Thought some might be interested in how the factory actually installed carpets. This is at least the way Flint did it as it is Brett Slater’s original 70 Stage 1. We were surprised to find the factory tag on it. Check out the big missing pieces under the seats. How many have actually done it this way? Brett will have to decide if he wants it done the same way. We got the sound deadener mostly done today. New carpet will get installed soon. Check out the tag and date code.
Brett’s car has the rear speaker wire even though his car did not come with it. Sure looks like the factory wire. They ran it along passenger floor and it goes under seat. The factory used a roofing type underlayment paper covering that blue speaker wire.
Considering I'm a purist, I'll opt for the assembly line install. As an aside, it's amazing how clean the floors are. Clearly a testament to a car being garaged its whole life. Shifter hole was ginormous. My lower shift boot was toast and devoid of the lower consollete ring. I just ordered both from Todd Miller and will have to do some repair work to the 3 missing studs the boots/rings affix to. Jay Cook has already pointed me in the right direction.
Is there somewhere a how to available for this? How far up do you install the deadener on front and back? And I guess, first the deadener and carpet is being installed and then later the center console? (I have an automatic) And the new carpet, does that go directly on the deadener? And I see extra thick carpets being sold, is that including deadener?
I should probably update this as it's been finished for a few months. I'm sure Dave will chime in as well. As for the deadener, pictures below show how far back I went. You're basically eyeballing, cutting, peeling and affixing it to the floor. Certain spots need better eyeballing for seatbelt and seat track mounting holes but there's no real science to it. Dave suggested I go with another layer for the front to quiet things down even more and also keep things cooler. The assembly manual calls for the extra layer on convertibles and air conditioning cars, so why not? You can also see how far up the floorboard we went with both deadeners.
You installed it on top of the wiring right? Is that how the factory did it? I can't tell from my own pictures, because it was crumbled at that time.
Originally the body harness wiring and rear speaker wiring, if the car came with it, were installed directly to the floor and then the underlayment went on. Also if you have a 72 car, I think there was some type of seatbelt warning system and that wiring would go under the underlayment. Duane
