For those who have been following our series of tech features on Future Shock '88's transformation from a clapped-out Scottsdale workhorse into the world's most radical stock truck, one can't help but notice each segment to date has featured a universal appeal. The following story on the installation of an OEM-type molded vinyl floor covering is no exception. Every step, from the initial preparation to the final touches, can be applied to any truck that came from the factory with steel floorboards.
As one might recall, our premise for building Future Shock '88 was that genuine GM replacement parts for the 20-year-old C1500 series are for the most part still available. When it came time to move our way into reworking the '88's interior, we once again looked to the folks at Classic Industries in Huntington Beach, California.
Although our '88 is fully laid out with a radical air-ride suspension and the body is completely shaved, it must still function as a shop truck. At the top of this list was the interior. We wanted the same practicality afforded by the Scottsdale's original vinyl floor covering. From the factory our truck was equipped with a tan interior sporting a beige floor. We looked up genuine GM floor coverings in Classic Industries' catalog and discovered they stock the original GM part for our truck as G 2000 beige for $427.95. In addition to the OE beige, they offer the original red, blue, gray, and black vinyl floor coverings as well. Since we are color-changing our truck's interior to black, we were interested in the G 2002 black floor covering for $444.95. We were almost ready to cough up the cash for the genuine GM flooring when we discovered on page 45 that Classic Industries offers an aftermarket black vinyl replacement for $99.95. As a rule, we don't usually get too excited about an aftermarket product unless it is associated with a brand name we trust. Such was the case with the flooring on page 45. Proudly displayed alongside the product's image was the ACC logo. For those of you who might be unfamiliar with it, ACC stands for Auto Custom Carpets, "the world's leading manufacturer of automotive floor coverings, producing molded carpets for over 16,000 different types of vehicles from the 1940s through the current model year." What sealed the deal for us is that ACC is located right here in the United States in Anniston, Alabama.
Torn up from the floor up; the first step for Future Shock '88's do-it-yourself interior rework was to replace the original beige GM floor covering with a black vinyl floor covering by ACC from Classic Industries of Huntington Beach, California. | 
Before unbolting the seat mounting bolts, they were soaked in penetrating oil to lessen the chances of stripping the threads. | 
A flex 3/8-inch-drive spark plug ratchet with a long handle made short work out of removing the bolts. |