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TXGOOD
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MAR 11, 08:43 AM
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Thanks, guys
I tried to cover the rear pillar trim but there were just too many compound curves and I couldn`t get the vinyl to lay right around that indention where the door closes against it so I`m just going to paint them. I have discovered that it`s not too easy, at least with my experience, to cover some shapes without having sewing capabilities available.
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josef644
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MAR 11, 06:00 PM
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I liked you windshield pillers, and the console part is fantastic. You have read my mind, I am waiting on my 1/4" foam to do the same thing to mine. I put the resin on the headliner board the other day. It looks good. I have a sunroof, and have never had a real headliner in the car. I do have a sewing machine and plan to add vinyl to the spots where it won;t lay correctly for the two rear long ones. I have plans to cover the shift surround, and the Radio / AC piece also with 1/4" foam and then the charcoal Vinyl. Are you using the 3M spray adhesive or the stuff in the can with a paintbrush to coat it? I was wondering what worked out best for you. I bought the vinyl on E-Bay for $12.00 72"X 54" I am going to use the Charcoal color on the interior of mine.
Joe[This message has been edited by josef644 (edited 03-11-2007).]
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TXGOOD
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MAR 11, 07:25 PM
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I`m using the 3M trim adhesive. It works pretty good because you can lay it down and pull it up to reposition it before you press it for the final time. I got a book a while back about upholstery and I found one of the most useful tips in it was to glue the flat surfaces first and then to glue the curves and stretch the heck out of the vinyl because if you try to pull it all the way around to the backside to staple it in one shot it is hard to get it to conform. I got my vinyl from Mr Mikes and it stretches pretty much both ways. I`m hoping to cover my dash this week but I`m not looking forward to doing the instrument hump because I think it may give me a fit.
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Austrian Import
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MAR 12, 01:39 AM
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Looks awesome. And you're using the same dash for inspiration that I'm fascinated with. 
I'm looking forward to the finished product. Keep us updated with lots of pics. We like pics..
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Np Suede
I love that material. Love the feel of it. I got a chance to hold an Audi RS 6 steering wheel at Laguna seca (it was the pace car, car sounds awesome, but that's a different story) I think it would be awesome to have a whole interior (dash, steering wheel, upper door trim, middle part of seats) in suede. (Or fake suede <-- I found it the other day at Beverly's fabrics)
-M
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jack_ink
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MAR 12, 06:00 AM
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nice I have started my dash project based off of the factory dash to save hassle in mounting(the only problem will be in the hood release latch pull handle) I am going for a "no knee killing corners" vent setup
didnt think to start a build thread on it, DAMN but I am glassing it after I move into the new shop
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BH2OFiero
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MAR 12, 01:01 PM
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Would love to see some pictures of the cosole mated up to the dash. ------------------
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TXGOOD
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MAR 12, 01:21 PM
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I haven`t covered the dash yet. Only foam, but I will take some pictures tonight and post them.
I still haven`t decided if I should put a glove box in or not.
Mike
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TXGOOD
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MAR 12, 07:07 PM
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Ok BH2OFIERO
Here are a few pics of the console against the dash. As I said the dash is not covered yet so I just layed some vinyl up against it.
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bmaxbox
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MAR 12, 09:27 PM
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Thats so freaking awesome.. I might do something like this when i get some experience with fiberglassing. It looks great man. Keep it up. I really like the console
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TXGOOD
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MAR 12, 10:16 PM
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I know a few of you guys have mentioned Fiberglass work and experience but I am an amateur at fiberglassing. I just saw an article on the web about a guy who made something out of cardboard and then just `glassed it. That`s what I did. Just get a cheap hot glue gun, cut some cardboard into whatever shape you want and just brush on your resin, lay down the cloth and brush over that to make sure it`s saturated.
Cured fiberglass sands pretty easy, just be sure not to sand into the cloth. I then covered the fiberglass with fiberglass body filler and finished it with glazing putty. If you use 1/4" vinyl top padding for the dash you don`t really have to get all of the surface perfect because that foam is pretty dense. The only thing I did with wood on the dash was cut the ends to the shape I wanted. I also backed all of the openings with bendable lauan plywood. I made the console entirely from 1/2" baltic birch plywood. The only advantage I have with working with wood is that I have a friend with a fully stocked shop with any tool I might need like the top part of the console I cut from a chunk of 6" x 8" cedar to get the curve so I wouldn`t have to use cardboard on it.
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