I was surprised at the work needed to complete all the trim work, and the carpet was a whole other adventure. Everything needed "tweaking", even the trim panels need to be shortened in a couple of spots. For all the work I did to custom fit all the "pre-cut" panels , I believe I would have been farther ahead if I just bought raw materials and cut everything myself....hmmm. Any way it's done and I'm happy with it. I particularly like the carpet, it's wool and very plush. The brown colour with the tan trim is quite inviting and this colour should hide dirt reasonably well.
I was also surprised at the small amount of room for the seats, you really strap this car on.
I gave up on the trim rail that I purchased for the dash (seen in previous post), it was to wide and did not have the correct angles where the door trim meets it. I cut one from 3/4" oak, the fit is more accurate.
Looks great, nice work.
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Thanks!
What an awesome job you did! And, thanks for the great tour and all the hints. I am a newby as I just purchased a 1956 MGA that I should receive in about a week. Your restoration experiance will definitely help with my upcoming project. May I ask you, wouldn't you mind to share where you sourced certain pieces like the lether seat covers and where you sent parts for specific rework like the tachometer for calibration?
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Best regards,
Hans
I purchased the interior trim (leather and carpet)from John Skinner (England), I wanted ALL leather (the only vinyl is the side curtain bag) As for the calibration of the various gauges I would check the archives at the various British Car Sites like "MG Cars Enthusiasts' Club" or " The MG Experience" Lots of knowledge to sift through.
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