete. The lack of reproduction parts really drives up the price of quality used and NOS parts. By comparison, I can open a catalog and buy just about every part for my ‘64 GTO. Just letting you know from someone who’s been there to help open your eyes a bit. I had no idea when I bought mine; I just liked the looks and thought it was a cool car. In hindsight, I may have chosen a different mid ‘60’s convertible to restore. Don’t get me wrong, I love my car and really like that I’m usually the only one at a car show or cruise but there were a lot of bumps along the way. All it takes is time, patience, perseverance and money. I’m looking forward to following your journey.
Lieggi26
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I already knew this. I been a mopar man my whole life. I wish I still had my first car 1974 plymouth satellite
I'm in the middle of a 65 300 project right now too. Let me know what parts you need because I harvesting parts from a solid 65 Newport too.
@rexus31 how did you do your door trim panels?
Lieggi26
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I didn't there original. They are in great shape.
Lieggi26
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Do u have the trim I'm missing? Passenger side front. See picture. Driverside door under window see picture. I also may need other stuff but for now this is what I need.
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