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those are stock ford truck panels. I was able to wrap it in one piece, but it was a pain, had a couple areas I wasnt happy with. Should have done it in two pieces. The work on the lower section was done with abs.

Nice work crsweet91. I am doing a full custom interior in a 78 ford right now should be done in a couple Weeks.

Thanks. Both those panels were for ford trucks. First set is actually going in mine a 78 and the stock panels went in a 79. Im doing a full custom in my truck also, when you finish it up get some pictures Id love to see it.

The stitching looks solid. Its a great show wheel to make look good because you dont have to go up the spokes and the spokes are metal so its a completely different material. Not to mention; aluminum and black leather together always look sweet...

Yeah solid is good. It means that it is a solid quality product that is definitely a value to customers to purchase. From what I can see, it looks very uniform and well-laced.

Heres a few pics of are last big project, crap pics im afraid, dam iphone!

Quite a interesting one, the job was to fully retrim a merc sprinter van that had been built as a one of for The Sultan of Brunei, apparently the van was built so he could watch the camel racing in the comfort of his own van/palace!

As you can image with a limitless budget and a customer with high demands the van is pretty trick! as it was built by the AMG stable thay have access to the mercedes benz parts bin so could pinch stuff from the high end cars.

this is how the van started life
http://www.supercars.net/gallery/129612/976/681433small.jpg
http://www.supercars.net/gallery/129612/976/681434small.jpg

Then it got painted black (great rolling stone song!)the seat centres where changed to black alcantara with red piping and black carpet.

and this is where we picked it up with its new owner who wonted to put his mark on it and update it as i believe it was built in 2004.

As mentioned the van is pretty trick, some of the list of stuff goes....
Separate Air con for the rear (not of the engine)piped in air craft style via vents in the roof
separate heater that runs of the engine to separate units in the back, piping hot air under the seats in the rear
electric step up plate from under the van
electric sliding side door
electric sliding bulk head door
electric sliding drinks cabnet
fridge
it has a flip key which when flipped unlocks the van, when shut locks the van which i assume was taken from a high end merc
6 fully adjustable electric recaro seats
tuned 4 pot super charged engine
And various bits and bobs taken from higher end mercs

The first job was to remove the diesel powered air con unit that took up masses of space in the back in fact the last 2 1/2 feet of the van was dedicated to the unit, this was changed to a new unit which took up less than half the space (up top) leaving room for bags etc down below

how it looked
http://www.supercars.net/gallery/129612/976/570033small.jpg

next mission was to strip the van, and by god was it a mission! in true AMG, german style and with that blank cheque thay cut no corners and the build quality is truly AMAZING!

nothing a hammer could'nt sort out lol

Once all stripped out (via hammer lol) it was time to trim in full leather (top to bottom) and alcantara (roof) with black carpets as said there poor pics but here you go...

TV was added

flip down was added

fridge area

couple of videos

a few things need adjusting/tweeking as expected like the flip up tv is'nt lifting up flush now (not our job)and a few bits of damage need addressing again not are fault

We did have some issues though.....

I'll bet you had some issues! But that's one hell of a great job, fit for a President or a King, let alone a Sultan! Kudos!

Looks great Gjudd. Very clean work.

56 New Yorker that we did, seats and door panels.

Here are a few pics of some of my work over here in OZ. Great to be a part of this community.

NICE WORK GUYS! Good to see some Aussie talent on the scene.

thanks aunc...I appreciate it...here's the finished seats...mind you the front buckets are unlevel because the seat tracks are unlevel to fit the car...the seat covers themselves are very straight...and those are seat medallions like I put in my street rod interiors...these seats are for a 1965 Bonneville convertible, but the guy wanted them a little custom so I did the seats a little different than factory and put the medallions in the seats instead of the factory rectangular buttons

That looks great Todd. I've been following your work on Facebook for some time now, you're very talented. That RX7 interior is incredible! Welcome to The Hog Ring!

the ford truck i just got done with.