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 A coat of paint does wonders...  A coat of paint does wonders for the faded, scratched-up dash pieces. The glovebox door and ashtray were given the same treatment.  After painting the dash frame,...  After painting the dash frame, we re-installed the dashpad. This is not a new pad, but our original that was covered with a "cover-lay" by our local upholstery shop, Emo's Upholstery, at about half the cost of a new piece.  Starting with the rear half,...  Starting with the rear half, the new molded carpet was laid in place. We found the YearOne carpet set fit perfectly to the contours of the floor, requiring very little trimming.  With the front half of the...  With the front half of the carpet installed, the hole for the floor shifter can be cut out with a razor or scissors.  Our lower door panels were...  Our lower door panels were scratched and scuffed, but looked great after a thorough cleaning and a fresh coat of paint.  Rather than recover our torn...  Rather than recover our torn armrests, we decided to replace them with new ones from YearOne.  The seats from our Road Runner...  The seats from our Road Runner needed some serious attention. In addition to being torn, the colors didn't match and the driver seat sagged significantly when sat in.  After stripping our seats...  After stripping our seats to the frames, we determined we could reuse the foam and the frames, but definitely needed new seat covers.  Close inspection of our seat...  Close inspection of our seat frames revealed cracks at the front seatback pivot points, as well as several cracked wires under the driver seat which explained why it sagged.
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