Twokidsnosleep Posted February 5, 2019 Author Posted February 5, 2019 On January 31, 2019 at 7:58 AM, bobthehobbyguy said: Those seats are really nice. The leather looks great. Cheer Bob and thanks
Twokidsnosleep Posted February 5, 2019 Author Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) Got the interior tub out from the body with minimal damage. Had to cut the pins on the centre console as they been glued I painted areas black that needed it and the rest gets the leather treatment. All the console buttons and such will get re-made and I changed the shifter into an nice polished aluminium. Edited February 5, 2019 by Twokidsnosleep
Dann Tier Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Twokidsnosleep said: Got the interior tub out from the body with minimal damage. Had to cut the pins on the centre console as they been glued I painted areas black that needed it and the rest gets the leather treatment. All the console buttons and such will get re-made and I changed the shifter into an nice polished aluminium. EXTREMELY nice transformation, bud!!!!!
Twokidsnosleep Posted February 6, 2019 Author Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) Thanks Dann The car is far classier with the brown removed...black tan and red will look great Edited February 6, 2019 by Twokidsnosleep
Dann Tier Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 On 2/5/2019 at 8:40 PM, Twokidsnosleep said: Thanks Dann The car is far classier with the brown removed...black tan and red will look great I agree!!, whats planned for the firewall?
Twokidsnosleep Posted February 7, 2019 Author Posted February 7, 2019 11 hours ago, Dann Tier said: I agree!!, whats planned for the firewall? Black paint footwells and black leather visible corners with silver speaker covers I am waffling between red carpet and a boring tan one....probably go red Dash will get black spray paint as well
Dann Tier Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Twokidsnosleep said: Black paint footwells and black leather visible corners with silver speaker covers I am waffling between red carpet and a boring tan one....probably go red Dash will get black spray paint as well Sounds GREAT!!!!, i'd go with a red carpet as well....perfect for that time!!
Funkychiken Posted February 13, 2019 Posted February 13, 2019 Great looking rebuild I'm loving the detailed work here!
Twokidsnosleep Posted February 14, 2019 Author Posted February 14, 2019 Cheers guys Slight detour as I work on a Gallardo I'll be back!!
Dann Tier Posted February 15, 2019 Posted February 15, 2019 16 hours ago, Twokidsnosleep said: Cheers guys Slight detour as I work on a Gallardo I'll be back!! Hope you get back to it soon, bud!!
Twokidsnosleep Posted February 16, 2019 Author Posted February 16, 2019 Back at her this weekend, got the red carpet done and finished the seats. Some glue clean up, a few furry edges and touch up black paint required, but the tub is pretty well leathered up now.
Belugawrx Posted February 17, 2019 Posted February 17, 2019 Interior is coming along nicely Scott. Still don't like those Little Tyke floor mats... I'm sure you'll figure something out ... Happy Family day tomorrow..! More bench time !!
Twokidsnosleep Posted February 19, 2019 Author Posted February 19, 2019 On February 17, 2019 at 11:31 AM, Belugawrx said: Interior is coming along nicely Scott. Still don't like those Little Tyke floor mats... I'm sure you'll figure something out ... Happy Family day tomorrow..! More bench time !! Hi Bruce thanks for looking and commenting Ya the floor mats might have to go..that is two votes against and one on the fence I did take some photos without them so I wouldn't have a full revolt!
Funkychiken Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 Great looking rebuild I'm loving the detailed work here! That interior is looking plush
LaughingIndian Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 there was a time when not much got by me ... but I can’t quite remember when that was ... I wanted to be there when you started your move to the Pochers but i just found this Scott ... tough gettin’ old I guess I don’t know why the mats don’t go ... maybe because you did such a nice and neat job on those seats! Great job ...
bobthehobbyguy Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 Coming along nicely. Go to agree those floor mats just don't look right. The new color combo looks great for the interior.
Dann Tier Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 Now that is 100% better!!, and looking FANTASTIC, bud!!!!
Twokidsnosleep Posted March 11, 2019 Author Posted March 11, 2019 Ok I will submit to nixing the floor mats...rough crowd My workspace got a good cleaning and I am itching to get back to this...but I just 2K cleared something so I have to wait for full dry so I don’t make more dust form leather shavings soon, very soon thanks for lookin’
Dann Tier Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 I wouldn't get rid of the floormats, bud!, I would just get rid of the "Candy cane" Cave man looking trim around it, and glue the rest of it to a thin bit of styrene painted black or a tone of beige rubber -that WILL fix the problem.
LaughingIndian Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 I agree with Dan ... maybe cord of some kind ... that braid looks like the gold chain the guy likely to drive that thing would wear around his neck ...
Twokidsnosleep Posted March 24, 2019 Author Posted March 24, 2019 On 2019-03-15 at 6:38 PM, LaughingIndian said: I agree with Dan ... maybe cord of some kind ... that braid looks like the gold chain the guy likely to drive that thing would wear around his neck ... I am sending that to you after it comes off, I expect to see it hanging around your manly chest hairs
LaughingIndian Posted March 24, 2019 Posted March 24, 2019 6 hours ago, Twokidsnosleep said: I am sending that to you after it comes off, I expect to see it hanging around your manly chest hairs Thank you ... maybe I’ll let the valet park my ford wagon next time ...
Twokidsnosleep Posted February 18, 2020 Author Posted February 18, 2020 So a year later and I pick this back up. I will pick away at the interior over the spring among other projects Made some toggles and dials for the center console out copper wire and brass tubing
Rich Chernosky Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 Scott....I built the Testarossa (mine is a spyder) and the F-40 many years ago. If I remember correctly the fit on the front cover was way off and I had to grind down the attachment points quite a bit. Mine are displayed with pieces of styrofoam under the car. It is just the right height so the wheels and tires sit flat but don't support any of the weight. You have to look hard to spot the styrofoam and I have had no suspension failure. Your interior leather work is spot on by the way. Wish I had done this to mine but they were built over 15yrs ago. Where did you find the leather. I can still take it apart and do it. Eventually both these cars will come out of my Ferrari case (they take up an enormous amount of room) and have their own separate display cases.
Twokidsnosleep Posted February 18, 2020 Author Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Scott....I built the Testarossa (mine is a spyder) and the F-40 many years ago. If I remember correctly the fit on the front cover was way off and I had to grind down the attachment points quite a bit. Mine are displayed with pieces of styrofoam under the car. It is just the right height so the wheels and tires sit flat but don't support any of the weight. You have to look hard to spot the styrofoam and I have had no suspension failure. Your interior leather work is spot on by the way. Wish I had done this to mine but they were built over 15yrs ago. Where did you find the leather. I can still take it apart and do it. Eventually both these cars will come out of my Ferrari case (they take up an enormous amount of room) and have their own separate display cases. Hi Rich Yes I am planning on supporting the car's under the body too...something solid and black to hide under there. The leather is from a local store, as light weight (thickness) as I could get. It is lambskin I believe. A chrome tanned lamb leather hide works well. Springfield leather is a good source in the States. I am using the internal/ suede side as the outer grain side was shiny and looked out of scale. The suede side is a better colour match too. Thanks for looking Edited February 18, 2020 by Twokidsnosleep
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