Cleaning Up – Cont’d (Interior)

Immediately following after getting the exterior the way I was content with for the time being, I finally began to give the interior some attention.

I really wish I had taken the time to get a much comprehensive picture than this of how the interior looked when I first got the car. This is the only thing I can find in a screen cap from a video, and from what you can see – there’s no radio present, and the material from the shift knob was starting to deteriorate. One thing I’m very happy about though is the fact that it has a crackless dash. S13’s are prone for cracked dashes due to to sun damage, and having one that doesn’t look like the San Andreas Fault is a major plus.

Not long after, I started gathering some new interior pieces to fill up the empty look the inside of my car was having. I went with a Kenwood single din radio and OEM Nissan center pocket to start because driving around with no music can be very uninspiring sometimes haha. I then went ahead and got some grey/black checkerboard floor mats made by Garage Moon Power. It really flows with the true 90’s japan style and that’s probably one of my favorite parts of my interior. I also ended up replacing the stock shift knob with a 90mm Tomei. I was a bit skeptical on it due to it being such a light weight material, but I was actually pretty impressed at how comfortable it handles through gears.

I was anxious for a quick release steering wheel setup, but I wanted a wheel that was really great quality and wouldn’t bend on me taking a hairpin turn. After long research on sizing and what material to go with, I landed on a Leather 330mm Personal Grinta with yellow stitching. If you didn’t know by now, Personal is a sister brand of Nardi which are all made in Italy – beautifully hand made wheels. I was bouncing back and forth with going for either a 330mm or 350mm and was kind of scared it was going to be too small for an all around good position in my hands – but luckily it was very spot on.

 

When I mounted up the steering wheel and took it for a quick drive around town, I noticed a much tighter feel around turns. The wheel definitely changed the way of how the car drives and I’m more than glad I chose this setup.

 

As of now October 25, 2017 – this is how the interior looks. I have a little surprise in addition to the interior for a much functional look and I can’t wait to have it settled in as it will play an important role for track days.

Have a good day everyone! – Chris