Going without consoles

[Landhawk]

Looks good. Do you plan to install a shift boot? And what about the radio? Will you mount it to the bottom of the dash somehow?

[AZ79]

Radio?
Yes, I'll put boots on the shifter and the handbrake.. And some black rubber floormats.
A cheap makeover.

[maytag]

I like. I like it alot.
How did you get the carpet to fit the contours without cutting it all up?

[AZ79]

I like. I like it alot.
How did you get the carpet to fit the contours without cutting it all up?

I was able to use the old carpet as a template, and the stuff I used is so thin it was easy to get it to lay properly.

[deftone]

Is it possible to do something similar while keeping the heater controls?

[happybeachgoerm]

az 79,i would like to see/know more about your roll bar with a back seat. everyone i see on here has taken their baackseat out when they install the roll bar....

[rontron2012]

Yes, thanks! This is the best view-

where did you get that dash ........I love it

[spiderrey]

Pretty sure Mark sells them.

[maytag]

... But I hope mine looks a little better than that..

haha! see; and I will be happy if mine looks HALF that good!

well, since somebody revived this thread, I thought I'd post how mine turned-out.

[spiderrey]

happy beachgoerm, Ive installed several bars while keeping a back seat. You just mount the bar and measure where it is going to go thru the seat.. Then you peel the vinyl up at the corners and cut a nice tight clean hole thru the foam. Then you cut a slit in the foam so the seat can spread around the bar. Lastly, have the vinyl cut and resewn.

[FiatBen]

well, since somebody revived this thread, I thought I'd post how mine turned-out.

Excellent! That looks really good. Where did you get those seats?? They look like they would have a lot more lateral support than stock ones.

[maytag]

well, since somebody revived this thread, I thought I'd post how mine turned-out.

Excellent! That looks really good. Where did you get those seats?? They look like they would have a lot more lateral support than stock ones.

they have a LOT of lateral support. the seat sorta hugs you.
of course, that can be painful, when your butt's as big as mine....

I got the seats from a feller in the UK who was having them made for MG's & Triumphs.
I tried to sell them on this forum this spring, with no takers at $400/pr OBO. (included slider hardware)

[lanciahf]

Best one I have seen. Even nicer in person.

[maytag]

Very nice. is that "the famous" car?
the one thing I don't like, which I spent way too much time trying to avoid on mine, is the way the trans-tunnel "dips" in front, as it goes under the dash. I think that looks "unplanned", so I removed that dip on mine.
But the level of finish of that car is significantly greater than anything I'd have the patience or skills for.

[lanciahf]

The pictures do not do it justice. Once you sit in it everything you find fault in the pictures just disappears. The console appears smaller in person.