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I ordered a Spyder this week from Vintage Motorcars (Vintage Spyders) because I like their body's and frames and I also think Greg is a good guy.
I'm looking forward to seeing my beautiful new machine months from now but am stuck with some decision making about the interior.
So car body will be he Porsche silver on outside, inside both seats will be red vinyl because that's what I prefer.
Honestly not a huge leather person. It gets large wrinkles over time and cracks. Not my thing.
So the floor I'm leaving the bare aluminum showing and the upper inside kick panels will be German square weave undecided color.
Firewall behind seats will have the red vinyl section across top and I was thinking ALL padded red vinyl below it but I'm not sure.
It's going to have red seatbelts also.
Below doors will be the 3 openings that will be painted and have aluminum inside as well as the inside of the doors.
So, red seats, Red Seatbelts, and red vinyl behind seats? Or red seats, red seatbelts, with red carpet behind seats?
Or grey carpet behind seats?
Need some picture ideas to help me.
James Deans real spyder had red seats and red vinyl behind seats.
Was it too much red?
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Only some of the photos posted Anand.  Not sure what happened.

 

@ Chaz,

 

As we've often discussed it is ultimately your choice but since you're asking for opinions I think it is too much red.  I would do the area behind the seats the same color as the kick panels.  If I were doing carpet that is what I would match but you're leaving the floor bare which sounds cool.  I'd do a different color on the firewall so there'd be some contrast between them.

 

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I appreciate all the great pictures of the silver spyder it helped very much with my decision making.
As far as what I'm doing with the car well that's a surprise!
I am using the FAT performance engine that I had listed on here for a bit.
It's going to FAT to get the compression brought down and maybe a Dyno done to get things in order.
Wrightbox trans has been dropped off at their shop and that's getting geared properly for my application.
I'm looking forward to this car more then anything else this year

Original proportions (my last car was wider and longer than the real car), 519 split case transmission, 4 cam fan shroud, an authentic frame, real Porsche drum brakes, Porsche steering column, jack (again...ha!), Bosch ignition, Bendix fuel pumps. Basically as close as I can get, less a 4 cam motor (which I do not want the responsibility of breaking)!

 

Anand

My second Vintage Spyder was BMW sterling grey metallic with black darts, wide 5's with black drum skins.  I went with completely simplistic interior.  Aluminum floor with black floor mats.  Black seats with black seat belts and black leather strip behind seats in front of cowl.  It was awesome and a great improvement over my first spyder interior that was full carpet.  Keep it simple.  IMHO.  Ask Greg about my car.  First Suby Spyder...ever.

Originally Posted by Chazlink:
I appreciate all the great pictures of the silver spyder it helped very much with my decision making.
As far as what I'm doing with the car well that's a surprise!
I am using the FAT performance engine that I had listed on here for a bit.
It's going to FAT to get the compression brought down and maybe a Dyno done to get things in order.
Wrightbox trans has been dropped off at their shop and that's getting geared properly for my application.
I'm looking forward to this car more then anything else this year

Good to hear. Will you be sharing the specs and dyno sheet?

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