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| | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 - “Painkiller†| Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 145 Likes: 8 member | member Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 145 Likes: 8 | very clever and should make for a clean install....keep on keepin on... | | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 - “Painkiller†| Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 old hand | OP old hand Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 | Got a teaser pic from my buddy doing the upholstery. We are still looking for the right brass buttons to complete the finished panel but I’m very excited to see the rest.
1987 B250 - Painkiller
| | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 - “Painkiller†| Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,397 Likes: 64 veteran | veteran Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,397 Likes: 64 | That looks awesome brother.
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| | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 - “Painkiller†| Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,015 Likes: 19 old hand | old hand Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,015 Likes: 19 | | | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 - “Painkiller†| Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 32,696 Likes: 172 Old Timer | Old Timer Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 32,696 Likes: 172 |
Jim & Lucy Newkirk 1965 Chevy Bad Influence 1981 Chevy-the Love Shack 2012 Chevy Van , 2020 chevy van 2020 Chevy van Sapphire Sweet. Club Vannerz. vanninvanner@comcast.net | | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 - “Painkiller†| Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 old hand | OP old hand Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 | Thanks! I’m very pleased thus far! We just finally sourced the right kind of tufting buttons and it should really make them pop. It’ll be a process over the winter but we’re continuing with the middle interior, side doors and rear doors in this same style. We’ll move onto seats, front door panels, rear “bedroom†wall panels and dog house after the new year. Lots to do still!
While it’s not many diamonds like an overall grid, this style is more involved because he stitched the diamonds first then folds each stitch line and sews them together on the backside to pinch them together which creates a thicker look similar to a Lowrider biscuit tuck. These panels are only 1/2†thick foam but look deeper due to the sewing style.
1987 B250 - Painkiller
| | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 - “Painkiller†| Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 10 stranger | stranger Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 10 | I love what you have done with the build so far. I think the "no compromise" approach is the way to go; the satisfaction you get in the long run will be well worth the extra effort, and it already shows. Inspirational!
John 1991 G20 Conversion 1989 Beauville (gone but not forgotten) | | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 | Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,510 Likes: 172 Master Yard Rat | Master Yard Rat Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,510 Likes: 172 | Started work on the partition wall and built a bed frame. I can fit 4 bins under the bed and made room for a subwoofer, amp and second battery Lots more to go but made tons of progress and it’s ready to camp this coming weekend. How did you do that roof vent with the indentations on top? Did you screw it in and then just fill it with sealant or did you press them flat for the vent would mount up flush?
You hear the thunder of stampeding rhinos, elephants and tacky tigers This town ain't big enough for the both of us And it ain't me who's gonna leave
| | | Re: 1987 Dodge B250 | Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 old hand | OP old hand Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 | What you can’t see is that the roof of later dodges were stamped flat for a vent to sit flush. They made spots ready for a vent and a sun roof upfront if I want to add one. Many roofs didn’t have that so people mounted them over the ridges in which case you’d seal them with silicone and butyl rubber as well. Mine was already in here but I plan to replace it soon. It’s kinda old looking and I want an electric fan version
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