Carpets

The carpets I bought at ICCCR in Holland have to start going in the car sooner rather than later. I didn't want to leave it too late and come across a problem which couldn't be resolved. Having said all that, the carpets are of great quality and good progress is being made. The original soundproofing/underlay is in good condition and is being re-used.

Original carpet... well rotted

New carpet section with original foam being used

This is the section that is fitted underneath the front seats with runners in place

The piece shown at the bottom of the photo is the original section for the rear foot-well and serves as a good comparison of the colour and quality match.

Front ¼ panel

These small pieces on the front ¼ panels are more involved than at first sight. A slot has to cut into the carpet to accommodate the welded bracket and then you have to figure out how to remove the bonnet release.

Front bulkhead

To install the front bulkhead carpet the heater control panel had to be removed, the red section is notorious for fading away. A bit of careful masking and my daughters red nail varnish makes it look a lot better. You can buy stickers for these but are expensive at about £20.00.

2mm foam strip fills the gap formed by the reinforcing plate on the inner sill

Trim piece for brake pedal

Refitting the trim piece for the brake pedal is a tricky job, there are 6 small bolts securing it to the support for the pedal gear and into the floor.
Naturally nothing lines up properly.

N/S/F footwell, the tricky part is aligning the screws with the original holes

N/S/F sill section

N/S/R heater outlet

N/S/R sill section