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GrtDanes · GrtDanes

Im debating on buying the hides to re-upolster my complete interiorand was woundering around how many yds to buy.Has anyone done this?Im talking with extra for arm rests,sunvisors and dash panel also.Any help is appreciated.I cant find any company that will do the original upholsteryin a custo...

canso1965 · canso1965

Does anybody have a 65 Acadian with blue two tone interior I could see pictures of

4SPEED427 · 4SPEED427

Rather than clutter up the for sale thread for the nice white 63, I wanted to bring this here. I have removed delete plates from Novas and Acadians that were painted but never paid attention to the years. What is your observation about what models were black and what models were painted interior colou...

bferguson · bferguson

Has anyone done this themselves? I just finished disassembly of the drivers seat bottom and I'll post some pictures later. Right now I'm wondering about materials. The factory used foam buns, batting and burlap in combination (foam over batting over burlap). I've seen a YouTube video where they di...

noorticus · noorticus

Is there any source for 66 canso interiors? Id prefer not to go Nova and prefer not to get used worn out stuff (I already have that). Any upholstery shops that can duplicate or repair/renew what I have?

4SPEED427 · 4SPEED427

This is quite a long shot but a guy has to start somewhere.... I only recently found out that a bench seat 4 speed X body in the years mentioned above would have a small trim piece around the hole in carpet to finish it off. Has anyone ever seen one, and if so, any idea if it was ever reproduced? A guy mentioned...

bferguson · bferguson

hope I picked the right place to post this - I'm looking for advice with this problem on my '68.... I had the instrument cluster out of the car to fix a couple of unrelated issues. Everything was working fine prior to removal. On re-assembly I didn't have a left signal or high beam indicator. I'd had a har...

rabbit64cs · rabbit64cs

helping a buddy out , just to confirm .. the tin backs and plastic lowers shoukd be colour matched to the vinyl .. orrery ??? He bought a car that included the news seats and such . He wants confirm if factory were colour matched ? My opinion .. colour match them regardless!! But he is wanting to do i...

hawkeye5766 · hawkeye5766

Well after looking high and low for a steering wheel ( even checked with Tin Man ) decided I am just going to have to fix mine. Hade some 1/2" gaps so 2 part liquid epoxy wouldn't work, too runny so I found some two part metal epoxy putty,worked pretty good. Ready for final prep and paint. Just wonderi...

hawkeye5766 · hawkeye5766

Think I'm going to end up painting some of the interior ( 66 Canso). Trim code is 016 but can't find the colour. Thx Jim

natehirji · natehirji

i was trying to find a wiring harness for my Acadian so its a lot smoother to build. i spoke to american autowire and they said they don't have one for the acadian and the nova wouldn't work on this car. Do i have to make one from scratch (learn how to make a wiring harness) or is there a pre made one i can use? T...

bferguson · bferguson

Wasn't sure where to place this, hope most are like me and go to recent posts 1st... Does anyone know where in Canada I can get 8 ohm speakers re-coned? I'd prefer southern Ontario but will go Canada wide. I don't want to deal with the hassles of going across border. thanks in advance!

forespeed · forespeed

I have two pieces of stainless trim that appear to be the trim at the top of the interior door panels on a 66 Acadian Canso. The thing that I'm not sure of is my experience with the 62-65 interior door panels is that the top and bottom trim pieces are retainers to hold the panels in place. These two pieces a...

Lefty · Lefty

how hard is it to replace zipper on rear window mine let go and as hard as i try i cannot get it to go back. tried with loose so no tension on it. thanks

Lefty · Lefty

has anyone else run into door switches that are too long ? like this instead of this

hawkeye5766 · hawkeye5766

Anyone ever attempted to make their own door panels and have them look stock? Mine are shot and was thinking of giving it a try since they are not reproduced.I know you can pay $$$ and have them made but have to have the $$$ Buddies have told me to just stick in 67 ones! Just looking for some tips if anyone h...

Whitey67 · Whitey67

Howdy All: Does anyone have a paint code for the 214 Red interior color for 67 Canso? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Dave Y...

hawkeye5766 · hawkeye5766

Gathering some parts together to get rechromed and can't make up my mind if I want to redo the console. Have heard that once you get it rechromed you'll never get the brushed chrome effect back. Not going to be a show car so I'm thinking a few pits in the gunnel isn't that bad compared to loosing the brushed...

BobinBC · BobinBC

I'm just learning about the Acadians differences from Novas. Does this upholstery look like original 62 Acadian? It's in a convertible and looks to be in very good shape,. -- Edited by BobinBC on Wednesday 14th of January 2015 09:47:57 PM

GrtDanes · GrtDanes

Are these actual 67 Acadian buckets,or something else?They fit ok in the car.

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	How many yards? (Preview) Im debating on buying the hides to re-upolster my complete interiorand was woundering around how many yds to buy.Has anyone done this?Im talking with extra for arm rests,sunvisors and dash panel also.Any help is appreciated.I cant find any company that will do the original upholsteryin a custo...	GrtDanes	4	1283	Feb 1, 2023 by cdnpont
	1965 Acadian canso sd (Preview) Does anybody have a 65 Acadian with blue two tone interior I could see pictures of	canso1965	4	1677	Dec 6, 2021 by canso1965
	Acadian radio delete plates (Preview) Rather than clutter up the for sale thread for the nice white 63, I wanted to bring this here. I have removed delete plates from Novas and Acadians that were painted but never paid attention to the years. What is your observation about what models were black and what models were painted interior colou...	4SPEED427	18	5661	Aug 18, 2021 by bjburnout
	Installing New Seat Buns (Preview) Has anyone done this themselves? I just finished disassembly of the drivers seat bottom and I'll post some pictures later. Right now I'm wondering about materials. The factory used foam buns, batting and burlap in combination (foam over batting over burlap). I've seen a YouTube video where they di...	bferguson	7	3552	Jul 25, 2021 by 65Camino
	Canso (Preview) Is there any source for 66 canso interiors? Id prefer not to go Nova and prefer not to get used worn out stuff (I already have that). Any upholstery shops that can duplicate or repair/renew what I have?	noorticus	2	1777	Jun 21, 2020 by ARCADIAN
	Acadian/Nova Bench Seat 4 Speed Carpet Trim Ring 65-67 (Preview) This is quite a long shot but a guy has to start somewhere.... I only recently found out that a bench seat 4 speed X body in the years mentioned above would have a small trim piece around the hole in carpet to finish it off. Has anyone ever seen one, and if so, any idea if it was ever reproduced? A guy mentioned...	4SPEED427	20	3349	Mar 13, 2019 by 65wagon
	1968 Chevy II (Acadian) instrument cluster electrical problem (Preview) hope I picked the right place to post this - I'm looking for advice with this problem on my '68.... I had the instrument cluster out of the car to fix a couple of unrelated issues. Everything was working fine prior to removal. On re-assembly I didn't have a left signal or high beam indicator. I'd had a har...	bferguson	4	3154	Jun 17, 2018 by 4SPEED427

	67 Acadian / nova interior question (Preview) helping a buddy out , just to confirm .. the tin backs and plastic lowers shoukd be colour matched to the vinyl .. orrery ??? He bought a car that included the news seats and such . He wants confirm if factory were colour matched ? My opinion .. colour match them regardless!! But he is wanting to do i...	rabbit64cs	3	2927	Apr 16, 2018 by hawkeye5766
	66 Canso steering wheel restoration ( 1 2 ) painted (Preview) Well after looking high and low for a steering wheel ( even checked with Tin Man ) decided I am just going to have to fix mine. Hade some 1/2" gaps so 2 part liquid epoxy wouldn't work, too runny so I found some two part metal epoxy putty,worked pretty good. Ready for final prep and paint. Just wonderi...	hawkeye5766	30	11050	Jan 26, 2018 by MC
	Trim code 016 colour?(66 Canso) (Preview) Think I'm going to end up painting some of the interior ( 66 Canso). Trim code is 016 but can't find the colour. Thx Jim	hawkeye5766	5	3277	Nov 23, 2017 by hawkeye5766
	70 Acadian Wiring Harness wiring harness acadian 1970 (Preview) i was trying to find a wiring harness for my Acadian so its a lot smoother to build. i spoke to american autowire and they said they don't have one for the acadian and the nova wouldn't work on this car. Do i have to make one from scratch (learn how to make a wiring harness) or is there a pre made one i can use? T...	natehirji	21	7319	Oct 24, 2017 by Poconova
	re-coning speakers (Preview) Wasn't sure where to place this, hope most are like me and go to recent posts 1st... Does anyone know where in Canada I can get 8 ohm speakers re-coned? I'd prefer southern Ontario but will go Canada wide. I don't want to deal with the hassles of going across border. thanks in advance!	bferguson	4	4014	Jan 10, 2017 by tburgGM
	1966 Acadian Canso interior door panel retainers (Preview) I have two pieces of stainless trim that appear to be the trim at the top of the interior door panels on a 66 Acadian Canso. The thing that I'm not sure of is my experience with the 62-65 interior door panels is that the top and bottom trim pieces are retainers to hold the panels in place. These two pieces a...	forespeed	7	4182	Oct 3, 2016 by forespeed
	replacing rear window on convert (Preview) how hard is it to replace zipper on rear window mine let go and as hard as i try i cannot get it to go back. tried with loose so no tension on it. thanks	Lefty	4	4191	Jun 27, 2016 by davelacourse

	door switches (Preview) has anyone else run into door switches that are too long ? like this instead of this	Lefty	4	3866	Apr 29, 2016 by hawkeye5766
	Make your own door panels? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Anyone ever attempted to make their own door panels and have them look stock? Mine are shot and was thinking of giving it a try since they are not reproduced.I know you can pay $$$ and have them made but have to have the $$$ Buddies have told me to just stick in 67 ones! Just looking for some tips if anyone h...	hawkeye5766	46	11966	Feb 18, 2016 by hawkeye5766
	1967 Acadian Canso 214 Red Interior paint codes. (Preview) Howdy All: Does anyone have a paint code for the 214 Red interior color for 67 Canso? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Dave Y...	Whitey67	0	3320	Sep 3, 2015 by Whitey67
	Leave alone or Re chrome? (Preview) Gathering some parts together to get rechromed and can't make up my mind if I want to redo the console. Have heard that once you get it rechromed you'll never get the brushed chrome effect back. Not going to be a show car so I'm thinking a few pits in the gunnel isn't that bad compared to loosing the brushed...	hawkeye5766	13	4996	Jul 31, 2015 by hawkeye5766
	62 Acadian interior question (Preview) I'm just learning about the Acadians differences from Novas. Does this upholstery look like original 62 Acadian? It's in a convertible and looks to be in very good shape,. -- Edited by BobinBC on Wednesday 14th of January 2015 09:47:57 PM	BobinBC	18	7850	Jul 14, 2015 by Lefty
	Acadian seats (Preview) Are these actual 67 Acadian buckets,or something else?They fit ok in the car.	GrtDanes	8	4736	Jun 25, 2015 by hawkeye5766
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