Topic: 72 Trans Am restoration 1/9/08

[KeePat]

I started on the center console today. The original console was to beat up to restore so I    removed most of the steel mounting bracket and put them in place of the plastic mounts that come with the new OER console. Then I found some truss-head machine screws that have the same size head as the ribbits on the sides of the console that hold the brackets. I use some bondo to fill the slot on the screw and painted them black. After painting the console blue I installed the screws/ribbits as I think they should be black not the color of the console.
Pat

[y88rick]

you have got to be kidding me? lol wow

[Nexus]

can't you get small carriage bolts like that?

Wow that's some great work...I love your inovation!!

[78ta]

Pat, I wish I had known you needed some black painted head semi tubular rivets. I have a bag of them here that I use for one of the items I build and sell. I'd have sent you what you needed. Still will if you want them.
Looks nice as usual.

[KeePat]

Pat, I wish I had known you needed some black painted head semi tubular rivets. I have a bag of them here that I use for one of the items I build and sell. I'd have sent you what you needed. Still will if you want them.
Looks nice as usual.

Randy,
Thank you for the offer! Next T/A I’ll may take you up on that offer.
Pat

can't you get small carriage bolts like that?

Wow that's some great work...I love your inovation!!

Charlie, I had no luck finding small carriage bolts but it sound like Randy has the right rivits for the job.

[rkellerjr]

Awesome work as usual, very nice!

[SoonerTA]

Pat, you amaze me every time I read this post!  Great work!

[RPO_Z06]

fwiw, I found the correct size carriage bolts when I did mine at ACE hardware, they were a little long but otherwise perfect fit and look.

[KeePat]

fwiw, I found the correct size carriage bolts when I did mine at ACE hardware, they were a little long but otherwise perfect fit and look.

Funny, I bought the hardware at Ace. They have a great fastener department but the smallest carriage bolt they had was 10-24 sound like your Ace carries 8-32 carriage bolts which would be a quicker fix!
Thanks!
Pat

[Mongo]

Pat,  You inspire me every time I look at this thread to do more then I want to. Thank you!

[KeePat]

Anyone have a picture of how the factory cut the carpet around an auto shifter??
Thanks for any help!
Pat

[Mongo]

Not a great one but here ya go.

[KeePat]

Is that the original carpet?

[Mongo]

As fas as I could tell, Yes it was.  Was nasty too

[Mongo]

I think that was ripped there. Laid down it was a straighter cut across the front of the shifter.