cerbera
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| posted on 20/11/12 at 08:18 PM |
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Interior flooring
One of the few jobs I'm doing over the winter is some titivation of the interior. After a failed attempt of spraying the ali panels, I've
managed to do a fairly decent job of vinyl wrapping them.
Anyway, I'm after some inspiration of what to put on the floor. I don't want carpet and the only other thing I can think of is rubber
mat.
Before buying that I thought I'd ask the collective or ny other ideas.
 
[Edited on 20/11/12 by cerbera]
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macc man
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| posted on 20/11/12 at 08:46 PM |
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Alloy chequer plate is a good alternative.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 20/11/12 at 09:09 PM |
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Self adhesive non slip decking from a boat chandlers, available in several colours
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Westy1994
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| posted on 20/11/12 at 09:29 PM |
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I used vinyl , the stuff you might cover your dash with, works well, looks smart and any water can be soaked up without having a smelly carpet at the
end of it. I never see the point of carpet in an open car, especially in the UK.
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perksy
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| posted on 20/11/12 at 09:30 PM |
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I used cut to shape rubber matting that was velcro backed
Easy to remove for cleaning etc and didn't move around when driving the westy
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adithorp
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| posted on 20/11/12 at 10:04 PM |
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I used the sort of none slip floor covering you see in commercial kitchens, hospitals ,etc. It's basically lino' with grit in the surface.
Hard wearing, non slip, water proof and sound absorbing.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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Dale
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| posted on 21/11/12 at 12:50 AM |
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What about painting the floor with pickup truck bed liner?
Dale
Thanks
Dale
my 14 and11 year old boys 22
and 19 now want to drive but have to be 25 before insurance will allow. Finally on the road
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puma931
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| posted on 21/11/12 at 08:02 AM |
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Did you wrap around the rivets, if yes, was it easy to cover them, as I want to do my interior in matt black.
quote:
Originally posted by cerbera
One of the few jobs I'm doing over the winter is some titivation of the interior. After a failed attempt of spraying the ali panels, I've
managed to do a fairly decent job of vinyl wrapping them.
Anyway, I'm after some inspiration of what to put on the floor. I don't want carpet and the only other thing I can think of is rubber
mat.
Before buying that I thought I'd ask the collective or ny other ideas.
[Edited on 20/11/12 by cerbera]
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cerbera
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| posted on 21/11/12 at 08:44 AM |
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Cheers for the replies guys.
I did wrap around the rivets. There's a tool for this purpose which is just a stiff brush. That combined with a heat gun (old paint stripping
gun) gave me decent results for a first attempt, although not perfect.
HTH
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stevegough
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| posted on 21/11/12 at 09:02 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by macc man
Alloy chequer plate is a good alternative.
I can vouch for this option.
Here you go -
 
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Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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40inches
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| posted on 21/11/12 at 09:56 AM |
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I used Horse Box lining, a resin bonded material that looks like short piled carpet. From ebay, about £20 and was enough to do the entire
cockpit, including the back panel.
 
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johnemms
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| posted on 21/11/12 at 10:51 AM |
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I have a drain hole in the middle of the front floor panels
& under the seats in case i get caught in a bad downpour..
I use some ribbed rubber sheet cut to size - works a treat.
Own chassis & Build - First time pass!!
"7's" aren't really "cars", they are 'experiences"
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bi22le
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| posted on 21/11/12 at 12:40 PM |
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Nothing?
Just bare metal. Rubber weighs a TON!
If I Had to coat is in something them maybe some non slip paint or self adheisive non slip stuff, like skate tape.
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/13/viewthread.php?tid=139152&page=1
Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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bi22le
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| posted on 21/11/12 at 12:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by puma931
Did you wrap around the rivets, if yes, was it easy to cover them, as I want to do my interior in matt black.
quote:
Originally posted by cerbera
One of the few jobs I'm doing over the winter is some titivation of the interior. After a failed attempt of spraying the ali panels, I've
managed to do a fairly decent job of vinyl wrapping them.
Anyway, I'm after some inspiration of what to put on the floor. I don't want carpet and the only other thing I can think of is rubber
mat.
Before buying that I thought I'd ask the collective or ny other ideas.
[Edited on 20/11/12 by cerbera]
For reference, when I did my side panels I made up a sort of punch tool. It cut the vinly in a circle, dia just bigger than the rivet head. It meant
the vinly had no way of peeling back and gave it a nice finish. You can probably see it in my avatar pica or I can take a close up pic if any one is
that interested.
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/13/viewthread.php?tid=139152&page=1
Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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welderman
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| posted on 21/11/12 at 04:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cerbera
One of the few jobs I'm doing over the winter is some titivation of the interior. After a failed attempt of spraying the ali panels, I've
managed to do a fairly decent job of vinyl wrapping them.
Anyway, I'm after some inspiration of what to put on the floor. I don't want carpet and the only other thing I can think of is rubber
mat.
Before buying that I thought I'd ask the collective or ny other ideas.
[Edited on 20/11/12 by cerbera]
looking good there fella 
As for floor how about some carbon fiber
Thank's, Joe 
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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Matt_C
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| posted on 21/11/12 at 04:26 PM |
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Hi, somebody has already mentioned truck bed liner. Mine is a spray in truck bed liner finish, I think it looks awesome, hard wearing and completely
waterproof. There are loads of colours available as well.
It was just masked and sprayed straight in after a light rub to key the powdercoat.
 
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stevegough
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| posted on 21/11/12 at 05:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt_C
Hi, somebody has already mentioned truck bed liner. Mine is a spray in truck bed liner finish, I think it looks awesome, hard wearing and completely
waterproof. There are loads of colours available as well.
It was just masked and sprayed straight in after a light rub to key the powdercoat.
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that looks excellent, but is it really hard wearing??
Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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ptrxly
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| posted on 22/11/12 at 01:12 PM |
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A few questions:
What make truck bed liner & did you apply it yourself? Looks great, much better than bare aluminium. What about NVH? (My Busa powered car has
lots of panel resonance) 'Any improvements? Also Is it easy to clean?
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Matt_C
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| posted on 22/11/12 at 02:06 PM |
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The liner I have on there is Line-X, we have it in house where I work and have loads of our products coated in it to protect them. It is very hard
wearing, I have seen some of our products that have been left out in the elements for months on end and they appear as good as new. It adds a great
deal of strength and rigidity as well as being watertight. (so I still need a couple of drain holes in the bottom of my car to stop it becoming a
paddling pool)
http://www.linexnottingham.co.uk/
http://www.aigis.co.uk/line-x
Those addresses are the Line-X we use and what we use it for where I work. It is used on loads of our products to protect the blast absorbing TABRE
material we use.
It is sprayed using specialist equipment so it is not a DIY job sadly.
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Spud1985
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| posted on 26/11/12 at 08:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
I used Horse Box lining, a resin bonded material that looks like short piled carpet. From ebay, about £20 and was enough to do the entire
cockpit, including the back panel.
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That's the stuff I just bought to do my interior while the car is off the road for winter.
Did you do the floor in one whole piece, i.e. mould it over the chassis rails??
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puma931
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| posted on 26/11/12 at 08:23 PM |
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How much did (or would) it cost to do?
quote:
Originally posted by Matt_C
Hi, somebody has already mentioned truck bed liner. Mine is a spray in truck bed liner finish, I think it looks awesome, hard wearing and completely
waterproof. There are loads of colours available as well.
It was just masked and sprayed straight in after a light rub to key the powdercoat.
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Matt_C
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| posted on 27/11/12 at 12:23 AM |
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All the Line-X branches are franchises so I can only talk for the Nottingham Line-X business (which is actually based in Derby now), I think it is
roughly £40 a square meter, sprayed at 2/3mm thick.
If you want an accurate quote for it to be sprayed talk to Simon on the number on the Line-X link above. If you are happy doing a little work and
offer to mask it up and key in the powdercoat in the warehouse sure he will give you a better price than if he has to do it. Would only take 5 minutes
to spray (and completely dries within 1 minute so it can be driven away straight after) so you would save yourself a bit on labour costs doing the
prep yourself.
I did all the prep and masking for mine. In the photos I have posted above, under the line-X I also glued 10mm thick wooden boards against the inside
of the SS side panels and caulked all the edges for a nice radius on everything. It makes the side panels feel a lot thicker and more solid.
 
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Mates car done in a dark grey.
 
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