1991 supra impulse rebuild and new interior

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1195811959119601196111962Well i bought this boat in november 2012 and just ripped into it right when i got it home and thanks for everyones post on here they really helped out to read them buti think i have been silent enough and figured i would show the progress so far...still have a little more to go but just about done for the summer fun.....would love feedback good or bad!

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[haugy]

That's some impressive interior work. Nice.

Boat looks like it's coming along well. Any plans to wetsand it?

[sybrmike]

Definitely a much braver and talented man than I tackling that interior work - looks great!

[Alexoag]

yea i have finished one side now on the wet sanding and a 5 stage buff now i need to get the motavation for the other side haha but im just starting to get the stereo stuff in the mail this week so i might change up and install the stereo

[Salty87]

is this a 90's model? some colors i haven't seen before.

there's a thread on wakeworld with some badass looking polymer/sealant (Hula Polymer Sealant). i have a wetsanding in my future too...
http://www.wakeworld.com/forum/showthread.php?t=797501

anyone heard of Hula?

forgot to mention you've got some upholstery skills. i'm jealous.

[Alexoag]

Yea it's a 91... I wanted to change up the colors to make it a little more modern. But yea I just watched some YouTube videos on sewing and went for it. Never sewed before in my life. Anyone can to it just get drunk and start tearing the seats apart haha. Just one tip to save you lots of time fixing mess ups....don't sew drunk. And that hula stuff looks like some good stuff

[Alexoag]

So I do have a question for the stereo buffs out there..I'm putting in a 600 watt amp for the speakers and a 500 watt amp for the sub I got good speakers and a nice sub...my question is do I have to run two batteries or a bigger alternator or a switch on the batteries? Help! Lol

[haugy]

is this a 90's model? some colors i haven't seen before.

Impulse model. Kind of like the Esprit. They had a little more different color patterns than normal.

[kvand347]

That is coming along nice man! Youtube video and go do it? You got some brass...:rolleyes:

[Alexoag]

yea haugy the impulse had the pink and purple interior I changed it all up even got rid of that pink stripe down the middle of the dog house and embrodered the new supra logo and stars....im telling what though i would do it again in a heart beat if i got anouther boat with rough interior. yea kevin im a carpenter by trade and have no busness being behind a sewing machine lol u just have to commit once you tear off that first piece. :p

[Kma4444]

I would run a second battery for sure, you'll want the extra reserve for sitting and listening. Run an isolator to keep the aux battery from draining the starting battery. Easy as it can be.

[Alexoag]

yea copy that.....i just got done installing everything yesterday and thats what i did.turned out pretty nice....i mounted all the amps and power blocks and switch up on the wall so it didn't take any storage space away.

[Ptownkid]

What was your material cost for the interior? Regular sewing machine? Youtube links?

[Alexoag]

around $600...thats including all the welting, and hide-a-staple, thread, staples, button covers, material.....now i did have to buy a fine wire staple gun for 150 but im sure it will make its money back one day. i was able to reuse the foam i just steamed it to bring it back to life. and the embrodery on the dog house was 200 alone but i saved myself 100 on that by making the design myself and having it on a USB drive for the guy so he didnt have to mess with it.

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i used a 1974 kennmore sewing maching nothing special..just make sure it has a "walking foot"........ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBLzLdivsd0 ...........these guys tought me the most...i just spent all night watching their videos and by the end of it i was pretty confident on starting in on the project and ordering the material.

[Ptownkid]

Cool thanks man! I am a total diyer and I'm going to seriously consider this!

[Alexoag]

i hope you do! if you have any questions at all about it just hit me up i would be happy to help ya out!