Carpet
When the car was purchased
extra boxes contained some new 'kits' were included. Among
them was a new carpet set. The carpet set was complete but
sadly the quality of the carpet was poor to say the least.
Fortunately a local automotive upholstery supply had some very
nice bulk carpet material. Several yards of this material
were purchased and used to make a new carpet kit from scratch.
Along with the carpet, some
closed cell foam was purchased. This stuff is about 3/8
inch thick and was cut to fit the floorboard areas as well as
the rear package shelf. The foam was covered with the
carpet material using contact glue. These became the
carpets for the floors with the advantage the if new ones are to
be required they can be replicated very easily.
In areas where the foam was
too stiff such as the transmission tunnel, synthetic backing
material was used. This was glued on and the carpet in
turn glued to the backing material. The entire trunk is
done this way. Several advantages resulted from this:
Finally, to give the footwells
a nice 'retro' look a set of custom cut coco mats were made to
order. The material is very attractive in that it is black
with red dots. This matches the outside colour of the car
and gives the interior a nice flair. The coco mats are
nice and thick and will last a lifetime.
A great deal of time was
invested in measuring, cutting, fitting and gluing all the
carpet pieces. The end result though, is very appealing
and has a very professional look about it.
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