Starting back on the rear panel, the first step is to cut and glue on the foam:
I taped the area where the carbon fiber trim will go to keep the glue off of that part of the panel and to use as a line to align the edge of the foam. The goal is to get the face of the carbon trim to be about even with the surface of the leather.
Wifey did her embroidery thing and it was time to glue the piece of leather onto the panel. Talk about stressful - Making sure the "turbo" logo was exactly where it was supposed to be as well as being straight and level was a trick, especially since you get one chance. Got lucky the first try and did not have to make a new panel!
When the glue dried I could remove the angle that made the relief area for the trim piece:
While the glue cured, I laminated real carbon fiber to the panelboard backing. I did it in two pieces so that the weave met in the center in a "V" so that the angle of the carbon in the back exactly matched the angles on each of the quarter panel covers. Looked like this (there is a protective layer of plastic over the carbon making it look dull):
After securing the carbon panel to the back panel with the captive screws I inlaid in the trim panel, the part was almost done:
Assembling the entire rear panel then looked lied this:
I then turned custom washers on the lathe to secure the panels in the recessed buttons I cut from the foam before the panels were covered. Installing the new rear panel and the seats and the back was finally done!
So, that's it. Time to do the dreaded door panels....left them to last for a reason!
More on that later.