Turned out great! The carpet install on my '65 didn't go so smoothly. The guy who welded the front floor pans in welded them in a bit higher than what the originals were, so the the pre-formed carpet didn't have its contours match the floor. I had to slice the carpet a little in innocuous places to make things fit right. I was very disappointed with that, but it's mostly unnoticeable with the seats and everything reinstalled. I used the kilmat, which cost more than what you used, but a lot less than Dynamat, which is very expensive. I also used a second sound deadener from a company called Noico on top of the kilmat, but the negative thing was that the slight added thickness kind of exacerbated the mismatch between carpet and the floor. Live and learn. Thanks for the video.
Thank you, it really did fit much better than I thought it would. I'm glad you were able to get your carpet fitted in the end, it's disappointing when things like that happen. I used the Noico sound deadener on the roof before I installed the headliner, it's a lot lighter than the Amazon deadener, and it sticks really well.
Hello Alvin I learn things from your videos each time I watch. For instance: The sound deadener from Amazon Basics. I never think of them for that kind of stuff. I do now. I did not know that our shop manual had a section for carpet installation. Like Nick, I have winged it. Thanks for the videos Alvin. Walt
Hey Alvin, lookin good. I learned something from your video. I never knew that the shop manual had a section on how to put the carpet in, I just winged it on my own. I always screw the carpets down and I have the special screws for that, just like the original screws, but on the 64-66 Thunderbirds, I don't use glue, I just screw them down in the corners. Except for the area below the sill plate, I do use a little glue there, along the edge of the rocker. These molded carpets are very stiff and screws work way better than glue. On the 58-63 Thunderbirds, they have carpet pieces, not one big molded piece, so those have to be glued in. But even on those, I don't glue in the floor pieces, I screw them in. I have found over the years that sometimes its handy to pull the carpet out for what ever reason and if its glued in, it just ruins the carpet when pulling it out. Especially nylon carpet. These 80-20 rayon nylon carpets are much better and more stout and durable. I think Auto Custom Carpets make them for Birds Nest. I just order them directly from ACC. What a great company, great products. I always tap the seat belt bolt holes in the floor now. I made a video about that with the Thelma and Louise car because after I put the carpet in, I couldn't get the seat belts screwed in so I had to tap them after the fact, big hassle. Give your gas pedal a good clean. I scrub it really good and use an aul to scrape out all the crap in the slits. I noticed you didn't put it under the carpet, did you do that later? It pokes through a slit in the carpet so you don't see the screws. You probably already know that, just sayin'. Ill be doing this job soon enough on that 66 convertible I bought. I had to cut out the carpets with a knife because there was 2" of water in the car. I hope it has all dried out by now. Car is in LA so I wont see it until July. Anyway, nice job, thanks.
Hey Nick, I like what you're saying about the glue, it got so hot yesterday, I didn't get to finish the job...so I think I'll use a minimum amount of Super 77 to hold the carpets, and let the screws do the work, it fits nice the way it is. I will clean up the pedal as you said, and I am intending to mount it under the carpet. I do like these ACC carpets, but when I try to order from them directly, the shipping more than doubles the cost, when I ordered from Bird Nest, it was combined with the trunk liner kit, so a little more value for the shipping cost. I remember you had issues with the seatbelt bolt in that video, thanks for the reminder to run a tap through the holes.
Alvfin, Looks terrific. I can't wait to install the carpet in Pearline, but you skipped a step, my friend. What did you use for the cemented spots? Inquiring minds want to know. 😁 Regards, John
Thanks John, It sure changes the look of the interior by having carpet back in there! At the time, I didn't have the "trim cement" in place, I wanted to make sure everything is where it needs to be first...my go to for bonding soft parts like this is 3M Super 77.
Hey everyone, sorry I forgot to mention the "trim cement"...I use 3M Super 77 for bonding soft parts like the carpets.
I really appreciate your content thanks 👍
Thank you Rusty, I appreciate that you take the time to watch my videos! 😊
Looks great, thanks as always. ~ Chuck
Thank you Chuck, it makes a huge difference!
Glad to see you at it again. Good job on the deadener and carpet.
Thanks Jeff! I am hoping to be able to keep going on a weekly basis.
Turned out great! The carpet install on my '65 didn't go so smoothly. The guy who welded the front floor pans in welded them in a bit higher than what the originals were, so the the pre-formed carpet didn't have its contours match the floor. I had to slice the carpet a little in innocuous places to make things fit right. I was very disappointed with that, but it's mostly unnoticeable with the seats and everything reinstalled. I used the kilmat, which cost more than what you used, but a lot less than Dynamat, which is very expensive. I also used a second sound deadener from a company called Noico on top of the kilmat, but the negative thing was that the slight added thickness kind of exacerbated the mismatch between carpet and the floor. Live and learn. Thanks for the video.
Thank you, it really did fit much better than I thought it would. I'm glad you were able to get your carpet fitted in the end, it's disappointing when things like that happen.
I used the Noico sound deadener on the roof before I installed the headliner, it's a lot lighter than the Amazon deadener, and it sticks really well.
Hello Alvin. Nice work on the floor. The sound deadening and carpet went in real nice.
George B
Hi George, it sure did go smoothly, doing it on a hot day helps also.
Hello Alvin
I learn things from your videos each time I watch. For instance: The sound deadener from Amazon Basics. I never think of them for that kind of stuff. I do now. I did not know that our shop manual had a section for carpet installation. Like Nick, I have winged it. Thanks for the videos Alvin. Walt
Thank you Walter!
We are all learning, and sharing as we go. 😊
I am still waiting to discover the things I don't know, I didn't know. 😳
Hey Alvin, lookin good. I learned something from your video. I never knew that the shop manual had a section on how to put the carpet in, I just winged it on my own. I always screw the carpets down and I have the special screws for that, just like the original screws, but on the 64-66 Thunderbirds, I don't use glue, I just screw them down in the corners. Except for the area below the sill plate, I do use a little glue there, along the edge of the rocker. These molded carpets are very stiff and screws work way better than glue. On the 58-63 Thunderbirds, they have carpet pieces, not one big molded piece, so those have to be glued in. But even on those, I don't glue in the floor pieces, I screw them in. I have found over the years that sometimes its handy to pull the carpet out for what ever reason and if its glued in, it just ruins the carpet when pulling it out. Especially nylon carpet. These 80-20 rayon nylon carpets are much better and more stout and durable. I think Auto Custom Carpets make them for Birds Nest. I just order them directly from ACC. What a great company, great products. I always tap the seat belt bolt holes in the floor now. I made a video about that with the Thelma and Louise car because after I put the carpet in, I couldn't get the seat belts screwed in so I had to tap them after the fact, big hassle. Give your gas pedal a good clean. I scrub it really good and use an aul to scrape out all the crap in the slits. I noticed you didn't put it under the carpet, did you do that later? It pokes through a slit in the carpet so you don't see the screws. You probably already know that, just sayin'. Ill be doing this job soon enough on that 66 convertible I bought. I had to cut out the carpets with a knife because there was 2" of water in the car. I hope it has all dried out by now. Car is in LA so I wont see it until July. Anyway, nice job, thanks.
Hey Nick,
I like what you're saying about the glue, it got so hot yesterday, I didn't get to finish the job...so I think I'll use a minimum amount of Super 77 to hold the carpets, and let the screws do the work, it fits nice the way it is.
I will clean up the pedal as you said, and I am intending to mount it under the carpet.
I do like these ACC carpets, but when I try to order from them directly, the shipping more than doubles the cost, when I ordered from Bird Nest, it was combined with the trunk liner kit, so a little more value for the shipping cost.
I remember you had issues with the seatbelt bolt in that video, thanks for the reminder to run a tap through the holes.
What did you use for the " Trim Cement" ? some form of adhesive. Carpet looks good . Nice when things actually fit.
Hi Doug, sorry I missed that...I use 3M Super 77.
Really makes a big improvement. Carpeting has been on my "to do" list for a long time. Did you carpet the lower door panels too?
It does look much better, I didn't do the door panels, the carpets on them are in good condition.
Does a 66 T bird have bows for the headliner ?
What manual are/were you using for this car?
I use a factory original 65 Ford Thunderbird manual.
Alvfin,
Looks terrific. I can't wait to install the carpet in Pearline, but you skipped a step, my friend. What did you use for the cemented spots? Inquiring minds want to know. 😁
Regards,
John
Thanks John,
It sure changes the look of the interior by having carpet back in there! At the time, I didn't have the "trim cement" in place, I wanted to make sure everything is where it needs to be first...my go to for bonding soft parts like this is 3M Super 77.