customization of the interior of the roadster
Believe it or not, I’ve put about 1,300 miles on the car and realized that I hadn’t put the door cards on! They were tucked away on a shelf in the garage, so I pulled them out and gave the leather a good treatment. These match the FFR seats, transmission tunnel and radio box upholstery….
Adding an LED integrated into the Darkwater Customs (DWC) filler panel. This powerful addition floods the trunk with light. This solves the common problem of no visibility in the trunk when it’s packed full. I wired this light into the light switch that turns on the interior lights. Some folks use a micro-switch, but this…
I’m gearing up for my BAR visit next week and have been digging into my website. After reviewing it, I realized it’s time to add more content. I share a ton of updates on TheFactoryFiveForum.com, but my site needs more detailed posts too—especially about my custom builds. Customizing My Tremec TKX Shifter Lately, people have…
Installing a stereo with speakers and subwoofer into a Factory Five Cobra is one of those things that many owners scuffle over. Can you hear it? Is it worth it? Why do it? It’s not original… etc. I couldn’t build my roadster without one, why? I’m just used to having one, plus I wanted a…
What a satisfying step to finish the carpet! The interior is pretty much done! Just need to affix the seatbelts and seats (temporary till the body is on). Here are some pics! I used the 20oz Bassboat black carpeting and Super77 for the spray glue. So glad to be done sniffing glue! LOL
Modifying the dashboard has been one of the most satisfying parts of the build. Creating a custom dashboard does add it’s challenges, and any modifications behind the dash also create opportunities to innovate, or in other words, a pain in the butt process (LOL). There were some items that needed modification to finish the dashboard setup: First,…
While we’re waiting for my a/c parts to come in, figured I’d finish up more interior work. I have all the carpeting done except for the main floors under the seats. It’s getting exciting to see this all come together! carpeted the forward floor of the driver and some of the passenger footbox, will do the sides…
The progress on the cobra is proceeding steadily, with the completion of the remaining tasks before entering the painting phase. Noteworthy improvements are emerging as we near the final stages, such as the remarkable upholstery work. To achieve impeccable results, we have entrusted the upholstery tasks to the highly skilled professionals at Fine Line Trim…
We got a lot done (or at least feels like progress) with carpeting, seatbelts, some trim and rear speakers.Carpeting wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be. It can be tedious, but very satisfying! I did the trunk a while ago and that was 50/50 custom vs FFR stock. Again, will have some…
I picked the Whitby Power Brake option for the Cobra somewhat as an afterthought. Originally, I was going to use electric power steering with a manual rack. But, I realized that the Coyote was much too wide for the ePowersteering option. As a result, I had to make some changes. This choice also influenced the power brake…