Redoing Interior 1965 Caliente

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Fixing65Caliente
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Redoing Interior 1965 Caliente

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Well we started to do the interior. It had a bench seat and were changing it to buckets.Got the back seats done and one cushion on bucket seat. Just starting to make the new door panels. Looking for the center console man there hard two find. Here is a link with some pics. http://s1029.photobucket.com/albums/y35 ... 0Caliente/

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Beautiful 65 Comet.It looks like the interior has been redone before,the door panels are not stock for a Caliente. ROY.
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Thanks I am trying to make it old School

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This is the before with bench seat. Going to change to buckets seats :)


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Old Interior out starting on new

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Back seats done

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Looks nice, your avatar looks like Raticals car. Is that your car in the avatar?
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This is the one I am redoing the interior in


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This is the one in the avatar 1965 Caliente Convertible

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I finally got the door panels done

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Got the front seat about done getting ready to put it in

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Update on Interior Thanks to riverbum I finally got the front hub fixed and finish the interior. It is back on the road :D

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Very nice,very,very nice,,,both......................pop
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Thanks pop This sure is a great site to be part of lots of good people. :)

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Yes,your so rite about this site,,there's somebody here that can help you or at least try with all honesty any thing,,concerning a comet,and we glad your part of it .more than likely,you'll not find another,like it.........pop
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wow - amazing job! So, uh, where is it I drop my 67 off at again? :mrgreen:
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Thanks B_Hix I just seen a pic of your 67 That is one sweet ride !

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Fixing65Caliente wrote:Image
This is the one I am redoing the interior in
Beautiful Comet!
Do you know what that red color is? Is it a factory color?

Thanks

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