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Carpet And Insulation
Created on 2008-04-04 05:58:15
It's been a bit windy here the last few days and as I've been a bit off colour, I've not been to school the last two days. Yesterday and today I slept until noon but on Wednesday I fixed an issue with the choke in the morning and because of the wind I spent some time cutting out the insulation and fitting that and the carpet.
The choke was a problem which initially had me stumped. The motion that was required at the carburettors was only about 30mm of cable pull but to get that I was pulling the knob at the dash right out of the holder, about 80 to 90mm. It turned out that the outer cable was moving in the tube just behind the dash where it had been crimped.
A fix was achieved by removing everything and soldering a small, short tube inside the sleeve for the cable outer to butt up against.
It was a bit fiddly but I got a result that now allows the knob to be only pulled out the same amount as is required at the carburettors.
The carpet on the sills I had already cut out and using some contact I glued them to the sills. Very pleased with the result especially with the door seal in place. I also cut and glued two layers of the insulation to the back of the carpet at the end of the foot well and doubled up the insulation at the end of the floor piece up near the firewall.
The rear piece, in front of the battery box has also had a piece of insulation glued to it and the floor pieces have been cut and duplicated in insulation. I'm happy with how it's all going and when the carpet is glued to the insulation it doesn't appear to need much to hold it in place.
The choke was a problem which initially had me stumped. The motion that was required at the carburettors was only about 30mm of cable pull but to get that I was pulling the knob at the dash right out of the holder, about 80 to 90mm. It turned out that the outer cable was moving in the tube just behind the dash where it had been crimped.
A fix was achieved by removing everything and soldering a small, short tube inside the sleeve for the cable outer to butt up against.
It was a bit fiddly but I got a result that now allows the knob to be only pulled out the same amount as is required at the carburettors.
The carpet on the sills I had already cut out and using some contact I glued them to the sills. Very pleased with the result especially with the door seal in place. I also cut and glued two layers of the insulation to the back of the carpet at the end of the foot well and doubled up the insulation at the end of the floor piece up near the firewall.
The rear piece, in front of the battery box has also had a piece of insulation glued to it and the floor pieces have been cut and duplicated in insulation. I'm happy with how it's all going and when the carpet is glued to the insulation it doesn't appear to need much to hold it in place.
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Glue and sill carpet piece
Glue on sill
Sill carpet on and door seal on.
Insulation closeup.
Carpet piece behind pedals with 2 layers of insulation.
Floor carpet and matching insulation piece
Glue and sill carpet piece
Glue on sill
Sill carpet on and door seal on.
Insulation closeup.
Carpet piece behind pedals with 2 layers of insulation.
Floor carpet and matching insulation piece
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Summary of Previous Journal Entries
Showing previous 10 journal entries:
| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back To Paint | 2008-03-30 | 6 | 4 | Got the compressor out and mixed up some paint. Did the underside of the bonnet, only around the edges. After it was dry, I attached the bonnet safety catch and the main catch. I a... |
| Boot And Bonnet Hinges And Other Stuff | 2008-03-26 | 3 | Spent today cleaning up the hinges and some assorted other bits and pieces. Paint stripper, a few applications were needed to remove all of the paint. Some scraping a... | |
| A Radical Plan To Align The Body. | 2008-03-23 | 6 | This came to me overnight and after weighing up the possible outcomes, one of which was breaking the car in half, I decided to give it a shot. If you've been following my pr... | |
| Carpet And Panels Back From Jason. | 2008-03-21 | 6 | While I was waiting for the panel to be blasted, I started on the carpet. I've also ordered some under carpet insulation from this company in US, [url]http://www.lob... | |
| Moving On To The Rest Of The Body Panels | 2008-03-12 | Dug out the other panels on the weekend. The two guards, the boot, the bonnet and the front skirt. I positioned them on the car just out of curiosity and they seemed to stil... | ||
| Last Episode In A Saga. | 2008-03-01 | This entry does not really follow the previous entry, but is the last post in a series of post which appeared on the forum. It's been a bit discouraging and I find it diffic... | ||
| Not Much Further Ahead After A Full Days Effort. | 2008-02-20 | 4 | Today I spent a lot of time redoing stuff I'd done before. Started with the new tank and I scrubbed it with POR15 solvent to get rid of the waxy oil that was on it. T... | |
| New Tank And New Coil. | 2008-02-12 | 2 | The tank is apparently an after-market one made in Canada. I checked on the cost of shipping and looked at a few online stores and their prices. Came to the conclusion that ... | |
| Series Of Setbacks. | 2008-02-10 | If you've been reading these entries in series, you would have probably expected a report of some kind on the first drive - up and down the driveway. Alas, it was not to be.... | ||
| So Close! | 2008-02-06 | 5 | I am very close to getting the car ambulatory. Picked up a generic fuel filter yesterday and put it in today. Put it just before the hose goes to the carburettors. It... |
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