Greetings!
After 8 months of working on my project driver,
Patrick and I (Patrick Hulst) finally got my 70 up and running.
Horray! Man, does it run nice. Saturday it got new shoes. It sat on 1st
generation steel belted tires which, were wearing through the tread.
This week, I unearthed the box of N.O.S. light saddle carpeting
that came with the car. Last winter, I removed this nasty custom
installed shag carpet from the late 70s which was dry rotted. After
letting the carpet rest in the sun for a few hours, I began to install it.
Only it didn't come with any instructions. There were no pre cut holes in it.
Has anyone replaced their carpeting recently or have memory if it
needed to be cut and trimmed into place? I've only installed the drivers side
and am running into difficulty putting in the lower vent / kick panel.
Any comments and or photos would be appreciated in addition to
photos of all locations for the various carpet sections. Also, what did
you use to adhere the back storage area? I also put down an aluminum
heat barrier between the carpet and the floor. It is amazing how poor of
condition the seat tracks and seat adjustors were. I refurbished all and
re-installed. It looks and functions so much better now.
Thanks.
Joe
After 8 months of working on my project driver,
Patrick and I (Patrick Hulst) finally got my 70 up and running.
Horray! Man, does it run nice. Saturday it got new shoes. It sat on 1st
generation steel belted tires which, were wearing through the tread.
This week, I unearthed the box of N.O.S. light saddle carpeting
that came with the car. Last winter, I removed this nasty custom
installed shag carpet from the late 70s which was dry rotted. After
letting the carpet rest in the sun for a few hours, I began to install it.
Only it didn't come with any instructions. There were no pre cut holes in it.
Has anyone replaced their carpeting recently or have memory if it
needed to be cut and trimmed into place? I've only installed the drivers side
and am running into difficulty putting in the lower vent / kick panel.
Any comments and or photos would be appreciated in addition to
photos of all locations for the various carpet sections. Also, what did
you use to adhere the back storage area? I also put down an aluminum
heat barrier between the carpet and the floor. It is amazing how poor of
condition the seat tracks and seat adjustors were. I refurbished all and
re-installed. It looks and functions so much better now.
Thanks.
Joe
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