Slowly preparing to get back to the ’76 car’s interior. As both the inner sill carpets of the custom carpet set were slightly to long, I decided to trial fit the carpet piece for the transmission tunnel. The carpet piece did fit, though a small alteration was necessary for the hand brake lever cut-out. But I also found out that the alloy extension for the throttle pedal was sitting to close to the transmission tunnel. As the
pedal was rubbing the carpet, there was the risk that the pedal wouldn’t return
completely when the throttle was released. Luckily there was some room for adjustment! Below
two before and after pictures taken a few minutes apart. Spot the difference;
But while moving the pedal extension, I noticed a lot of light grey dust on the floor of the car. This turned out to come from the carpets backing material.
Not particularly impressed! Especially as the backing material for the floor mats that go over the foot-well carpets is made from the same material. Luckily the solution for this problem was fairly easy, a brush on rubber seal for flat roofing etc. But first I used a left over from one of the sill pieces to test it. And after drying for 24 hours it remained flexible, with good adhesion too. Mission accomplished.
But most importantly the dark sealant doesn’t shine through the light carpet material. And it will add an anti-slip layer to the back of the carpets, and maybe even a little extra sound proofing.
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