The carpet came with the interior but I am certain that Amida can give you the appropriate supplier info. There was insullation on the back but it had to be modified to get the correct fit.

Nelson

quote Originally posted by rcp builders: Was wondering where you got your carpet?? Did it come with the insulation on hte back?? Your interior is very elegant, I bet it makes cruising that much nicer.

Just beautiful!
If I was wanting to update the interior on my Fiero, I could see using that even if I didn't do a Ferrari rebody. It's just beautiful, and looks OEM. Very nice!

quote Originally posted by hnthomps: As soon as I can limp to the basement without undue pain, I will get the requested pictures. I had a knee replaced last week and am still working my way back to functionality. Nelson

Ouch! Take you time Nelson. No hurry on the pics. Hope you feel better soon........

Rick,

It will be a while before I can drive a standard transmission vehicle but I did manage to drive an auto Expedition earlier today without many problems.

Nelson

quote Originally posted by Rick 88: Ouch! Take you time Nelson. No hurry on the pics. Hope you feel better soon........

Rick,

Here are some pictures that I managed to grab this morning right before the camera battery died. I hope that they are what you wanted, but if they are not what was requested let me know and I will try again.

Nelson

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How can I get one of theses interiors made in black?????

Give Rob a call or send an e-mail.

Nelson

quote Originally posted by sporlan: How can I get one of theses interiors made in black?????

That really looks awesome. Did the hood release stay in the same location?

The front deck lid release was reinstalled in a slightly different location. It was placed on the driver's side footwell up near the top of the carpet. I can get a picture if it is really needed.

Nelson

quote Originally posted by Marine1981: That really looks awesome. Did the hood release stay in the same location?

Was there ever a 308 interior swap created for the Mera? What about the Pisa Euro interior, did anyone install one into a Mera?

I was leaning toward the PISA Euro interior until I saw Rob's F355 and his superior manufacturing skills. Then it was no question as to what one I wanted. BTW, does anyone want/need a set of uncovered PISA door panels for a very good price?

Nelson

quote Originally posted by Amida: Was there ever a 308 interior swap created for the Mera? What about the Pisa Euro interior, did anyone install one into a Mera?

As an update, I never let anyone know the results of the show the next week after the interior was completed. I took the car to the Ocala, Florida all GM show at Silver Springs the next week and ended up in the "General" classification group covering the vehicles from 1980 to the present. This General group included all cars except for a few specified classes (Cameros, Vetts, and a couple others). When the awards were announced at the end of the show, I was quite surprised to receive a first in class award, I am fairly certain that this was a combination of the new interior and the display of a restored Mera that few if any people there had ever seen. I was quite happy with the result and plan to attend this show again this year.

Nelson

quote Originally posted by hnthomps: As an update, I never let anyone know the results of the show the next week after the interior was completed. I took the car to the Ocala, Florida all GM show at Silver Springs the next week and ended up in the "General" classification group covering the vehicles from 1980 to the present. This General group included all cars except for a few specified classes (Cameros, Vetts, and a couple others). When the awards were announced at the end of the show, I was quite surprised to receive a first in class award, I am fairly certain that this was a combination of the new interior and the display of a restored Mera that few if any people there had ever seen. I was quite happy with the result and plan to attend this show again this year. Nelson

Congratulations ! Let's see the trophy.

Per Amida's request, here are two pictures of the "trophy".

Nelson

quote Originally posted by Amida: Congratulations ! Let's see the trophy.

Still a great link. Planning to put that interior in my Fiero this month.

I'd love to put this style interior into my 88. WOW!!!!!!!

I have that exact same interior that I bought for my 355 project. I have too many cars and I am too old so I might be interested in selling mine for less than the price of one from Rob. This is one from Rob and it is brand new and uninstalled. Typically I already have more in the parts for my unfinished car than I can sell the car for. So I'll probably part it out.

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I have seen Nelson's interior up close and you would not believe the quality...both of the interior and the installation. Nelson always does it top notch regardless of the size of any of his projects!

Must feel good to complete the car.

Is a car ever complete?

quote Originally posted by Australian: Must feel good to complete the car.

The car is not really complete. I need to swap out a scratched window and this will be the test bed for the factory EHPS installation. That should finish either the car or me! I also need suggestions as to how to keep the t-top sun shades properly attached.

Nelson

Forgive me for not reading the entire thread, as you may have mentioned it already, but where did you get that interior kit? Id love too look into it for my own car, those door panels are just plain sexy..

quote Originally posted by Jonesy: Forgive me for not reading the entire thread, as you may have mentioned it already, but where did you get that interior kit? Id love too look into it for my own car, those door panels are just plain sexy..

It was made by Amida (PFF name) and it is his F355 interior. Very nice and at least equal to or better than Ferrari factory upholstery IMHO.

Nelson

I have VDO Guages in my Finale and had to modify the voltage sent to the tach. A friend of mine did it (I thi nk) by using a resistor from the 12 V source direct from the battery and plugging it into the tach signal wire at the plug on the right side of the engine bay, (can't remember it's #). Sorry it's a bit vague but it can be done.

quote Originally posted by jwct7: I have VDO Guages in my Finale and had to modify the voltage sent to the tach. A friend of mine did it (I thi nk) by using a resistor from the 12 V source direct from the battery and plugging it into the tach signal wire at the plug on the right side of the engine bay, (can't remember it's #). Sorry it's a bit vague but it can be done.

My problem with certain VDO gauges was more related to using a 3800 SC engine and trying to do all the changes with the engine installed in the car.

Nelson

I'm a little late to the party, but wow does that interior look amazing. I think I'd like that in a regular bodied Fiero as well.

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After a few years in storage, I'm finally getting around to installing my Amida interior into a stock Fiero and Whodeanie is getting close to putting one in my AD355. Amida's craftmanship is simply astounding. As I've unboxed the components and starting the install, I am amazed at his skill. One question to anyone out there: I have OEM 355 gauges that I want to put in. The depth of the tach and speedo look like a big problem. Anyone done this before?

quote Originally posted by Lurate: After a few years in storage, I'm finally getting around to installing my Amida interior into a stock Fiero and Whodeanie is getting close to putting one in my AD355. Amida's craftmanship is simply astounding. As I've unboxed the components and starting the install, I am amazed at his skill. One question to anyone out there: I have OEM 355 gauges that I want to put in. The depth of the tach and speedo look like a big problem. Anyone done this before?

I cannot help you wrt the F355 instrumentation since I used the VDO units which have their own unique characteristics. Good luck on the install and post some pictures for us to see any issues and associated resolutions.

Nelson

Here are pictures of the OEM 355 center console gauges and bezel in Amida's dash compared to Amida's bezel. The Ferrari has a more deeply recessed gauge that is more angled towards the driver. On the other hand, I sure like the sturdy high quality feel of Amida's plastic bezel compared to the Ferrari's. I guess as long as nothing cracks or break during the radio install, etc. I'll be ok. Got a Ferrari wiring harness that I hope will help hooking up the gauges..especially the speedo and tach. The driver hood and bezel is going to be more of a challenge as it is much larger than Amida's
Amida center console
F355 center console