More interior work done

[WagonCrazy]

Are you sure?? Did you eliminate the rear seat and rear cargo floor (which used marine grade plywood originally)???

Bama,
I have eliminated the stock rear folding seat, and will be fabricating a steel seatback "bulkhead compartment" that seperates the rear cargo area from the seat back. That's where the battery, stereo amp, storage, etc will be. The cargo floor area is now much smaller. I have removed the spare tire compartment, and covered the whole floor with a piece of flat sheet metal (welded in).

I plan to use double sided velcro with one side sewn onto the back of the carpet, and the other side sticking (adhesive) to the metal floor. Just some strips in areas to hold the carpet down. I haven't decided if I should spend the $ to get polished stainless trim for the edges, or just have the carpet edges sewn with a banding strip of material.

Laszlo, I'm not knocking your use of wood. It just surprised me to see it in your pics...given all the other custom metal work you've done with your interior. I just figured you'd make the seat bottoms and seat backs out of metal too. Carry on.

[BamaNomad]

Do you have photos of your rearseat??

[chevynut]

Laszlo, I'm not knocking your use of wood. It just surprised me to see it in your pics...given all the other custom metal work you've done with your interior. I just figured you'd make the seat bottoms and seat backs out of metal too. Carry on.

I kinda figured that if Kindig and all the other high end builders can use wood/MDF for their consoles and seats, I can too. Wood takes up a lot of space in a console, steel is heavy, so I built mine out of aluminum. My rear seat frame is aluminum and the only wood there is the seat boards which will be covered. I don't know how you'd use steel for them because they'd have sharp edges that would cut the covering unless you formed the edges, and it would make them heavy if you used thick enough steel to keep them from bending. I'm curious how you plan to make the rear seat. I guess you could use a stock rear seat from another car and make it fit.

[chevynut]

Do you have photos of your rearseat??

Is that for me or Paul? I already posted mine above.....here again.

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[BamaNomad]

Yes, I've seen yours Laszlo, but can't recall ever seeing what Paul did to his rear seat and cargo...?

[WagonCrazy]

There's nothing fabbed up back there at the moment. Its all in my head at this point. But it will resemble a frame like Laszlo's and then covered in (probably) sheet metal. I do have rear seat back and bottom (moulded foam) out of the same 90s era lexus that my front seats came out of. Not yet sure if I'll use those, or the mid 2010's GTO "rear bucket seats" that I also have. The GTO seats have a very high back with built in headrest, so they may not work with the lower height of the Nomad design for the back seat area.
You guys are alot farther ahead on your builds that I am.

[BamaNomad]

Thanks for the update Paul... So you've been driving your Nomad as a '2 seat sports car'..

[WagonCrazy]

Yes. 2 seater for now.

[chevynut]

Yes. 2 seater for now.

Mine will always be a 2-seater. I really don't ever see hauling 2 people around in the rear seat, so it's just for groceries.

[chevynut]

I'm up in Montana now for the next couple of weeks. I heard nothing from Ron or Larry for over a week now so I e-mailed Ron to see if he got the two spools of thread I ordered. He said he did, but would be out of the shop for the next week. Larry apparently took the passenger seat to him and the sewn-up dash leather which is ready for top-stitching. I talked to Larry before I left and told him I wanted the dash installed shortly after I returned. As usual, he's made no commitment to do so. I've told him multiple times that I need the foam on the rear seats to design the rear console, but again he won't commit to getting it done on any schedule. He took the rear seat boards weeks ago. Larry is getting closer to finishing his shop as he said they're putting the drywall up and hanging the doors last I heard. His old shop that he leases part of for storgage is getting sold, so he may have to vacate it which is putting pressure on him to get his new shop done. He has 3-4 cars and lots of parts stored there. That's why my interior is put on the back burner.

Once the dash leather is installed, I'll re-evaluate where he is with things and what I need to do to get the car finished. I had talked to another shop owner at last year's Goodguys and I may contact him to see what he can do to help me. If I end my relationship with Larry, which is pretty likely, I will need to get all my materials from him which concerns me if he doesn't give it all to me. What a mess this has been....never again.

[Troy]

Man-O-Man Laszlo you sure have problems with the interior work!!! I feel sorry for you!!! My only problem is I'm planning to do my own interior but I'm not getting it done!!!

[chevynut]

Man-O-Man Laszlo you sure have problems with the interior work!!! I feel sorry for you!!! My only problem is I'm planning to do my own interior but I'm not getting it done!!!

I would probably have been better off doing this myself too. I should have just bought a commercial machine and learned to sew and get it done. I once started a diamond tuck interior for this car back in the 1970's and it looked pretty good. I just threw a door panel away. I still have the black vinyl wheelwell covers I sewed up for it. It's always a hassle working with others on a project. I'm going through a bunch of frustrating stuff at the Montana house too. I just don't have time to do everything myself, and don't want to.

[chevynut]

I still haven't heard squat from Larry or Ron since I've been in Montana except for Ron acknowledging that he got the thread. I sent them an e-mail a couple days ago letting them know I'll be back in Colorado this weekend and will be down to see Ron next week. I wanted to try to get the thread color picked out while I was gone, via e-mailed pics, but nobody seems to be in any hurry. I told Larry that I'll be leaving overseas on May 22 and I asked him to tell me when he can install the dash once it's stitched up. No reply so far. I asked him if he's finished any of the rear seat foam....no reply. Neither of these guys communicates, or maybe I'm expecting too much. In 10 years I may have gotten 6 e-mails from Larry. Maybe. He always just texts or mostly calls me and seems careful not to document anything in writing. That's really bothered me.

Once he gets the dash installed, if Larry refuses to or can't give me a schedule to work on the rest of the interior I'm going elsewhere. He has always pushed back when I've asked him to give me a schedule, but I can't let this go on month after month after month like it's been the past 2 years.

[WagonCrazy]

Get your plan B in place. Pull the plug soon. This situation ain't working for ya anymore.

[chevynut]

Got some more sample pics from Ron yesterday. I'm going down there to make a thread decision on Wednesday or Thurday. Would love to hear opinions.

This is the Bourbon brown thread (the top and bottom stitches) and my actual leather.

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This is the beige thread (I don't think this is my actual leather)

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This is the tan thread. Again, not my leather.

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