So moving into the interior, after much research, I ordered an RSR carpet kit from Lakewell in the original black sliverknit material.
I've come to realize that some of the higher end/more respected suppliers aren't always the most DIY friendly solutions. The carpet kit from Lakewell was just such a product.
The quality of the material is excellent, but the instructions are non-existent. None of the pieces are labeled and none of the instructions are provided. I followed up with them and they told me to watch the videos on their Youtube channel.
2 problems with that "solution":
#1 - The video is not of an RSR kit, so the tricky parts that are around the rear seat area was not helpful. Their RSR kit does not contemplate retaining the rear trim panels.
#2 - The video quality is so poor it is basically useless. The lighting is extremely dim and it looks like it was recorded using a 1980s offbrand camcorder.
See for yourself -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLCUjCgsWQw
I had also ordered a full interior from Carbone, including new Nurburgring seats, rear seat bottoms, dash trim, front RSR door panels and reupholstery of my rear side panels.
This was another headache. I fully paid in March of 2021, order was completed in December of 2021.
The door panels took a few months to arrive (3 IIRC), problem was that the pull strap was the wrong colour and they didn't put a hole in the panel for the lock circle thing. So, pack them back up and send them back to Poland. Customs aggravation (not their fault) ensues.
Seats are backordered at BF Torino, but the seat bottoms and fabric trim were not included in the first order or the replacement shipment when the fixed door panels arrived.
Several follow-ups later and the seats are being completed and get shipped. Front seats show up and they are the Lemans and not the Nurburgring. FRUSTRATED. Time to box the seats up and send them back to Poland. The seat shipment was also missing the rear seat bottoms.
Customs clearance chaos ensues again.
December arrives and the custom seats, seat bottoms etc. all arrive. It's been an 8 month aggravation, but OMG is it ever worth it.
Carbone posted some pictures of my seats etc. on their Instagram. I haven't installed seats or doors yet as the rest of the glass needs to go in, but this interior IMO really brings home the gentleman's hotrod theme for me.
