Re: KPack's 1954 Panama
Posted by kevinpackard On 2020/11/30 18:14:58
Thanks Don, that's one of the ones I've been looking at. A lot of guys have cleaned these with Pine Sol, so I'm also considering that. Rebuild kit is ordered, so when that shows up I get to learn all about carburetors.
In the meantime I've been slowly crossing a few other things off the list. I picked up a roll of Reflectix insulation, and installed that on the floor. It's fairly thick and pretty noisy, so I'm not sure I'm totally sold on it. I put the carpet in over it and it crackles every time you move your feet. I didn't finish the last bit in the front (footwells and firewall) because I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep it. We'll see.
The front seat brackets were wrapped up with some similar colored paint, then clear coat. I cut out the insulation where they mounted (insulation is thick) and used new hardware to install. All the old hardware was rusted and destroyed.
I reinstalled the carpet that came with the car. It's not original, and I'm not sure what kind of carpet it is. Boat carpet maybe? Color is right though. After the insulation layer, it doesn't fit very well. I may need to trim it a bit, but that means I have to redo the edge binding. I know the original carpet wasn't supposed to go under the sill plates, but I will likely keep it tucked under to prevent it from sliding around.
Next I pulled out my Paul Jewett for County Commissioner sign and applied insulation to one side, and indoor/outdoor carpet to the other. I used spray adhesive from Loctite. I think I would've preferred darker gray, but Home Depot and Lowe's hardly carry any of this type of carpet, so my options were very limited. It was either green or light gray. I put the seat panel back in for now. I still need to pop a couple holes in it and install some retainer clips. I don't think I will use the ones that came with the car....the panel is far thicker than the carboard one that used to be there, plus those retainers are a pain to get out. I'll probably use some generic plastic ones.
Now to start coming up with a pattern to cut out carpet for the rest of the trunk. Haven't decided yet if I want to cover everything back there, or just the floor. I'm not going to do the original flocking. I'd like the trunk to look nice, though I know that's not how they were delivered.
-Kevin
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In the meantime I've been slowly crossing a few other things off the list. I picked up a roll of Reflectix insulation, and installed that on the floor. It's fairly thick and pretty noisy, so I'm not sure I'm totally sold on it. I put the carpet in over it and it crackles every time you move your feet. I didn't finish the last bit in the front (footwells and firewall) because I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep it. We'll see.
The front seat brackets were wrapped up with some similar colored paint, then clear coat. I cut out the insulation where they mounted (insulation is thick) and used new hardware to install. All the old hardware was rusted and destroyed.
I reinstalled the carpet that came with the car. It's not original, and I'm not sure what kind of carpet it is. Boat carpet maybe? Color is right though. After the insulation layer, it doesn't fit very well. I may need to trim it a bit, but that means I have to redo the edge binding. I know the original carpet wasn't supposed to go under the sill plates, but I will likely keep it tucked under to prevent it from sliding around.
Next I pulled out my Paul Jewett for County Commissioner sign and applied insulation to one side, and indoor/outdoor carpet to the other. I used spray adhesive from Loctite. I think I would've preferred darker gray, but Home Depot and Lowe's hardly carry any of this type of carpet, so my options were very limited. It was either green or light gray. I put the seat panel back in for now. I still need to pop a couple holes in it and install some retainer clips. I don't think I will use the ones that came with the car....the panel is far thicker than the carboard one that used to be there, plus those retainers are a pain to get out. I'll probably use some generic plastic ones.
Now to start coming up with a pattern to cut out carpet for the rest of the trunk. Haven't decided yet if I want to cover everything back there, or just the floor. I'm not going to do the original flocking. I'd like the trunk to look nice, though I know that's not how they were delivered.
-Kevin
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