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Floyd had a great idea on the interior
of the roadster - make a steel interior with some flared holes and then
have some diamond patterned leather inserts within the steel (which will
sit flush). Should be a perfect match to the exterior of the car. A
real hot rod look, just nice! We got with Eric Brockmeyer to do some
sketches, and after going back and forth a few times, this is what we
came up with. The flared hole pieces will be removable, with the back
side able to come apart to allow it to be painted nice and cleaned
easily. |
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We started with some cardboard
sketches of the kick panel and door. |
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This is the
piece that will go across the top of the door. We need to put a subtle
curve (front to back) in it to follow the curvature of the door. |
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Here it is along with a start of the
lower portion of the door. |
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At this
point, the kick panel is done and we're starting on the door. The latch
has been removed, and a bear claw latch has been moved to the B pillar. |
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Door is
almost complete. We'll make an insert for the upper portion that will
have diamond pattern leather, the lower will have carpet. Both will be
a flush fit. Now we just need to finish the top edge. |
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The doors
have a nice jamb area all of the way around. |
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Door is complete. We still need to
make an upper portion (with flared holes) for the upper part of the kick
panel. A hard piece to see when compete, but if you look up under that
dash, it will flow with the rest of the interior real well! |