Am having trouble with interior carpet installation and want to know where to look for correct installation procedures including seat bolt down procedure. What is the best book to use?
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Re: C2 interior
First install your carpet. Next, from under the car, poke nails, awls, etc. thru seat mount bolt holes to locate them. Then temporarily put seats in place, and fully mark rails on carpet with chalk. Remove seats, and (roughly, just like the factory did it)cut out the carpet. The "flaps" are in the front, to hide the forward mounts. They hinge on the inboard edge. If you need a picture, I might be able to post one for you.
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Re: C2 interior
I THINK (disclaimer here) that the 66 carpet that I installed is different than the early C2's but when I installed the Al Knoch carpet in my car I pulled the seats out, of course, as well as the center console plate. In hind sight I would have liked to pull the steering wheel.
Regardless, pull your old carpet and padding. Scrape as much of the old glue and pad off as you can. 66 carpets are a single piece per side. Dry fit them several times and, if you must trim, leave some excess for fine tuning. Once you are certain of your fit, spray both the floor and pad with 3M Spray adhesive. I think they still make two versions of that. One is stronger than the other, which I prefer. Anyhow, the can says to let both sides air dry but I found it easier to fit the pad in while the glue was still tacky. That allowed me some room to maneuver the carpet around for a good fit. If your pad and carpet are already together then you are set. If not, spray some more 3M glue and do the same thing with your carpet. As suggested, you can use an awl to poke holes from underneith. Once that is done, you will need to locate your seat belt attaching holes. I used an awl to find those. Then I used a pencil point soldering iron to burn the final hole through the carpet for the seat belt attaching bolts. That way you have a clean hole that won't unravel. Others will tell you how to make the flap for the front of the seat belt track but the seat rail sits directly onto the fiberglass floor. I would suggest new bolts for the two sides of the seat belt and even run a tap to chase the threads. If my car was any example the threads were quite rusty and a tap to chase the threads made great sense.
Hope this helps.
GaryComment
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Re: C2 interior
Thanks so much for the input will try again this evening. one other question does pw harness run under carpet or under console? thanks again!Comment
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Re: C2 interior
Joe
Joe 32899 suggested using chalk to mark the carpet where you want to cut or trim. I found a bar of soap also works well and comes off easly with a damp cloth. I would have to make a special trip to buy chalk while I only need to wait until my wife is not looking when I steel the soap from the bathroom.
Good luck.
BillComment
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C2 interior
Be careful when scraping the old glue and dried rubber backing from the floor pan. Voice of experience says that inhaling the dust can cause a big problem. I now have a shiny new respirator for next time I do a job like that. Work safe.
Best regards,
CharlieComment
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Judging Guide.What year? All C2's are not the same
'65-7's originals have the flap over the front of the rails, hinged inboard.
Judging Guide for your specific year is the best source.Comment
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Re: C2 interior
i'd like to see a picture joe, i'm ready to install carpet in my 63 and i had been wondering about how to do this when i saw the post.
thanks,
macComment
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Carpet Cuts For Seats
You can make your cuts neater, but I wanted to duplicate the fine craftmanship of the original article. No matter, really, because with black carpets, and black seat tracks, very hard to see anyway. I made the longitudinal dimension somewhat narrower than the tracks, so there is some overlap.
Joe
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P.S.
Just in case I wasn't clear, the seats get bolted DIRECTLY TO THE FLOORPAN. The excess carpet just lays against the rails.Comment
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thanks joe,
i never would have got it without the picture.
macComment
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Re: C2 interior
Joe,
What year is your car? I recently installed new carpet in my '64. If it is a 63/64 I can give you some ideas as to how they should be cut based on the NCRS 63/64 judging manual. Mr. Murray is correct in that you should consult the NCRS judging manual for your specific year.
Best Regads,
James West
Omaha, NE.Comment
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