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Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:06 pm
by northloop
If you had a nicely painted interior which you didnt want to scuff and make look a mess very quickly what would you do? Its for under the drivers and passenger feet

Ally or checker plate would be ok but obviously adds weight.
Gritted non slip paint - doesnt keep it clean
Non slip self adhesive flooring?

What would you use and do you have a link to where it can be obtained......

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:00 pm
by m-dtech
plastic checker plate ;)

you can buy rolls of it and its self adhesive ;)

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:02 pm
by maxfield
A nice little carbon fibre plate if possible

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:41 am
by northloop
links to where it can be got from?

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:30 am
by JimmyC
Just go with the ally cheque plate, cheap and easy

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:42 am
by northloop
Not sure if I want cheap and easy :wink:

What about like this?

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Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:45 am
by ste
Ally plate in my race car. A square the size you need weighs about 200 grams.

The fact you are saying under the driver's and passenger's feet means you're carrying loads of surplus weight anyway. If you're bothered about 200 grams, bin the passenger seat and mounts (and the passenger).

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:58 am
by northloop
At the moment I have no passenger seat but will in time.

Just considering what options are out there other than simply bolting ally to the floor.

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:38 pm
by brian325i
i have that steering wheel in my drift e30 325..how i wish the rest of my car looked like that..beautiful..

perspex??

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:42 pm
by Speedtouch
Wear slippers to drive it!

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:14 pm
by Taffy
i use 6mm sandwich plate CF, nice and strong and raised up 2" in line with the accelarator

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:15 am
by s2000powerede30
northloop wrote:Not sure if I want cheap and easy :wink:

What about like this?

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I am in the middle of doing my car at the min and I would love to come out like that wow

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:27 pm
by harry_p
a rectangle of skateboard griptape.

basically just black stickyback sandpaper :D

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:30 am
by MJG
harry ^^ that sounds like a good idea.

I tried putting waxoyl in my footwell thinking yeah it will be hardwearing and protect the paint - WRONG!! Hahahaha. It just smeared everywhere and wore down to the paint in the end anyway, as well as looking shit.

Why not just keep the standard floormats in? Nice bit of carpet in there and you could even tape it down to stop it sliding around.

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 4:39 pm
by northloop
harry_p wrote:a rectangle of skateboard griptape.

basically just black stickyback sandpaper :D
I bought a metre of this stuff from a company we use at work a couple of month back. That's what I will be using when the time is right :wink:

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:07 pm
by JimmyC
northloop, where can I get some of this from??

TIA

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:10 pm
by Onz
are those images of a mk1 golf?

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:06 pm
by shorty73
JimmyC wrote:northloop, where can I get some of this from??

TIA
Try Demon Tweeks or GPR. Or as your near Southend try a Yachting shop!

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:22 am
by JimmyC
shorty73 wrote:
JimmyC wrote:northloop, where can I get some of this from??

TIA
Try Demon Tweeks or GPR. Or as your near Southend try a Yachting shop!
Ah cunning plan with the yachting shop, will give that a go

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:53 pm
by crossie
ebay sell the skateboard grip tape!

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:19 am
by JimmyC
I've gone for some of this stuff:

http://shop.pinbax.com/index.asp?select ... d&uid=7871

As the sandpaper stuff only comes in small strips

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:02 pm
by northloop
Only just seen your pm Jimmy, sorry it took so long but I have been away for a while. Not in prison :D :D :D

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:15 pm
by JimmyC
Cool haven't ordered yet so no worries!!

Re: Floor of a track / race car

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:04 pm
by northloop