my main work is aimed at the hot rod , custom drag racing and American car world , and even though I'm in the the uk I cant cope with demand .... id say that I don't make the money I would like to but I enjoy it the most where as the car trade and private general seat repairs is where I make more money !!!!!!!!
its so much more difficult to price up the custom stuff as a lot of it is make it up as I go along because I'm always trying something different so end up doing extra work for free.
I look up to gabe lopez and the guys at bill dunn for inspiration and one thing that has stuck in my head when I had a chat with the drag racing legend don garlits "you are better off living your life being poor but enjoying what you do rather than being rich and not enjoying what you do "
fred your book has just been mentioned in uk hot rod mag street machine !!!!! here is the pic but read the text

follow this guys youtube page ...................lots of tips and tricks

china pencil https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SHARPIE-CHINAGRAPH-CHINA-MARKER-PENCILS-Write-On-Plastic-Glass-Ceramic-Surfaces/171042683749?epid=18012031094&hash=item27d2f03b65:m:mNYatKb_M9TCzSQfSRDhUQQ

what leather supplier are you using keith ??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z_qwE-LG_8&t=23s

sorry to hijack thread but that A looks just like my old one

amazing ...................what do you use for the thumb grip moulding ??

search hot foil

I would use hidem banding or something like this https://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/parts_index/aluminium-strip

if you check out this page of my blog you will see ive done the same on this roadster ...........click the link http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/topic/whats-trim-shop-week-32177/page114

is it going to be kept classic or being hot rodded ?? I would screw strips of steel or aluminium to the wood about 2.5" wide half on wood and half on the open area so 808 panel clips can be used

I built a tot rod for my son and did the interior , it wasn't as fancy as I should of done it but that was down to being to busy on paying customers cars !!!!!! click here for full build http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/garage/tot-rod-build-3-a-294737 interior is on page 8 and 9 even made working chute tot rod build

i use https://www.quickfitsbs.com/

i use 12mm most of the time with 12mm on side bolsters or 6mm depending on the foam its going over .... you can also get 16 scrim from segal trimming for fatter flutes

just the cheap clear suff but if its not strong enough then ill use the twin tube epoxy but more expensive and shorter shelf life once opened

i drill the heads off and use self tapper screws to re fit and sometimes use a hot glue gun as well

this guy https://www.instagram.com/carbonwheel61/ I bough mine from him through Instagram

doesn't get much closer than this !!!!!!!!!!!!

this is how close it was ............... if you listen from 40 seconds in you can here me and 23 other brits from the VIP area causing HAVOC

and after the racing I hooked up with these guys !!!!!!!!!!!
if anyone ever goes to either of these shops look out for my QR code sticker on there sewing machines , also proud picture with me and my son with the masters
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