For those of you requesting close up pics of my trunk lid liner project.....her they are.
Couple of things......first thanks for the compliments in the other thread.
second....unfortunately I do not have the time to right now due to work demand to put together a group buy or produce these for anyone.....I wish I could......but I can't.
Here is the best I can do for everyone:
The company that has the Cobra and the text in their system is: American Branding Wearables. Location: Houston, Texas. You will need to contact information to reach them as I do not want to post her Cell Phone. Ask for Soraya. She has first hand knowledge of my project. Keep in mind they are a shirt embroidery company.....they are not used to dealing with car projects. The owners are from Columbia. They speak English.....but be clear in your communications. They are VERY detail oriented and produce GREAT products if you let them know exactly what you want. I am pretty sure that if you want exactly what I have just changing the numbers.....you will avoid set up charges.
Carpet.....you will need a piece 24" x 48". Go to your local trim shop and look through their samples.....it is Ford Gray Trunk Carpet. They have a couple of shades.....I believe it is the darker one. You should be able to mail ABW your carpet and tell them you want with regards to the Cobra and lettering.
Plywood......I started with a piece of 24" x 48" x 3/8"
The plastic retainers I used were from Advance Auto Parts. They were a GM part.....1/4" by about 2" with a flat plastice head. I had to have them order more for me as they only had two packs on the shelf.....they come pack two....I used 14.
The template.......I started with several sheets of posterboard taped together that was about 44" long and about 18" tall. I took toothpaste and outlined my trunk where I wanted the liner. I carefully pushed the paper up against the toothpaste to get a general outline. I had to wipe and repeat a couple times as I trimed the paper and honed the size in to what I wanted. It is easier to take off a little bit of paper several times than to over cut a corner and have to start over. Once the paper was the correct shape I transfered it to the wood and cut it out with a jig saw. I lightly rounded the edge with a wood file to give it a nice radius.
Holding the wood in place I took a Sharpie and marked the wood by pulling it out and peaking behind it to locate where the holes would be for drilling. I tried to select large flat areas on the underside of the trunk and estimated the middle of the area and marked the board in a corresponding location. Again I marked 14 holes. I drilled the holes with a 1/4" bit in the wood ONLY at this time. Then with the assistance of a couple of people....have them hold the board in place while you drill the first hole through the hole in the wood and into the underside of the trunk lid....note it is fiberglass on the underside of the trunk lid. After I drilled the first hole.....I put a 10/24 bolt in it. Then went to the opposite side and drilled through another hole in the wood into the trunk lid......then put another bolt in that hole.....these bolts are to keep it aligned while you drill the holes. I repeated this all 14 holes.
Now take the wood off and carefully with a 1" paddle bit.....drill into the 14 holes in the wood about 1/32" deep for the head of the plastic retainer to recess so it does not protrude through the carpet.
Stick your 14 plastic retainers through the wood. Place the carpet over the wood....and center the Cobra. I used a straight edge clamped to the flat of the top of the wood for a guide to measure each end of the letter to ensure it was level. With the carpet laying on top......fold 1/2 of it back exposing the wood and 1/2 of the back of the carpet. Spray both surfaces with a 3M spray adhesive and let set for about 3 minutes.....place the carpet back down and smooth it out.....repeat for the other 1/2 of the carpet.
Once the carpet is glued....turn it upside down on a clean surface and staple it to the wood using 1/4" staples. after stapling the carpet.....I tapped them with a hammer to ensure they were in.
Now you are ready to place it in your trunk.....go SLOW....at first the retainers may try to back out.....just push them all in slowly and work all of them at the same depth until they are completely in.
Hope this helps.
Looks awesome, but out of curiosity how come you did not put your build number on it?
