Interior Done Bubba Style

1932 Lowboy Roadster

Bubba begins to cover the cover the dash with a tan leather.

Once Bubba has cut out the correct size piece of leather he uses interior adhesive to bond the leather to the dash panel. Using a roller he makes sure the leather makes great contact with the dash panel.
A special thank you to Hydrotex whose products you see in the background!
Hydrotex is Bubbas personal lubricant company of choice and every fluid on this very special build except the coolant will be a Hydrotex product.

Once the front of the dash panel is baby smooth and wrinkle free The Master begins folding the leather over the edges and onto the back side of the dash panel.

First the right corners of the dash are adhered......

Then the left corner of the dash is completed.

The distributor cap was painted the same textured finish as the firewall so it disappears and your eye is left with all the chrome and billet of the motor to pop out at you.

Once Bubba has finished up covering the dash panel he checks it for a nice tight and precise fit. The old adage applies here....measure twice cut once. As you can see Bubba nailed it the first time.

Bubba takes a look at how nicely the dash panel now sits in place.

Bubba displays the dash panel after the test fit.

Bubba meticulously cuts the openings for the gauges.

Here is the dash panel in mock up. It looks simply amazing like everything Bubba designs.

A nice picture of her from the front with the doors open.

Bubba begins to sew the beads on the edge of the carpets.

The sewing of the carpets continues as the banners of 2 of Bubbas sponsors hang behind them. Both of these sponsors had a big role to play with this special TV car that is being built for the Andreatos Brothers. A VERY special shout out to PPG Paints and Woodward Fabrication. It was PPG's paint and Woodward Fab's equipment that has been used throughout this build and will continue to be used in the future.

It is Bubbas laser like precision to detail that produces the best product found anywhere on the market today.

Bubba begins the mock up on the door panel.

You can see that his plan calls for some top shelf touches.

Here is the carpet you saw Bubba making earlier laid into place before it is glued down.

With the door panel temporarily in place Bubba thinks through EVERY detail of the panels design. For example, look carefully at the sample piece he has sewn and is holding up. Notice it has the same leather bead on it the carpet has but the lower half is carpet. Why? Because when the owner is in the car his knee and foot will possibly hit those areas. So, instead of doing the lower door panel in leather the carpet will wear much better and not compromise the top shelf appearance. It will also allow the carpet to rest against the side of the leather seat instead it being leather on leather causing premature wear. Very well thought out indeed!

Bubba demonstrates why he is using the carpet on the lower door panel as described above.

Bubba checks the interior for preliminary fit and finish.

The parts table in front of her.

Totally bad ass....totally Bubba Style!

Not even James Dean could be this cool.

Bubba shares his plans for the door panel touches with the owners.

Bubba listens as one of the owners shares his excitement with him regarding the door panel trim.

Yes, that is the world famous Andreatos Brothers for whom Bubba is building this car.
They are incredible people and it is an honor they have chosen Bubbas East Coast Rods & Customs as their personal classic car and hot rod shop. They are top shelf, quality oriented businessmen who could have their cars built anywhere in the world but have chosen Bubba as their personal builder because of the quality and detail in everything he does. We count them amongst our many, many blessings.

Bubba shares his plans for the rear panel area which will follow the detail found in the door panel.

A look at the mocked up door panel without any of the special piping or accents added. While I won’t release Bubbas plans for them now you will definitely see it very soon but I can promise you it will be totally Bubba Style.

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