Brett,
I'm sorry I couldn't follow your coded message but let's have another go at
this.
The inboard verical footwells are covered with glued on carpet up to the
edges. The tunnel extension piece is covered with carpet over and onto the
back sides of the left, right, and top edges. This will give you the carpet
to carpet seal we spoke about in the article.
The steel gearbox cover will have matching interior colour vinyl glued
around the curved up front lip of the cover. The cover is screwed into place
along both sides of the floor flanges, 4 screws per side.
The gearbox cover carpet will be fitted to the cover with the raw edge of
carpet at the front butting up tightly to this curved up vinyl trimmed front
edge. The carpet does not glue to the cover but carpet snaps along the lower
sides keep it in place.
Hope this helps.
Rich
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Bonner" <bbbonner@fedex.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:47 AM
Subject: How to fit transmission tunnel extension?
>I am recarpeting my 59 BN6. Unfortunately, the restoration guide will not
>be
> here until tomorrow. I have looked at Rich Chryslers excellent notes on
> Jim's website. I am using the Moss Motors kit. Rich talks about the
> "Carpet to Carpet" seal. However, I think I have screwed up.
>
> This is what I have done. The carpet in the vertical footwell runs to the
> edge of the firewall (per Rich). I wrapped the carpet around the edge of
> the transmission tunnel extension (it seems this is right for the Carpet
> to
> Carpet Seal Rich describes.
>
> It appears I have to fold out the metal edges of the transmission tunnel
> to
> make it fit above the carpet on the edge of the firewall (which I have
> done). You then have a carpeted raised area running up and down the side
> of
> the firewall from the transmission tunnel. This doesn't seem to be
> correct
> (the metal extension fit the firewall pretty good before I bent it out for
> clearance).
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