old yellow 78
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Ok, I FINALLY pulled the trigger and ordered the new carpet for OY tonight from Stock Interiors. I got the cutpile plush with mass backing in the 8296 Nutmeg color which is a close match for the original. I ordered the four speed, two door carpet, which I will cut under the seats to extend the rear portion back for the four door platform and then splice in a piece under the seats. I also ordered two units of "carpet by the yard" so that I can carpet the rear cargo section, re-carpet the cargo hatch doors that I got from the Oklahoma parts wagon, and also use some for the splice under the front seats. Now I have to find all my interior parts that I have been collecting. First, the plaid 60/40 seats and door panels. I also have nice A pillar covers, crack free dash cap, duel speaker metal dash top, nice woodgrain gauge bezel, duel speaker rear hatch panel, digital clock, and a nice AM/FM CB transceiver to replace the AM CB that OY came with. Somewhere, I even still have the little amber "reverse warning light" that I kept from my first F wagon way back when. Even though they weren't used in '78, I'd still like to put it in lower dash where the '76 & some '77's had it. I want to have the cargo windows and rear door windows tinted too. I also want to use some type of insulation under the carpets and behind the panels. I'm going to check out JustWondering's suggestion above of the insulation from Home Depot:
UltraTouch 48 in. x 24 ft. Radiant Barrier-30000-11424 - The Home Depot
I also have been checking out the sound deadener from "Roadkill".
All this is a lot, but obviously, I'm in no hurry. It will just be good to finally start on it.
UltraTouch 48 in. x 24 ft. Radiant Barrier-30000-11424 - The Home Depot
I also have been checking out the sound deadener from "Roadkill".
All this is a lot, but obviously, I'm in no hurry. It will just be good to finally start on it.