My 1966

Down and dirty

The carpet was pretty shot and I figured that the floor pans underneath would be in tough shape due to the leaking cowl.


	The old carpet was extremely worn, so the first job was to take the seats out and strip down to the floor.
	This is the view from the trunk after the old carpet was removed.
	The passenger side area looks rough.
	So does the drivers side.
	I covered up as much as possible and went to work.
	The rear area after the first go with the steel brush.
	Drivers side after cleaning.
	Some through holes, but not really bad.
	After manually cleaning as much as possible, I applied rust converter and two layers of primer.
	The trunk area.
	I patched the areas where the rust went through to seal the interior and to distribute the weight. As I had no welder, I riveted the repair panels in place.
	Drivers side with the paint coat applied.
	Looks like new, does't it.
	A new set of insulation to keep the vibrations low and the noise out.
	And of course new carpet.

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