Laying down material.

[180sx Dreams]

I've seen many cases where ppl did their own interiors on the 240's. I was wondering what tools and material is needed to do such a job. I saw the mad scientists "pooh bear 240" and I thought it was so sick. I was wondering how difficult of a task it is, what kind of material is needed and what tools are used to do the job. If anyone could help, that would be sick. Thanks.

[Badfish]

This thread seemed to have some good tips and pictures.zerothread?id=147581

Also, heres a write up on Zilvia.net about it.http://www.zilvia.net/f/showth...writeApologies for the offsite link, its hard to find documentation on people that have done it and had it come out successfully.

themadscientist is a moderator here and I'm sure you could IM or email him to post his tips in this thread on how he accompliished the project on his wife's car.

Weclome to NICO.

[themadscientist]

The fabric I used was a felt type, very porous. I pulled the OEM cloth inserts out, and ironed them so they would lay flat. I used them as templates for the Pooh peices. I masked off the panels and sprayed the areas to be upulstered with spray adhesive. Use a generous amount and let it tack up a bit. I stuck the inserts down and worked the edges down into the creases with a popsicle stick. The headliner was easier, spray it and lay down your fabric, tape down the edges on the back of the headliner panel. I covered the peices with thick mil plastic and laid sandbags on them to force the fabric to stay in the contours till the glue set up. Done.

[Badfish]

Thanks for the advice. I want to attempt doing my door panels and glove box this winter something akin to the kouki 180sx's velour-like interor. My carpet needs to be replaced too.

I've got manual windows plus I wouldnt want to shell out money for the Japanese doorskins that seem to only be for power windows with the controls on the opposite side..

[180sx Dreams]

man, i have to give you props, that car is so sick, and me and my girlfriend so happened to love that character. if you can go into detail maybe, that would be much help. Maybe even a list of products you used to do the job and also where you got the material from. Me and my girlfriend applaud the awesome craftsmanship. Thanks also!

[themadscientist]

3M spray adhesive, a boxcutter and a couple of yards of Pooh fabric from the sewing store. That's it.

[amolao]

I have attempted to do my panels many times, with different materials, techniques,etc....and the material always comes unglue in the curvy areas of the panel insert..yes I used all glues out there and different materials. Im also a perfectionist, so is gotta look right and good. Thats the whole idea, anyway just as a warning. Here is a pic of another member that had a guy do his profesionally. Now, this is perfect work, I dont even know how he managed to get a straight, factory quality. The way the OEM panels are shaped and put together makes it really hard to work with them to where they look good.

Here is the link:
Modified by amolao at 7:23 PM 5/19/2006