I attempted to do just that, and believe me, it's TOUGH to do a good job.
I've now heard about such tricks as using a hair dryer or heat gun to mold
the carpet into certain shapes, but let me tell you, it's worth the money to
not have to bother!
Luke
'71 Spit "Fireball" - counting the weeks until it's out of custody
'85 Voyager "Temporary Transportation" - marching slowly to its doom
'73 MGB "Furniture" - may actually be driven this summer, but probably not
'97 Tercel "The Big Car" - still never get to fix it
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phillip" <metaz76@earthlink.net>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 9:25 AM
Subject: Carpet/Interior
>
> Has anyone made a carpet set for their Spitfire? I was at the home
> improvement store the other day and found some really nice marine grade
> black carpet with a rubber type backing on it, supposed to stand up UV
> really well. So I measured up some of the old carpet that I had left and
> compared it to the measurements of the car and I think that it would only
> cost about $39 for the carpet. The problem is that I am not sure what to
> do with the contours of the car and the transmission tunnel cover. Any
> suggestions would be great since this would be a huge money saver! My
> father-in-law also had found some seat covers from JC Whitney that will
fit
> the Spitfire, so they claim. And then I need to find a place that sells
> vinyl for the interior. As you can tell I am trying to save as much
money
> on the restoration as I can by custom making everything. I have also been
> thinking about redoing the door panels out of wood to match the dash like
> another list member did. Thanks for any help!
>
> Phillip
> 76' Spitfire 1500
> 85' Subaru GL
> Phillip Edwards
> metaz76@earthlink.net
> http://home.earthlink.net/~metaz76
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