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 Posted: 04-08-2020 04:12 pm
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noomg

 

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 When I got my car there wasn't much underneath the rubber mats except some hardboard, additional rubber pieces, some water, and a lot of rust. Carpeting and any original insulation was long gone. The driver's side while rusty was still pretty sound although there was a small metal patch. A strip, seal, and paint solved the problem.

The passenger side was another matter, the rubber floor mat was about to fall through the floor, so mitigation was a bit move involved. Once all the rust had been cut out I was left with a rather large hole. Instead of a standard replacement panel I opted for a sheet of stainless steel. It was relatively easy to cut, shape, and install, I did use replacement cross members from Delta however.

As I said, not a fan of those original rubber mats. Now I've got a set of period correct coco mats that look great.