I reshaped the opening to work with the tilt.
ooo, daddy likes, really need to see it in the car to see how well the hot rod look blends in. Really clean work!
ooo, daddy likes, really need to see it in the car to see how well the hot rod look blends in. Really clean work!
Attention:
Bill,
Don't want to side track your tread… but I had to comment on Al's dash… looks awesome!
Now.. back to regular programming
I'm using the gentleman seats and will reupholster them. The front and rear of the seats are exposed, so both sides need to upholstered. That means that the material on the front must be pulled around the sides and then hidden, and like wise for the material on the rear. To provide a clean way of hiding all that excess material, I molded a back panel for each of the seats.
- I started by taping the back of the seat to ensure the fiberglass would release. Then I used clay to mold some additional clearance for the fasteners that would hold the seat back in place. I dug a small well for each fastener and lined the well with fiberglass cloth.
- I then laid fiberglass over the back side of the seat and trimmed the edges after the cure. The bottom of the seat is not exposed so it was trimmed away.
- Using the fastener wells as a guide, I epoxied the click-bond #6 threaded fasteners to the back of the seat.
- Then securely attached the seat back and covered the fasteners with countersunk covers that are flush with the surface.
- The seat backs will be covered with 1/8" foam and upholstery material, so I did not spend a lot of effort getting the fiberglass surface perfect.
Custom Stitching Co finished my SLC interior on Thursday! I picked up the car and spent the next 3 days tearing it completely apart, so I could get it into the paint shop on Monday.
I prepped the interior as much as I could for the upholstery:
The upholstery was mostly a "wrap job", but they did some very creative fabrication as well:
- I used the RCR gentleman seats with a few modifications. I trimmed off the shoulder ears and fabricated covers for the mounting base, the seat back, and the seat front.
- To keep the interior tidy, I fabricated storage compartments that fit in the unused space between the seats and the side pods (both sides). Together, the driver's and passenger's compartments have as much storage volume as most passenger cars.
- Fabricated a flat floor around the seat
- I recessed the speakers into the waterfall panel.
Overall, I think the Custom Stitching Co gave me a high end look.
- They embellished the console for a much more finished look.
- Built a visor for my gauge pod.
- Integrated the firewall panel in with the seat backs
- Worked with me on my seat pad design
- They also upholstered my trunk (Sorry, no PIC).
Note: The exposed yellow body under the door panel will be painted black.