project 2014 interior at 1982 rx7
 

Hi all.I own this car about seven years and finally i found the time and decide to finish it this year.last month i did paint it and i decide that the interior does not much with the car anymore.So i'm going to make new dash with cobalt gauges,put a decent stereo,speekers etc,new carpet,new roof,new rear seats and i'm going to replace allmost everything with new parts or repaint....even bolts...at the end the target is to be like new car interior....

the first photos are from the first day i bought the car and strip the interior...

new paint...

Dynamat extreme...

The heater is cleaned and i did replace the foam...also some new parts...

Some of the cobalt gauges and the rx8 illuminated knob....

The dash and the new gauge cluster

Some progress....

boost controller with remote button and clifford alarm with remote start...

looks great so far how did you make the cluster and the gauge pods

I did measure the gauges,5'' for the big ones and 2-1/16'' for the small ones,drow it at blanc paper and laser cut...

Looks GREAT! Did you use any special paint, like lizardskin or something? How much dynamat did you use? I'm looking at doing this and I want to try to get a good layer of heat and noise reducing material on the interior of mine.

Love the dash too.

Actually the car was rust free,kept on a closed parking from new by an old guy that he can't have a licence any more so i did use the paint of the exterior...B545P(HONDA OEM COLOR) blue/black...as for the dynamat as i remember i did get from us 2 boxes but can't remember exactly the measurement's...i think was the bigest on the market back then...:scratch:

Delivered today,new oem door pins and the fuel level gauge...

almost ready the fiberglash at dash,center console and the new spot for the commander for the apexi pwer fc....also did get the new tachometer....

Also did replace the door pins...

Today i receive the gps signal for the tacho,the door seals and did finish the commander spot....

The new blue/black alcantara dash....

All wires are new and the dash is on...

searching the right angle for the gauges at the passenger's side...

Looks amazing Man U mentioned you have back seats I'm trying to install some in my 85 and can't find the mounting hardware for it and I was wondering if you can shoot me some pics of the brackets for it thx

I will not use the oem back seats so i did remove all the brackets etc...will shoot and post it here...you can also check the parts manual...that help me many times...

If your willing to sell all the brackets and stuff i would be Intrested in buying

I will found them on monday when i will go at my store and speak again

Some progress...the kill switch for the battery and some more parts with the blue alcantara are ready....

nice work going on here.

how did you modify the shift knob to illuminate?

Thanks man,i didn't modify it.I bought a new oem illuminate knob from mazda.Did they stop selling it?i own it about 2-3 years ago..

I did found only these so far...will search in some more boxes....

Some progress...

Those are part of what I need also need the part that goes from the backrest to the floor of the car as well as the seat belt cover and the armrests

Your car looks great man

ok,i will send you pm when i find something

As far as I know the RX8 came with a 6 speed here in the states too, I have the oem RX8 shift knob with the 6sp pattern and it doesn't illuminate.

Ah,so it must be for european models only with 5 speed...i thing i bought it from ebay .co.uk...

Today i did finally finish the new carpet and the cloth under of it....

Also the center console is ready.....

Some progress and my new 2 din pioneer sound system...

Also finished the holes for the stereo,gauges,window switches and boost controller....i'm going to use polyester to finalized it and paint it.....

Looks good man did you get a chance to find the back seat stuff

I did search but i'm missing the 2 brackets at the bottom of the seat...i did found only the upper hinges ,i'm going to use only the down oem seat and make a new piece for the back of the passengers...your car has not back seat from the factory?

Factory backseats are very rare in the USA I found the seats but none of the hardware to mount them ill buy the clips and the back seat belts and any other back seat parts you can find from you if your willing to sell

Ok,tomorrow i will visit a friend who owns a parts car and will see what he has...i know for sure my rear seatbelts are not in a good shape...

Sounds good man where are you located?

I'm from thessaloniki....i went to my frind but he is at the sea for the weekend....will try again on monday....i i did finished with the polyester at the center console.... i will try colors soon....to see what mach with the blue alcantara....

All adapters of the gauges are ready,still working the center console,i did start to try colors for it....black rejected.....chrome rejected....

some more parts are ready,and the center console allmost ready for paint...

the adapter for the gauges at the passenger side and the center console are allmost ready for paint....

After the summer holidays back to work.....finaly the new alcantara roof is ready....

Today finally arrived from australia the brand new oem steering column cover....also decide that all plastik trims are going to be carbon painted....

I'm lovin the material on the dash, very exotic looking. Carbon fiber accents will compliment and complete the whole thing. You're going to "paint" the CF? 3M makes some very nice CF wrap material in an array of colors and patterns. You might want to look at some of those options.

BTW, what are you doing with your old stock steering wheel? Would you want to sell it? I'd be interested.

Yes,i was thinking about 3M too about the carbon fiber paint....
About the steering wheel you can have it
Will inform you when it's off the car...

Great work! Love the stitching on the dash. Keep up the great work