Floor of a track / race car

Post Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:06 pm

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......

Post Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:00 pm

plastic checker plate ;)

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

Post Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:02 pm

A nice little carbon fibre plate if possible

Post Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:41 am

links to where it can be got from?

Post Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:30 am

Just go with the ally cheque plate, cheap and easy

Post Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:42 am

Not sure if I want cheap and easy

What about like this?

Post Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:45 am

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).

Post Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:58 am

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.

Post Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:38 pm

i have that steering wheel in my drift e30 325..how i wish the rest of my car looked like that..beautiful..

perspex??

Post Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:42 pm

Wear slippers to drive it!

Post Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:14 pm

i use 6mm sandwich plate CF, nice and strong and raised up 2" in line with the accelarator

Post Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:15 am

northloop wrote:Not sure if I want cheap and easy

What about like this?

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

Post Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:27 pm

a rectangle of skateboard griptape.

basically just black stickyback sandpaper

Post Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:30 am

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.

Post Sat Jun 30, 2007 4:39 pm

harry_p wrote:a rectangle of skateboard griptape.

basically just black stickyback sandpaper

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

Post Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:07 pm

northloop, where can I get some of this from??

TIA

Post Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:10 pm

are those images of a mk1 golf?

Post Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:06 pm

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!

Post Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:22 am

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

Post Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:53 pm

ebay sell the skateboard grip tape!

Post Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:19 am

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

Post Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:02 pm

Only just seen your pm Jimmy, sorry it took so long but I have been away for a while. Not in prison

Post Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:15 pm

Cool haven't ordered yet so no worries!!

Post Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:04 pm

http://www.heskins.com/products.htm