My 88 Formula Interior Redesign (Page 78/87)
Sourmug OCT 29, 10:39 PM
I`m foaming at the mouth to see more

Nolan
Sofa King NOV 01, 07:12 AM

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Originally posted by Sourmug:

I`m foaming at the mouth to see more

Nolan



Foaming... I get it! Unfortunately, I haven't had an opportunity to work with the foam yet - I want to save it for a BIG surprise!

I was on travel most of last weekend and then had to prep for a few social events to include Halloween so I wasn't able to do a whole lot. The work I was able to do I don't have pics. It's all the same sanding, prepping, glassing, etc... I didn't want to bore you guys. I did work on the drivers side door panel and that's 90% complete. I still need to work the area where the door handle trim plate goes. Once that's done the door panels are basically finished minus vinyl/carpet on the lower area and having the door pulls re-upholstered.

QUESTION: Should I reupholster the lower portion of the door panel with black vinyl/black piping or with black carpet - similar to the stock look of the original? What do you guys think?

In other news... somewhat bad... I posted a thread describing a transaction I had with "Chump" (aka Cameron). I purchased used power mirrors from a him a few months ago and I have heard very little since sending the money - the mirrors still have not arrived. I don't want to say anything disparaging or negative because I know how busy people get and things to have tendency to fall through the cracks. But if ANYBODY knows Chump, any help or guidance would be appreciated. I have a feeling I can kiss my money good bye.
Sofa King NOV 08, 08:25 AM
Hi All,

Lots of movement but no pics - they're all the same - sanding, priming, sanding, priming, a little more fiberglass, sanding, etc (no sense in eating up server space)... I have a 4 day weekend coming up and I should have the door panels finished (minis the vinyl / carpet).

I'm still not sure whether to do black carpet or vinyl. I think both would look sharp, but I think the carpet would hold up better. What do you guys think?

This is an image of what panel would look like with a carpet. Finally, I was watching TV over the weekend and flipped to "Back to the Future"... When MJ Fox's character "Marty" closed the door of the Delorean, he used a "Door Pull Strap". This gave me an idea. I "graphically" added a door pull strap instead of the armrest/door pull. What do you guys think?


More to come!
1988holleyformula NOV 08, 01:16 PM

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Originally posted by Sofa King:

This is an image of what panel would look like with a carpet. Finally, I was watching TV over the weekend and flipped to "Back to the Future"... When MJ Fox's character "Marty" closed the door of the Delorean, he used a "Door Pull Strap". This gave me an idea. I "graphically" added a door pull strap instead of the armrest/door pull. What do you guys think?

More to come!



I think the door pull strap would be kinda cheesy. Maybe cooler if your car has vertical doors? not sure if you do or not...
grkboy707 NOV 08, 06:49 PM

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Originally posted by Sofa King:

Finally, I was watching TV over the weekend and flipped to "Back to the Future"... When MJ Fox's character "Marty" closed the door of the Delorean, he used a "Door Pull Strap". This gave me an idea. I "graphically" added a door pull strap instead of the armrest/door pull. What do you guys think?


More to come!



No sir. it doesnt fit with the nice stylings you've done. And put my vote in for the carpet
Sourmug NOV 08, 11:10 PM
My opinion is to go high quality vinyl on the doors, perhaps with some custom stitching. I don't think the strap works either.

The panels look great though!

Nolan

[This message has been edited by Sourmug (edited 11-08-2010).]

Sofa King NOV 09, 10:44 AM
Thanks for the kind words. Still not sure which direction to take re: the carpet or vinyl. My concern about the vinyl is that it will get scuffed up /ripped/torn. The carpet seems a better path to take. I will look at designing a new "map holder" cubby area for the door. Although I think the door pull straps would be kinda cool, I'll leave them to the VWs, Delorean's and Porsches. No sense in constatly changing the interior. I'm going to take the two extra door pulls to the local upholster and see what they will charge to cover them in vinyl with custom stitching.

Also, I'll be stopping by a salvage yard today with the hopes of finding a few knick knacks for the interior.

Finally... if anybody is parting out a car with power side mirrors - please let me know. Thanks
katatak NOV 09, 11:13 PM
Hey Greg!

Keep thinking outside the box - I like the idea of "sans arm rests". Maybe just a simple handle to pull the door shut? I'm a big guy so the arm rest is just a pain in the side for me! You got me rethinking again. Looking good as usual.

Pat
Sofa King NOV 15, 08:20 AM
UPDATES! And a surprise...

The door panels are 95% complete. A few more areas to sand then prime & paint! And... a nice little surprise...

This was the last areas of the drivers side door panel that needed work. WHAT A PAIN this has been! After all the snading was finished I found a few little holes and uneven areas. I mised some resin together and lightly spread over the working area. The nice thing about the resin is that it smooths out and creates a rock hard surface to work with. A few passes with the resin and I'm almost done!



With a shot of primer / filler. Just a quick addition of body filler, sanding and primer and she's all ready for paint


What's the surprise? Check this out! SourMug (aka Nolan) was kind enough to send me this...


No... it's not booze... Although I should definately send him some for his kindness and generosity. What is it? It's expanding foam The same stuff he used on his door panels and interior redesign!

I decided to give it a go and start testing with it. I was very frugal. I remeber Nolan using it on his door panels and how the foam expanded and just kept on going and going and going...

Using a piece of fiberglass I precut and sanded down... I masked off the edges with tape



I then poured the foaming agent


Then sat back and watched the magic...





I did the same thing to the console skeleton(?)




I then started forming the foam with a little saw and sandpaper - this was only a practice run. The foam is very easy to cut and sand. The best part (what Nolan told me) you can fiberglass over the foam and the resin will not eat away at the foam

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Thanks again to Nolan for his generosity!

OK NOW!!!!! Where is a good place to get carpet pieces similar to the ones used on the stock door panels?

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Sofa King NOV 15, 02:40 PM
I Forgot to Mention:

I stopped by the Fiero Factory last week to pick a few items and discuss a few things with Jeremy when I met a fellow Fiero Guy. We started chatting and had a great time waiting for Jeremy to come back to the shop. He had just returned from overseas and drove 6 hours to have his GT worked on - FANTASTIC looking car!

When all was said and done, I had to head out. But I never got his name...