Re: [T3] Installing carpet: The Saga Begins

["Ginger D.&Peter P." <gingerd@teleport.com>]

Oh, I hear you bro'.  I did the same project last year, starting in April.  Come
late summer I was still fiddling with the new carpet install.  "While I'm in
there..." philosophy will do this:
* replaced shift rod hanger and bushing in tunnel (drill out spot welds, real
fun job)
* R and R pedal cluster, paint
* R and R e-brake, paint
* Sandblast and paint angled foot plates
* Repair seat mechanisms (and slip some cardboard over the springs to stop the
poking)
* chip, scrape, wire wheel and POR-15 paint the floor pans (this was the whole
reason this all started)
* recreate the tar paper liner under the back seat (don't ask me why, it seemed
like the thing to do)
* resurrect that funny seat back release mechanism operated by the door
* cut new carpet pad
* install new carpet (this took me over a month!)

It was worth it.  I've got some photo's of the finished pan at:
http://www.teleport.com/~gingerd

Peter Parker
'66 Square; Phillip
Portland, OR


"Erkson, Toby" wrote:

> Boy, I'm sure glad I didn't decide to a 1/2-assed job.  Too much rust to
> ignore!  But this job is gonna be taking much longer than I had hoped...

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