Colour Scheme Applied

So got a bit bored waiting for the DVLA inspection so decided to try out some sample vinyl stripes that I had bought of eBay.  I was very pleased with the effect so ordered some more and finished the job.  I was going to get the car professionally wrapped, but in the end decided to have a go myself with individual stripes.  Very pleased with the result and all done for a lot less money.

Was going to stripe the sills and maybe get a 'Martini' logo made up for the bonnet, but I think it was going to look too busy, so won't bother for now.

Also I sprayed inside the nosecone where the grill mounts.  Looks much better now.

Interior Trim

Originally I was going to go for the 'stripped out racer' look, but in the end I changed my mind and bought the interior trim set from Tiger.  This consists of a centre tunnel cover, carpet for the rear bulkhead, full length fitted floor mats, gaiters, aluminium and vinyl for the outer cockpit sides and carpet panels for the forward tunnel sides.

As I have the Rally Design gear remote I needed the hole in the tunnel cover for the gear lever to be further forward than normal.  I posted Tiger a paper template and they made up the tunnel cover to fit.

First job was to cut the aluminium side panels to size.  Once one was trimmed correctly it could be used as a template for the other side.  A piece of vinyl was cut and attached using contact adhesive.

The end result has turned out quite professional and looks really good in the car.  The panels themselves were fitted using black pop rivets.  A little silicon sealant was added on the runs between the rivets.  The idea here is to try and minimise any vibration of the panel when the engine is running.

With the carpet glued, using spray carpet adhesive, to the rear bulkhead and all other trim items in place, the cockpit starts to look really nice.  I need to get an angle welded in the gear lever (to clear the dashboard) before I fit the gear lever gaiter.

Next will be fitting of the seats and harnesses.