"Excited Newbie Blues", "Further Adventures in the Garage" Options

[Larmo63]

Okay, here's the deal, I just bought this car in early March, and I have to tell a bit of the story of myself and the "progress." I found it in the upper desert (Pearblossom, near Palmdale/Lancaster, SoCal) at an out-of-the-way, largely Mercedes Benz junkyard, where I went with a friend so he could check out and buy a MB Diesel wagon. (he swears by them) There it sat, forlornly knee deep in the weeds and I couldn't resist. The purveyor of the fine assortment of (junk) classics wanted $3K for the car, I had the money, but I finagled it way down because he needed the dough, badly. I aired up the tires and with the help of a crack head forklift driver who "forked" a few dead MB's out of the way, it rolled right out! The dirtiest car (inside) I've ever seen, and/or have ever taken on. This car was NASTY inside when I first saw it.

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[Larmo63]

The carpet installation is like a puzzle. The piece behind the pedals, (pull the pedal board,) is first. Center tunnel and dead pedal next. Passenger foot board next, then the longs last. Take both seats and seat adjusters out, outside seat belt anchors, pull the e-brake, etc, just loose and out of the way. (This is a good time to clean and lube the e-brake center post) You should probably pull the back pad completely out too, but I left mine in. I'm doing Perlon behind the seats eventually. Take your time, I went pretty (too) fast. 3M #90 spray glue on both sides; car surfaces, and the backside of the carpet, (make sure, and double check it's the BACK side,) to ensure a good bond. I didn't cut out for the floor buttons, but I used heavy duty Velcro squares to keep the "floor mat" part of the carpet in place. Make sure you vacuum really well after the install, all kinds of stuff flies all over when you rustle things up in there! Good luck.