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> Carpet won't fit., Something missing?
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post May 4 2005, 02:44 PM
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I've just installed a carpet kit from Pelican..The piece on the floor of the passenger side doesn't fit. Appears to be about 6"" short.
I contacted Pelican, and was told that it was correct, and that there is supposed to be a peice of hard moulded foam that takes up that space. I'm not sure if the foam is part of the kit , or is part of the car.
Not a big deal, but I would like it correct. Pic below.



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post May 4 2005, 02:52 PM
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your missing the passenger foam block foot rest
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post May 4 2005, 02:54 PM
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You are missing the foot rest. It is a molded piece of foam that goes behind the carpet on the passenger side. I took the footrest out of mine as well to make for more leg room. As a result, I am trying to find a kit that will fit sans the footrest. So far....no luck. Chances are I will have to have a local shop do all the carpeting.

Good luck and let me know if you find a kit that will fit without the footrest installed.
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post May 4 2005, 02:54 PM
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Yep you need the foam thing.
Anyone know where he can get one? I always thought it'd be cool to do a matching alumn one to go with my engman alumn pedal board w/ the holes in it (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)
Kindda like this 911:
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post May 4 2005, 02:57 PM
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Anyone know where he can get one?


just place an WTB ad in the classifieds...should be pretty cheap...I threw one away a few weeks ago....not a huge demand for them.....

you can also do a search for speaker enclosures here if you want to kill 2 birds with one stone (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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post May 4 2005, 02:57 PM
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I think that we have an extra 72-76 footrest $15 plus shipping, they are a common part, you can find them cheap. Someone local to you might have one.

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post May 4 2005, 03:11 PM
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Well I would delete the other post .....If I knew how.. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif)

Deleted....thanks
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post May 4 2005, 03:21 PM
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Thanks for the replys guys.....That clears things up. If I can't find the foam piece I'll make something up no problem.
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post May 4 2005, 03:25 PM
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Footrest foam 72-76, Below is what you are looking for
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post May 4 2005, 03:26 PM
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sorry forgot to add pic


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post May 4 2005, 03:28 PM
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foam 70-71, they are all interchangable, but that will determine what year of carpet kit you need


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post May 4 2005, 03:57 PM
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i have one from a 76, im putting the early carpet in my car. $15+ shipping if you want it, xsboost90@yahoo.com
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post May 4 2005, 05:28 PM
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If you use a carpet kit for an earlier car will it fit a later car without the footrest? That would be fantastic.
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post May 4 2005, 05:32 PM
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I thought the "rare" foamy thingy only came in the '75 - '76 cars with an EGR counter and two piece speedo cable....

Just get an early carpet kit.........
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post May 4 2005, 06:36 PM
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Know where pretty much the only rust-through on my reasonable
formerly-mid-western car is? Bunch of pinholes under the dang
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ar15.gif) foam!

Be sure that area doesn't get wet or get POR-15.
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post May 4 2005, 06:44 PM
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QUOTE (MW 914 @ May 4 2005, 03:28 PM)
If you use a carpet kit for an earlier car will it fit a later car without the footrest?

I believe that the early cars still had the foam piece in the footwell. They had an extra moveable (and removable) footrest that was intended to make up for the non-movable passenger's seat. But I believe they still had the hard foam thing in the front corner of the passenger footwell.

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post May 4 2005, 07:50 PM
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Damn! I knew that would have been too easy.
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post May 4 2005, 09:48 PM
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QUOTE (Dave_Darling @ May 4 2005, 05:44 PM)
QUOTE (MW 914 @ May 4 2005, 03:28 PM)
If you use a carpet kit for an earlier car will it fit a later car without the footrest?

I believe that the early cars still had the foam piece in the footwell. They had an extra moveable (and removable) footrest that was intended to make up for the non-movable passenger's seat. But I believe they still had the hard foam thing in the front corner of the passenger footwell.

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post May 4 2005, 10:36 PM
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My car is a 75. Is it supposed to have the footrest?
Pelican e-mailed me today. Apparently I glued the piece that was supposed to cover the footrest to the firewall. It fit there perfectly.
No big deal I have enough of the same carpet to make a piece to fill the gap.
The engine and tranny are going in tomorrow and if all goes well, and I'll be cruising by the weekend. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/boldblue.gif)
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post May 4 2005, 11:17 PM
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Your 75 should have the foam thing that we've been talking about. The footrest is a separate piece, and was only used on 70-71 cars. Not on 75s.

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