Saturday night, at 1:00am, I finished the interior restoration project on my 86 Coupe. I bought this Vette in mid January, with the first thing that needed to be done, being an interior make over. Here is what I started with:

There is not much inside that was there when I started. I replaced just about everything, including new switches, upgraded both window regulators, new radio (nothing very fancy...just something that I could listen to), got rid of the failing Bose crap, and now have the car ready to go to my favorite speed shop: Horsepower Sales of Pompano Beach. There, it will be transformed into a beast. :D Anyway, here is what the interior looks like now:

Nice Job!!!!

Love the red and Black!!!

Gary

I'm really liking the black red door panel. I just replaced mine or I'd try to do the same! That looks great. I like the black seats too.

Superior job.

Thanks.
For the door panels, I had to order them in black. The red door carpet came in the carpet kit I bought from Wilcox. I am very happy with the outcome. It looks and smells brand new inside. I love it!

Now to get the motor/transmission/rear end/roll bar work done.

I figured that's how you did it. I've seen you can buy the door panel carpet separate. No way I'm going to take the carpet off of new panels. The doors and seats tie in very well with the dash. Sort of tones down the red, and gives your car a unique but not outrageous look.

GLAD you finshed i was waiting for you to get done LOOKS amazing. i wish my carpet was TORE up cause then i would replace it with red but it is in GREAT condition. (black so it works well anyways)

nice...like the seats!!!

Yet another use for duck/duct tape in the before pic.
Nice transformation. What does the future at Horsepower Sales hold? Engine,trasmission,rear end upgrades? Supercharger? Nitrous?

Plans in store...
434 c.i. small block stroker
700R4 rebuilt to handle the extra power
Solid rear end with 4.56 gears
6 point roll bar
HPS is going to tune the motor to not go under 10 seconds in the quarter. If I go under 10, then I need to up the roll bar to a 10 point cage. Don't want to do that, at least not for the first year or so. Once I get used to driving that fast, then I'll have it tuned to drop into the 9's and get my NHRA license. And...if I want to go even faster, I could throw it on the bottle and be in the low 9's. Should be a fun car to drive at the track!

BTW...the seats are Corbeau A4's. Had them left over from my last Vette...2001 Z06.

That color combo does look sharp!! Good choice.

That is a great looking interior! On the new drink holders. Will they hold a 20 oz. bottle ? Are they steady? Where did you get them?
Thanks
Kevin

Nice job, the red really makes it stand out!

The car looks great! Nice job.

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Not sure if they will hold a 20 oz bottle, but they hold cans/cups/etc. a lot better than the 1 inch deep factory cup holders. I think I ordered them from Mid America. There are two different styles, single cup holder and dual cup holder. It is very stable and literally take 10 seconds to install. There is a lip on the cup holder that fits under the top trim for the center console. I had used this brand before with my Z06 and they worked great in it, so I got it for my C4. I think they are worth the $ 30 (single) or $ 40 (dual) for them.

I'm jealous, I need an interior sooo bad.

great job, looks real good.

what's with the drink holder? i had one for awhile, most of the time it sat on the shelf and then i promptly sold it. no way jose one of those things are goin' in my car. nope, i just hold the beer in one hand while i drive the ZF-6 :kermit:

Well, when I am racing, it is easier to have my bottle of water in the cup holder on the side of the console than it is to have it between my legs. It is also very handy to keep my sunglasses in (so I don't sit on them) and my cell phone in. I hate the factory ones...they can't even keep a pack of smokes in place. :D