I just wanted to add some pictures of the task so far- my seats were worn out and uncomfortable, the dash was scratched deeply, none of the interior lights worked, or the vents. I posted a "dash removal" thread to cover that part, and I think I had a thread showing my work on the floors. I had seats rebuilt by Ace Upholstery in Salem NH, and they did a wonderful job, and I bought new carpets from OC carpets which I'm very happy with the quality of the product. I installed the rear seats today, and that means the rear carpets are new, and the rear arm rests, and all the wiring has been gone through... but here's the pictures of the back seat.

 

Very Nice!

I removed my seats to add seat belts.
The snowball is already rolling down the hill!
My seats are great but carpet, door panels and all the little bits are bad.
I see $$ in my future.

I'm gonna check out OC for the carpets.
Do you have a link to their site?
Thanks

 

Absolutely- https://www.ocautocarpets.com/?gad_s...waAjIEEALw_wcB

The upholsterer who did my seats said he used their stuff often, and I felt the price was good, and the quality. The carpets set me back around $300, with the heavy backing. I can't imagine how thin the carpets would be without the backing.
The door panels on my 1964 are in pretty good shape, and I was told the mylar silver material is tough to reproduce, so I didn't do the door panels.

 

Cool Thanks
I'm gonna order the Mass backing also.
My current carpet has nothing so it should really help with sound deadening.

 

OC is a dealer for ACC carpet. They sell at a price between wholesale and retail. Today I think ACC is the only US manufacturer left that makes formed auto carpet.

ACC sells it own carpet at retail. Rock Auto is another ACC dealer that sells at less than retail. When you buy from any dealer, the order is drop shipped directly from ACC in Alabama. It is not sent to OC in California and then to you.

 

Thanks for the info- It's interesting the upholsterer had samples that said "OC"... and the packing said OC, but yeah- the box says "Auto Custom Carpets". I guess if they're the only choice, all you need to do is shop for the best price. I also ordered floor mats to match.
I finished putting it all together today- it was a lot of work! I have the sound deadener, then the rear carpet, and the front carpet overlaps so under the front seat mounts there's 3 layers of padding. I decided that can't be a good thing- and I couldn't get the mounting bolts to reach anyway. I cut slits in the front carpet (top layer) then I cut away the rear carpet (second layer and I cleaned away as much of the sound deadening material as I could without making a mess. That way, the "foot" of the front seat mount sits pretty much directly on the floor of the car. I'm not a professional by any means, but nearly 50 years of driveway grease monkey-ing will teach you a thing or two. It taught me (in this case) you probably don't want 2 layers of carpet and the sound deadening material between your seat mount and the floor. This ain't no living room sofa, and it's probably important to have the seat bolted securely to the floor, without 3 layers of carpet and pad in between.

So here's a few pictures of the finished product.


driver's side view

speaker isn't in yet...

I like the floor mats from OC/ACC carpets, with the logo

I spent a lot of time on the dash...

...I wish I could say all the courtesy lights work all the time now, but they don't. It's kind of hit or miss. I think it's the grounds

This whole section of the dash board was gashed badly. It's the reason I took the dash apart to begin with. Looks okay now, I think

passenger side view

back seat again

I'm pretty happy with the carpets. I went with maroon rather than bright red on the suggestion of my upholstery guy. He said darker carpet looks nice, and I agree

 

Beautiful work!!
How did you get around the gas pedal? I'm assuming you unbolted the bottom.

Yes the dark red looks great.

 

There's 2 posts on the floor, like ***** that just push into the back of the pedal. It was a major pain and I did the best I could. It's fine, but not factory perfect. Rather than cut 2 little holes I made a slit. I just couldn't get the pedal to connect with the carpet under it. It'll probably give me trouble, but I fought it as long as I could stand to fight it. And then with the floor mat, it looks great. Between the E brake cable, and the high beam switch, the steering column and the gas pedal- trying to get the carpet up under the dash where it belongs and under the side kick panel, and the heel pad where I wanted it and the trans "hump"... it's so much to get to fit exactly. I did the gas pedal last, so I was at my end. Everything else fit like I wanted, so I just cut a slit at the posts and let them both poke through, rather than try to get 2 perfect little holes exactly where I wanted them. 2 little slits would have been better so the pedal would hold the carpet down at the base- I got tired, and angry, but it's done. I'll post a picture if I get a chance.

 

I appreciate that.
So did you just pry out in the bottom of the pedal and they pop out then just push them to snap back in?
I saw the studs but wasn't sure if they had to be unbolted from the floor.

I looked in the service manual but it doesn't mention the pedal.

 

That looks GREAT!

Nice work and attention to detail.

 

Yeah Mikey- that's really all it is. Pry it out, flip it out of the way while you work, then bash the f'ing thing with a hammer to put it back in. Well, you know- you don't "bash the f'ing thing", but I did use a hammer. It's hard rubber or plastic or something. It pops off and back on again with sufficient force.

 

A couple of drops of liquid soap will help those gas pedal studs off and especially back on.
It's hard rubber indeed, because it's 60 years old. It was much easier when new.

Nice job Dave. Now you're all set to go cruising this summer.

 

Thanks again
Sorry for kinda hijacking your thread.
@Charlie Jones Thanks for the soap trick