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21. Interior Trim & Seats

Colour

My choice of colour for the inside is Wadi Beige vinyl with green piping and the carpet is Ochre. Vinyl was chosen as being more resilient to rain than leather! All the interior materials were supplied by NG.

Dashboard & Side Formers

The construction of the dashboard & side formers is dealt with in the Dashboard section. Before final fitting, however, I covered the formers to match the rest of the upholstery.

Side Panels

Side panel - click for larger size The side panels come as complete pieces with padded vinyl and carpet sections. They are a good fit and require only minor trimming of the carpet in the bottom corners. I also stuck some small pads to the reverse of each front carpet part to help reduce any vibrations.

The panel is fitted by sliding the top up under the arm cut-out return lip and then pushing the base in at the bottom where the carpet overlaps onto the floor. Once happy with the fit, I removed it and used some spray contact adhesive along the bottom and front edges which secured it all rather nicely.

Underlay

Underlay - click for larger size I decided to use underlay beneath some carpet sections to improve the feel and wear resistance and to act as sound deadening. I obtained a roll of foil covered felt from Moss Europe (described as Heatshield Insulation) which has the added bonus of reflecting heat. This was quite easily cut to shape and stuck inside the cockpit with spray adhesive. I used it over the transmission tunnel and gearbox, the footwell fronts and the sections of floor but did not use it near corners where there would already be two layers of carpet overlapping. Each section was tackled after the previous one had been carpeted.

Carpet & Gaiters

The carpet sections were supplied ready tailored but required a few tweaks here and there. The order of fitting is:

  1. Transmission tunnel & gearbox cover
  2. Footwell front & rear upright (behind seats)
  3. Floor sections
  4. Rear shelf & boot floor
Gaiters were supplied for the handbrake and gear lever in matching vinyl.

Front Seats & Seat Belts

Seat belt fitted - click for larger size The front seats were supplied as more or less complete units. A set of runners have to be bolted on (with spacing washers to keep them clear of the upholstery) and a seat belt guide has to be attached to the top (see photo). For the latter, one has to feel carefully through the seat vinyl for the threaded hole and then make an incision! The guides were then bolted on.

The seats with their runners were fixed through the floor to the chassis. I made up aluminium spacers to carry the runners above the surface of the carpet. They were 15mm thick (thickness of carpet + underlay) and 19mm diameter, with holes drilled to take the 8mm fixing studs.

Seat belts are an important safety factor, of course, and are fitted directly to the chassis through the body.

Rear Seat

Rear seat - click for larger size The optional rear “seat” is actually just a shelf as it cannot have 3-point belts and it would be too small for anyone but the smallest children. However, cosmetically it looks really good. I wanted to make it easily removable so that I can use the space when touring or perhaps eventually make an alternative removable luggage box.

The seat has two parts, the back and the cushion (or squab). It is supplied with hinges which fix the seat back to the flat shelf area above the rear axle. The squab is normally screwed in from underneath. I chose to modify the seat fixings to make both parts removable.


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