THE BEGINNING
I am appreciative of the FF guys that write the details of their builds, the good the bad, and the ugly. I believe that helps everyone else and improves the product overall. I know there are some guys out there that have to determine what to do about carpet to.
I couldn't find a carpet or interior topic so I am putting this under the B&B area because that's what the car is. When I started this car I committed to doing everything myself, including: needed fabricating, building the engine, rebuilding the diff., body and paint, alignment, eveything. So, now it's time for carpet. I must admit I am a little anxious about this. OK, after thinking about this I have to admit "doing everything myself" includes the help of my wife when she agrees to it. Understand, she believes cars are just people movers with four black tires that get you and the grandkids from point A to B. But she has sewing skills I need. She did a very professional job 15 years ago upholstering our boat.
I, like others am not using the carpet that came with the car so I started doing some reading on the FFR forum, getting some ideas, and have been developing a plan. I have requested carpet samples from three companies, but it looks like a lot of companies buy theirs from ACC Carpets. I got ACCs samples yesterday and it looks like I am going with cut pile dark gray # 807 since it goes perfect with the gray upholstery on the seats, door panels and dash.
This weekend I will move the car over to the main garage for more room and take a picture for a beginning point. I have asked my wife to help, and she had this cringed look on her face and then said she will think about it. She remembers helping with some really tuff things in the past.
I am going to use insulation material first and then some jute padding in some of the areas. This is not a show car but I will do the best I resonably can. I will use cording in some of the areas. I will also post material costs as I go.
If you have experience lets hear from you. Oh ya, how many yards are needed of 72" wide material for a B&B with trunk and the side panels under the doors going forward?
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