Sean Rose - An American Graphic Artist, Photographer and Computer Programmer.

After some thinking, I decided to start with the inside and work my way out since at first glance, the inside needed the most help.

I immediately pulled the dead tape deck and the nasty carpets. I took great joy in throwing both of those away.

My first fix was the steering wheel. The leather was ripped open and shredded. Maybe the dog? I don't know.. but I didn't take a before picture.

I fly rockets, big rockets, so I am pretty adept with various adhesives. My fix for this was to mix some quick set epoxy and thin it with a little bit of rubbing alcohol. I soaked the torn leather and tried to smooth it back in place. I then wrapped the wheel with thin black cloth and then 3M electrical tape to hold it all in place.

I put a leather wheel cover on and it looks better than factory and you really cannot tell it was ever messed up. It did an amazing job. It even feels seemless to the touch and is only visible at close inspection. You can see the wheel in the bottom photos and some of the later ones.

You can also see smashed chapstick, dirt, debris and rust in the floor. It wasn't super bad, but it wasn't clean per se, either. The more I pulled stuff out, the more I was like, ugh. Beer bottle caps, tabs, sunflower seeds, dirt, hair, change and more... yummy.

After fixing the steering wheel, I put in new high output 55watt headlights (35 is standard) and new wiper blades all around.

So here are some more of the first just looking and feeling things out pics. Page 3 has more.