Finished my custom S13 hatch interior - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

SilvStylin45s · 07-10-2007, 06:44 PM

Well i have been working on it off and on for a week or two and finally just got the majority of it done. I decided i didn't want my subs or an amp anymore, i dont even have a deck for crying out loud. I weighed my amp, subs, deck, box and wiring and it weighed out to well over 100lbs.The back seat and seat belt stuff weighed out to around 40lbs. So i decided to go with this set up. Which with the material and carpeting only weighs in at about 30 lbs. It still needs a little finish work. Where the spare tire well is i decided to make a compartment out of it. I put gray ozite carpet in there and it now holds the following: jumper cables, cig. lighter air compressor, mag lite, can of fix a flat, small cheap ratchet/socket set, screwdrivers, adjustable wrench, pliers, and plenty of zip ties and it still has room for other stuff. The battery is also hidden away in the back passenger side corner. Tell me what you guys think.

sr240dett3 · 07-10-2007, 06:51 PM

Looks pretty good !!!

What did you use?

bobbyhill · 07-10-2007, 06:53 PM

looks so clean,only if i know what it looks like in my coupe

sliEighty · 07-10-2007, 06:54 PM

that looks clean as hell... i think i might do that in my hatch. where did you get the carpet from and what did you use for where the seats are

elemeno · 07-10-2007, 06:57 PM

I was thinking of doing something like that... looks good!

Ninjabread · 07-10-2007, 07:02 PM

Looks clean, I like.

darkside40 · 07-10-2007, 07:13 PM

That is real clean man. Hopefully you can post up some how to pics or details on the setup. I was thinking of doing something just like that. But man, yours turned out better than what was even in my mind.

s13gold · 07-10-2007, 07:15 PM

very clean man.

BattleRoyale · 07-10-2007, 07:25 PM

sweet looks hella clean

ferris · 07-10-2007, 08:49 PM

looks pretty sweet, I may do something like this with my hatch.

viscid240 · 07-10-2007, 08:54 PM

good job. nice and looks well done.

DOOK · 07-10-2007, 08:54 PM

looks aight man

prang11 · 07-10-2007, 09:06 PM

Looks good, are you going to make a door or something for the storage space?

OperationSr20 · 07-10-2007, 10:53 PM

Looks very good. I have been debating doing the same, considering that S13 Rear Seats are as good as useless & I have Black Front Carpet, so it would/should come out just as well as yours did. I would also like to know the materials that you used. Very nice.

Phoenix_95 · 07-10-2007, 11:00 PM

Looks very clean! I would also like to know what materials you used so that I might try to duplicate it in my hatch

240heaven · 07-10-2007, 11:02 PM

Looks good...what did you use and how did you do it?

projekt_s13 · 07-10-2007, 11:12 PM

it does look very clean.

GSXRJJordan · 07-10-2007, 11:14 PM

Yup I like it. I've done something similar in my last car, haven't put anything back in my coupe since I took the entire interior out.

+1 on the S13 rear seats being as good as useless...

I'm curious what size/how much carpeting you used, and is that MDF for the floor of your hatch now?

drift freaq · 07-11-2007, 10:06 AM

that looks really nice. good job man. let us know what you used so we can do it too.

ms!3 · 07-11-2007, 10:14 AM

nice, possibly dye your carpet the same color as the new?

balls to the wall · 07-11-2007, 10:22 AM

How did you cut the carpet so nice? Did you make a template first or just kind of lay it in there and cut it to size?

SnakeKack · 07-11-2007, 10:42 AM

Home Depot, or Lowes has this thin foam board with paper on the outside used for wall,a/c insulation. It's lite weight and I bet if you can make a template you can get it all out of one piece scoring the spots where it dips down etc and it will just fold, you don't even have to cut the board in pieces. Just glue the carpet to it and it should work out nice.

This one turned out awesome I like it a lot. I tried so many combos in the rear interior of my car but this idea is better than any I had.

SilvStylin45s · 07-11-2007, 02:44 PM

As far as the materials go i used the thinnest piece of MDF i could find. Its the same material you build floowing and sub boxes with but a little thinner. For the carpeting i used black ozite from walmart. It was 10$ a roll and i only used about 1.5. For adhesive i didn't feel like busting out the gun and mixing some glue so i used a can of 3m Super 70? spray adhesive. The actual hatch part was the easiest. I used the factory carpet for a template. There is a carpeted piece that covers the storage area and when its on you cant even tell theres a storage area. Also i cut out a fuel pump access door but carpeted over it. This way if i ever run into a fuel pump issue all i have to do is take a razor blade and slice around it and voila. Where the factory seats are was all just using cardboard templates and many hours of fitting and fidgeting for the tightest fit. Also before i did anything i gutted the back and removed the sound deadening and primed and painted it gloss black. The whole set up weighs in at a little under 30lbs. Its lighter than the factory set up and IMO for a street driven car looks alot cleaner than a normal gutted 240. All and all it cost me about 50$ and is lighter than factory. It was the alternative for getting the origin lab CF template. If you have any questions PM me or post it up. Thanks for the feedback!

yarou · 07-11-2007, 03:06 PM

Looks great man

*exitspeed* · 07-11-2007, 03:16 PM

So you actually clued the carpet directly onto the metal in the rear seat area?

*swayray* · 07-11-2007, 03:39 PM

not bad at all....

delphis · 07-11-2007, 04:24 PM

ya I have been wanting to do this for a while too man, I will definately have to find the time to rip out the back and redo it so it looks nice and neat like yours.

chmercer · 07-11-2007, 04:27 PM

why not just put the back seat and stuff in

WERDdabuilder · 07-11-2007, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobbyhill

looks so clean,only if i know what it looks like in my coupe

how hard would it effin be to imagine that in a coupe...ITS ABOUT THE SAME FUCKING THING!

J-Style · 07-11-2007, 04:51 PM

That turned out great! I also like the idea of dying the carpet the same color so you get a cleaner appearence. Secret compartment's for the win!

07-10-2007, 06:44 PM	#1
SilvStylin45s Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Saratoga NY Posts: 105 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Finished my custom S13 hatch interior Well i have been working on it off and on for a week or two and finally just got the majority of it done. I decided i didn't want my subs or an amp anymore, i dont even have a deck for crying out loud. I weighed my amp, subs, deck, box and wiring and it weighed out to well over 100lbs.The back seat and seat belt stuff weighed out to around 40lbs. So i decided to go with this set up. Which with the material and carpeting only weighs in at about 30 lbs. It still needs a little finish work. Where the spare tire well is i decided to make a compartment out of it. I put gray ozite carpet in there and it now holds the following: jumper cables, cig. lighter air compressor, mag lite, can of fix a flat, small cheap ratchet/socket set, screwdrivers, adjustable wrench, pliers, and plenty of zip ties and it still has room for other stuff. The battery is also hidden away in the back passenger side corner. Tell me what you guys think. __________________

07-10-2007, 06:51 PM	#2
sr240dett3 Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Camp Hill, PA Age: 39 Posts: 141 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Looks pretty good !!! What did you use? __________________ S13 - RB25

07-10-2007, 06:54 PM	#4
sliEighty Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central pensyltucky Posts: 471 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	that looks clean as hell... i think i might do that in my hatch. where did you get the carpet from and what did you use for where the seats are __________________ livin on the east cost is harder then you think... ECM for life lll

07-10-2007, 06:57 PM	#5
elemeno Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: OC ~ 714 Age: 44 Posts: 286 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I was thinking of doing something like that... looks good! __________________

07-10-2007, 07:02 PM	#6
Ninjabread Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Age: 36 Posts: 3,492 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: Ninjabread Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Looks clean, I like. __________________ 613DriftWerks.ca

07-10-2007, 06:53 PM	#3
bobbyhill Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2007 Location: lexington,sc Age: 40 Posts: 67 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	looks so clean,only if i know what it looks like in my coupe

07-10-2007, 07:13 PM	#7
darkside40 Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tustin Cali Holmes! Posts: 68 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That is real clean man. Hopefully you can post up some how to pics or details on the setup. I was thinking of doing something just like that. But man, yours turned out better than what was even in my mind. __________________ only on the left side...

07-10-2007, 07:15 PM	#8
s13gold Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CARSON Posts: 4,240 Trader Rating: (79) Feedback Score: 79 reviews	very clean man.

07-10-2007, 07:25 PM	#9
BattleRoyale Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: moon Posts: 83 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	sweet looks hella clean

07-10-2007, 08:49 PM	#10
ferris Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kirtland, Ohio Posts: 38 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	looks pretty sweet, I may do something like this with my hatch.

07-10-2007, 08:54 PM	#11
viscid240 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Only where the cactus strikes! Age: 42 Posts: 516 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	good job. nice and looks well done.

07-10-2007, 08:54 PM	#12
DOOK Post Whore! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Land of Milk and Cookies Age: 42 Posts: 7,552 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	looks aight man __________________ <------ Grumpy Old Asshole MY REVIEW THREAD: Ltdnismoracer4=DOOK http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.p...ltdnismoracer4

07-10-2007, 09:06 PM	#13
prang11 Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 218 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Looks good, are you going to make a door or something for the storage space?

07-10-2007, 10:53 PM	#14
OperationSr20 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Des Plaines, Illinois Age: 36 Posts: 2,299 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Looks very good. I have been debating doing the same, considering that S13 Rear Seats are as good as useless & I have Black Front Carpet, so it would/should come out just as well as yours did. I would also like to know the materials that you used. Very nice. __________________ SHIFT_Patience 1989 Ka24De Hatchback: 12/20/2005 - 11/03/2006 1991 Ka24De Hatchback: 12/20/2006 - Current Day

07-10-2007, 11:00 PM	#15
Phoenix_95 Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Greenbrier TN Age: 40 Posts: 133 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Looks very clean! I would also like to know what materials you used so that I might try to duplicate it in my hatch

07-10-2007, 11:02 PM	#16
240heaven Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Los Angeles/New York City Posts: 149 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Looks good...what did you use and how did you do it?

07-10-2007, 11:12 PM	#17
projekt_s13 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chico/Pittsburg, CA Age: 39 Posts: 2,801 Trader Rating: (5) Rides Gallery: projekt_s13 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	it does look very clean. __________________

07-10-2007, 11:14 PM	#18
GSXRJJordan Post Whore! Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 9,135 Trader Rating: (19) Rides Gallery: GSXRJJordan Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Yup I like it. I've done something similar in my last car, haven't put anything back in my coupe since I took the entire interior out. +1 on the S13 rear seats being as good as useless... I'm curious what size/how much carpeting you used, and is that MDF for the floor of your hatch now? __________________ Jordan Innovations has a new web site! www.JordanInnovations.com -- All your favorite FD Pro Drifters love it, trust me -- www.JordanInnovations.com

07-11-2007, 10:06 AM	#19
drift freaq R.I.P. Aya, always love Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Los Feliz/Hollywood Posts: 18,564 Trader Rating: (215) Rides Gallery: drift freaq Feedback Score: 215 reviews	that looks really nice. good job man. let us know what you used so we can do it too. __________________ "Having a lot of tracks on a song is like putting stickers on a car to get more horsepower" New Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uebV1OnbRsw Buy my mounts! http://zilvia.net/f/sale-items/51531...ns-mounts.html http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/317539...e-mouts-6.html

07-11-2007, 10:14 AM	#20
ms!3 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Age: 35 Posts: 1,563 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	nice, possibly dye your carpet the same color as the new?

07-11-2007, 10:22 AM	#21
balls to the wall Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: HB Age: 35 Posts: 4 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	How did you cut the carpet so nice? Did you make a template first or just kind of lay it in there and cut it to size?

07-11-2007, 10:42 AM	#22
SnakeKack Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Florida Age: 37 Posts: 306 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Home Depot, or Lowes has this thin foam board with paper on the outside used for wall,a/c insulation. It's lite weight and I bet if you can make a template you can get it all out of one piece scoring the spots where it dips down etc and it will just fold, you don't even have to cut the board in pieces. Just glue the carpet to it and it should work out nice. This one turned out awesome I like it a lot. I tried so many combos in the rear interior of my car but this idea is better than any I had.

07-11-2007, 02:44 PM	#23
SilvStylin45s Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Saratoga NY Posts: 105 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	As far as the materials go i used the thinnest piece of MDF i could find. Its the same material you build floowing and sub boxes with but a little thinner. For the carpeting i used black ozite from walmart. It was 10$ a roll and i only used about 1.5. For adhesive i didn't feel like busting out the gun and mixing some glue so i used a can of 3m Super 70? spray adhesive. The actual hatch part was the easiest. I used the factory carpet for a template. There is a carpeted piece that covers the storage area and when its on you cant even tell theres a storage area. Also i cut out a fuel pump access door but carpeted over it. This way if i ever run into a fuel pump issue all i have to do is take a razor blade and slice around it and voila. Where the factory seats are was all just using cardboard templates and many hours of fitting and fidgeting for the tightest fit. Also before i did anything i gutted the back and removed the sound deadening and primed and painted it gloss black. The whole set up weighs in at a little under 30lbs. Its lighter than the factory set up and IMO for a street driven car looks alot cleaner than a normal gutted 240. All and all it cost me about 50$ and is lighter than factory. It was the alternative for getting the origin lab CF template. If you have any questions PM me or post it up. Thanks for the feedback! __________________

07-11-2007, 03:06 PM	#24
yarou Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 661 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Looks great man __________________ jumbosandbox.blogspot.com

07-11-2007, 03:16 PM	#25
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 45 Posts: 20,900 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	So you actually clued the carpet directly onto the metal in the rear seat area? __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

07-11-2007, 03:39 PM	#26
swayray Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: torrance Posts: 1,017 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: swayray Feedback Score: 23 reviews	not bad at all.... __________________ http://www.thenismoshop.com

07-11-2007, 04:24 PM	#27
delphis Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: antioch Age: 42 Posts: 312 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ya I have been wanting to do this for a while too man, I will definately have to find the time to rip out the back and redo it so it looks nice and neat like yours.

07-11-2007, 04:27 PM	#28
chmercer BANNED Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: texas! Age: 39 Posts: 3,288 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	why not just put the back seat and stuff in

07-11-2007, 04:51 PM	#30
J-Style Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: St. Helena, CA (707) Age: 35 Posts: 609 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That turned out great! I also like the idea of dying the carpet the same color so you get a cleaner appearence. Secret compartment's for the win!

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode