At this stage, the Thing will get new paint and begin the trim out. The custom floorboards have been fabricated and fitted prior to painting the interior. The custom door panels begin taking form. The first step is to fabricate the rough frames for the fiberglass, with the mounts for the LCD monitors incorporated in. Next these forms are sanded to smooth the surface.
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July Update: Work on the custom enclosures and interior parts has been slowed due to injury. Jay, head of Car-Fi's Custom Installation division, was involved in a accident. No, not with something as harmless as a car or truck, Jay tangled with one of the most deadly things on wheels, a Go-Kart! He had his foot struck by a wild and dangerous 10 year old causing blunt force trauma with multiple stress fractures and bruises. Photos from the accident scene were just too gruesome (and embarrassing) to show the public. Jay is currently on the road to recuperating, but unfortunately work on the Thing has been delayed. For now, doctors have advised Jay to stay away from any of the kart tracks, or at least wear some body armor if he does go there. |
September Update: Work is still progressing. Jay was upgraded to a rolling support for his foot, so he's a little more mobile. Some of the build-outs are getting covered and being prepared to mount (see below). A lot of what's be going on recently is boring stuff we have to do to make the Thing pass inspection like installing seat belts and replacement wiper motor and horn. More pics will be posted as we proceed with the custom install part of this.
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Frameworks for Door Panel Build-Outs |
Jay sanding out the fiberglass forms |
The woofer box and fiberglass forms |
These rings and curves supply the shape the fiberglass will take when applied |
Woofer box is test fitted in the Thing |
Woofer box in the Thing |
Woofer box in the Thing |
Woofer box in the Thing |
Fiberglass is applied to the form |
Fiberglass is applied to the form |
Check out the wild contours on the top |
Check out the wild contours on the top |
Jay (and his roller) working on front door build-out panels |
Fiberglass is shaped to blend the
build-out contour to door panel shape |
Prepping the front door for build-out shaping with fiberglass |
Rear Door Build-Out for Speaker and Monitor covered with vinyl |
Dynamat applied for noise control to the insides of the doors |
Dynamat applied for noise control to the insides of the doors |
Dynamat is applied to rear area where woofer enclosure will be placed |
Dynamat is applied to front trunk area for noise control and sound deadening |
Dynamat is applied to front trunk area for noise control and sound deadening |
Another view of the subwoofer enclose with filler applied |
Front view of the subwoofer enclose with filler applied |
Filler is applied to the subwoofer enclosre to smooth out contours |
Motorized Monitor lift fabricated in the sub enclosure - Vinyl starts to be applided |
Motorized Monitor lift is fabricated in the center of sub enclosure |
Panels mounted on front and back doors. Monitors are test fitted again. |
Custom center console wire shield is made complete with Cup Holders! |
Custom center console wire shield is made complete with Cup Holders! |
Jay measures for custom panels templates he's starting to fabricate |
Freshly upholstered custom rear seat fabricated by Car-Fi |
Freshly upholstered custom rear seat fabricated by Car-Fi |
The forms for the lower panel buildout start to take shape |
Here you can see how the left buildout looks before fiberglass is applied to it |
Trim panel for the undash area is fabricated and test fitted |
Just back from the upholsterers, the Center red leather section is fitted to the sub enclosure cover |
A back view of the sub enclosure with custom embroidered Car-Fi logo |
A close-up view of the stich work on the red center leather section |
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