02-06-2014, 10:31 AM
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$7 custom leather interior?!?!
Thrift store + a $10 bill =
Childs black leather jacket ($3.99)
White leather purse ($2.99)
After some hacking and mocking up...
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02-06-2014, 10:33 AM
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side panels...
I added extra batting after this to help smooth out seam and material overlap lines that can be seen in these photos 
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02-06-2014, 10:36 AM
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Shifter and leather stretching/molding. The emblem may be too much (I haven't decided yet). I may still make the cutout for the shift map and lose the emblem...I'll try it on for a bit
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02-06-2014, 10:38 AM
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Mocking up e-brake.
Side note: I'm not super happy with the oval patch on the handle, but after much mocking up with paper templates, it's the best that I could come up with 
Side side note: making e-brake covers out of leather sucks a big floppy donkey ear! 
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02-06-2014, 10:38 AM
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Nice work! Post some pictures when you got it installed.
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02-06-2014, 10:40 AM
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E-brake, side panels and shifter done.
I'll work on the rear storage lid, rear side panels and door pocket covers next time
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02-06-2014, 10:40 AM
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LOL, awesome!
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02-06-2014, 10:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by particlewave
shifter...and leather stretching/molding. The emblem may be too much (I haven't decided yet). |
Keep the emblem... It adds a touch of class.  Love the look. Did you do the sewing?
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02-06-2014, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by eicheldp
Keep the emblem... It adds a touch of class. Love the look. Did you do the sewing? |
Thanks! 
Yep, did all the sewing myself with this old beauty that I bought on craigslist for a whopping $20 last year. It's old and lacking a lot of functions that you find on modern machines, but it is built like a darn tank! It must weigh 40 pounds 
Very reliable and punches through leather like butter
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02-06-2014, 11:09 AM
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HOLY MOLY!
That is seriously impressive, excellent work. As someone who has tangled with a sewing machine before, that's amazing.
Wow . . . :dance:
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02-06-2014, 11:15 AM
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You are a man of many talents.
Although I don't think white shag would look good as carpeting.
p.s.
I would do a black glossy vinyl wrap on middle part of the center console. Or maybe 3M Di-Noc carbon wrap.
It will bring out the white more.
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02-06-2014, 11:26 AM
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Amazing!
Wow!
A Renaissance man!
IF I ever sell my Boxster, I will miss all the member here. And some more than the other...
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02-06-2014, 12:54 PM
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Very nice! Keep the emblem, I think it adds. Not too sure about the e-brake. 
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02-06-2014, 01:40 PM
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HOLY MOLY!
That is seriously impressive, excellent work. As someone who has tangled with a sewing machine before, that's amazing.
Wow . . . :dance: |
Quote:
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Wow!
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Very nice! Keep the emblem, I think it adds. Not too sure about the e-brake. |
Thanks guys and gal! 
This was just going to be a trial run, but the shifter and side panels turned out pretty nice, I think. I have about 3 hours wrapped up in what I've done so far, but some of that was spent figuring out how to do seams with leather that looked good but weren't to difficult to do. Now that I've got it figured out, it will go faster.
Bruce: I agree. That e-brake just isn't sitting well with me. I need to roll it back to add some batting anyway, so I'm going to make a new handle piece (I made the e-brake cover in two pieces) that has just a single white stripe on top that is 1cm wide on the handle piece only, not the entire e-brake. I think that will look 10 times better
Left to do; storage compartment lid and side panels, door pocket covers, and somewhere down the line, steering wheel and gauge pod
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Last edited by particlewave; 02-06-2014 at 01:58 PM.
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02-06-2014, 02:17 PM
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very nice!
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02-06-2014, 02:31 PM
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Very sharp, nice job.
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02-06-2014, 03:08 PM
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That looks great! Can't wait to see the seats and dash!
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02-06-2014, 03:59 PM
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Impressive! Looking forward to seeing it all done.
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02-06-2014, 05:05 PM
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Wow thats a great job. When my seats start to wear, that will be the package at your door! No but really...nice work.
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02-06-2014, 05:07 PM
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PW,
Geppetto has nothing in you !
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