BUDFIVE
10-10-2024, 08:24 PM
Team Roadster,
I’m struggling with an interior design choice—transmission tunnel cover.
Y’all have helped me with lots of technical aspects of my build. But, where I am most challenged is style and aesthetics. After all, I was an engineer for 30 years and a man needs to know his limitations :)
My tunnel cover is a sandwhich of the Original FFR cover, 0.067 thickness summit racing insulation, FFMetal .050” cover as discussed in my build thread #60. I plan to use the FFr supplied shifter boot and have tinted the chrome ring to black chrome, matching my gauge bezels.
My original plan was to cover the tunnel cover top with Protech CF Veneer left over from and matching my dash, which I love. I was concerned that the CF Veneer would get too hot but I put a 4x12” test piece in the overhead Texas sun, it was warm but not hot. I was also concerned this might be too much carbon fiber in the small cockpit?
So Design choice #1 is Full CF Veneer on top with shifter boot and perhaps 2 cup holders to break up the long forward part of the cover.
My current paint choice is titanium with black stripes, black interior and roll bar. The inside of the doors will be titanium with black inserts. So I wondered if I could use the CF Veneer for a stripe surrounded by stitched leather (close match to the titanium).
I found an upholstery shop that can stitch leather to the CF veneer. First pic is the leather stitched to the CF. The next pics have the cover with a black stripe of leftover foam to visualize the concept.
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The CF stripe with surrounding leather would be busy enough I wouldn’t try to add cup holders. But I’m wondering if I’m mak8ng this too complicated.
So, Design choice #2 is a CF Veneer stripe with titanium color leather on both sides.
Questions-
1) Any of you have the entire tunnel top in CF and a CF dash? Happy with it? Does it get hot?
2) Thoughts on Design choice #1 vs #2?
3) Other ideas besides above? Am I working too hard to use the CF.
I’m struggling with an interior design choice—transmission tunnel cover.
Y’all have helped me with lots of technical aspects of my build. But, where I am most challenged is style and aesthetics. After all, I was an engineer for 30 years and a man needs to know his limitations :)
My tunnel cover is a sandwhich of the Original FFR cover, 0.067 thickness summit racing insulation, FFMetal .050” cover as discussed in my build thread #60. I plan to use the FFr supplied shifter boot and have tinted the chrome ring to black chrome, matching my gauge bezels.
My original plan was to cover the tunnel cover top with Protech CF Veneer left over from and matching my dash, which I love. I was concerned that the CF Veneer would get too hot but I put a 4x12” test piece in the overhead Texas sun, it was warm but not hot. I was also concerned this might be too much carbon fiber in the small cockpit?
So Design choice #1 is Full CF Veneer on top with shifter boot and perhaps 2 cup holders to break up the long forward part of the cover.
My current paint choice is titanium with black stripes, black interior and roll bar. The inside of the doors will be titanium with black inserts. So I wondered if I could use the CF Veneer for a stripe surrounded by stitched leather (close match to the titanium).
I found an upholstery shop that can stitch leather to the CF veneer. First pic is the leather stitched to the CF. The next pics have the cover with a black stripe of leftover foam to visualize the concept.
205142
205143205144205145
The CF stripe with surrounding leather would be busy enough I wouldn’t try to add cup holders. But I’m wondering if I’m mak8ng this too complicated.
So, Design choice #2 is a CF Veneer stripe with titanium color leather on both sides.
Questions-
1) Any of you have the entire tunnel top in CF and a CF dash? Happy with it? Does it get hot?
2) Thoughts on Design choice #1 vs #2?
3) Other ideas besides above? Am I working too hard to use the CF.