lostforawhile

I had to move the spare tire out of the spare tire well due to mounting electronics down in there, I'm out of room anywhere else. I ended up making a bar out of 3/8 thick spring steel material, bolted it to the car, and it has a welded on nut. this allows me to bolt down the spare tire safely on top of the rear floorboard. I didn't just want the tire sitting there, so i ended up making a cover out of 1/8 thick birch and covering it. this allows me to store stuff inside of the tire, then put the cover over it. I have to apologize if the rear interior looks dirty, i'm working on the car, and the combination of the light and the camera make it look washed out,which it really isn't. You would think a 22 inch wooden circle and covering it would be easy, but there's a lot of circumference and area there. I forgot to take a picture of all the little triangles i cut to stretch the material, but there are a LOT of them in a circle that big. Plus my glue is on it's last legs and came out like molasses. The material I'm using is almost like a heavy tweed and it can be really tough to stretch,but the finished pieces look really good in it. There is also normally a rubber mat with material that covers the floor to protect it,but it's out in the pictures.

This is the bar that bolts to the car itself, this goes all the way across the spare tire compartment and attaches with 4 5/16 bolts and big washers even the electronic enclosures i made are upholstered in this same material.

the cover that goes over the cutout in the floor board area. time to shop vac it

tire bolted down



the tire bolts down to the bar with a 1/2 inch bolt, then the bolt has threads for a piece of threaded rod, this rod goes through the cover and secures with a wing nut. I haven't shortened the rod yet.



this entire interior was originally blue plastic

another piece out of this material. My washer tank is mounted in the passenger footwell, it's a custom aluminum tank, and this cover goes over it to hide the tank and give my wife a place to put her foot. the red is a reflection is all.



this is the actual interior color, the blue is being changed to black due to sun fade , this entire panel was blue plastic at one point.

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Nice work

lostforawhile

just an update, I finally got the overhead console in for the last time, the gentex auto dimming mirror in, and the sun visors in.













the overhead console thread
http://www.3geez.com/forum/interior-...sole-fits.html

sunvisors thread

http://www.3geez.com/forum/interior-...ighlight=visor

lostforawhile

been working on this stuff on and off for years, make my own stuff.

hour meter, mounts where the original manual levers for the hatch and gas door




bracket for hour meter, this goes under the carpet on the frame rail, angled to fit the frame rail



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this is where my wideband will go, if I can EVER afford one, part of the bracket is the first plate they took out of my wifes leg.

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first gen accord wheel

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MSD box that fits under the dash with it's tray

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I need to figure out a place to incorporate the names of several friends who helped with this car, yet have gone on, anyone else ever memorialize someone in your car?

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just wanted to clarify for the people who PMed be bitching that I was working on my car, I've been working on this for years, there is no major amount of money being spent, at the moment no money being spent as I dont have any, I build my own stuff out of what I can salvage, make, or get for really cheap, it doesn't have to cost a lot of money to have a nice interior, this entire project was built with an ebay overhead console, scrap materials, pieces and parts I had around from cars in the past etc, the gentex auto dimming mirror, which was an expensive luxury item in the 90's, cost a whole 5 dollars, but is still just as nice as it was in it's day. Great safety item if you can find one, if someone comes up blinding you at night, it dims by itself, only three simple wires to hook up. Sunvisors are made from a mutilated speed limit sign ,that I talked a public works crew out of, pivots, arms etc were fabricated after work, dash is something I've been messing with for several years, gauges are from one of my old race cars, I dont remember where I found the s2000 start button . I hope people can get ideas from my projects, it's not about money, it's about getting creative and using what you have