Pics and a "little" summary

[Carmine]

Hello everyone, I have 3 pics of the interior of my '56 210 wagon. You are looking at the passenger side which isn't quite done but I'm working on it. I really liked the yellow and black but this was only available for the BelAir. I contacted Ciadella Interiors and told them what I wanted and they accommodated me perfectly. I'm one step below a novice at things like this, so I had to really take my time. I had to constantly think about how one piece would fit into the next, the next, etc. The tack strip wasn't too bad to work with. Kind of stiff but workable. I got some instructions as to where each piece went and it didn't present any problems. The windlace was a little different. I first tried sliding it into the groove of the kick panel but met with alot of resistance. Pulled it back out and saw material below the thread line. Carefully cut this excess away and tried it again. Better, but not yet. Pulled it out again and saw a white colored plastic type line hanging out the end. Cut this back so that it was now enclosed in the windlace. Threaded it through again and it worked just fine. Attaching the windlace to the tack strip around the door frame wasn't so bad. You had to be careful with the size staples that you used. There is only one thin piece of tack strip, 1/8" thick, that goes about 1/2 way up in the rear of the door frame. It sits between two pieces of tack strip that are 3/8" thick. For the thinner piece, I used 1/4" staples. Didn't seem to be to long. On part of the winlace that has a cardboard backing, I used 1/2" staples. On the 3/8" tack strip where there was just cloth, I used 3/8" staples. Bending it around corners was fun, but it looks pretty good. I then fit the door panel and measured for the window handle hole. Mine wasn't precut. I measured a few times and made the cut. WOW. I don't know what happened, but I wasn't as centered as I wanted to be. When finished, I was barely able to hide the hole with the handle and that plastic grommet. In my opinion, the nails on the panel are too long. You can eyeball it yourself and see that there is too much nail and not enough space/tack strip. The top nail will definitely have to be cut. This nail goes into the 1/8" tack strip and will never seat properly. I cut the top one more then the others. I can't tell you how much I cut. A little at a time and then I would fit the panel to where I thought it would work, which eventually, it did.
I used diagonal cutting pliers to cut the nails. Make sure you cut them on a good, steep angle. You want a nice point on the nail so that it will penetrate that hard tack strip. I also used a block of wood on the nail strip to secure it evenly all the way down. Well, thats my story and limited experience. Overall, I'm real happy with it. I'm going to do the other side the same way. This worked for me and hopefully will for you, Carmine.

(We're having a difficult time linking the 3 pics with the narrative. If the pics don't appear, would someone kindly go to my album and put the pics in. Thank you very much).

http://www.trifive.com/forums/album....ictureid=28952

http://www.trifive.com/forums/album....ictureid=28950

http://www.trifive.com/forums/album....ictureid=28951

[angs1957]

Looks fantastic Carmine, I placed the links in for you

[Carmine]

Originally Posted by angs1957

Looks fantastic Carmine, I placed the links in for you

Thank you. I don't know why I struggle sometimes, but I do.

[carls 56]

good job, turning out nice carmine.

[NEWWIFE]

Thanks for the updates and pictures. I want to do the same myself but I am not at that point yet. More pics is better. Sometimes the simplest thighs are better explained with a picture.

[Dan Starnes]

Carmine that looks outstanding! Love the color combo.

[chevman57]

[chevman57]

Looks like you are making good headway on it.
Terry

[Stuey]

Looks Awesome. Also love the colour combo.

I will need to do windlace and door trips too soon. Very much appreciate you taking the time to document the trial and error rather than just the finished result.

Cheers
Stuey

[jblack55]

I have always liked that color combo on the 56's keep it going