Glue Sniffing is NOT good for you...

have finished the interior (well almost).

Took almost 3 cans of 3M 90 adhesive. I think the bloke at the hardware store thinks I'm inhaling this stuff!

The VS carpet seems to fit pretty well in the CMC body. Just the vertical pieces at the front and rear of the door didn't fit exactly, but not too badly.

Jim.

Lookin' Good!!!

Amazing how long it takes to a carpet installation... Nice job Jim!

Jim,

Did the VS kit include the underdash carpet or did you add that?

Yeah, I was wondering that, too! My CMC carpet kit (sad, though it is) didn't include a lot of what I see in your photos - I ended up making the under dash piece from an area rug from Home Depot!! (color matched, of course!) The CMC kit also did not include the emergency brake boot (or shifter boot, either) - that would have been nice, too.

FYI guys the VS does include the under dash carpet sections but not the shifter and E' brake boots

Alan,

Would you know if VS still sells the brake and shifter boot separately? I remember seeing them listed on an old spec sheet . . .

Jim, those carpets look so warm and inviting and WONDERFUL ! ! They're the Oatmeal set from VS, right? Was there a very long wait between ordering and delivery?

Are any of them removable for cleaning or are you just planning on providing surgical booties for driver and passenger . . . ?

LOOK JUST SENSATIONAL! I'm getting some, decision made !

TC

TC

VS sells the boots and are reasonable....what I have done in the past is order an extra piece carpet, have the matching "floor mats" sew locally I suppose that you could also request same from VS

Finished!

The carpet all came in the same kit, even the underdash / fuel tank cover piece. The piece around the steering column is actually part of the extra fuel tank cover I somehow got with the trunk carpet kit just cut to wrap around the tube.

The carpet came about a week after it was ordered, it is the oatmeal colour. They only seem to have the one colour of edging as well.

Took me over FOUR hours to get the pedal assembly back in place with the clutch cable, accelerator cable, brake pushrod, etc., etc. I almost threw all my toys out of the pram at one point!

The floor mats are all removable. I left about four inches overlap all around each 'well' and stuck velcro tabs to the underside of the mats.

What you can't see is the false floorboards I made that flatten out the floors under the seats. These extend to about level with the front of the handbrake. I put jute underlay under the carpet in the front halves to provide some cushioning underfoot.

I bought the boots for the shifter and handbrake from VS as well. I sent them a sample of the vinyl I am using and they had them made up for the same price as the off-the-shelf ones.

I bought the shifter, with double curve, off some bloke on the Samba. Looks much better than the straight one I had before.

Next to finish off the wiring.

I can't wait until the 22nd as that is the first VW show of the season here in MI. In Ypsilanti - apparently Herbie is going to be there!

Jim.

Gordon,

You sew, right? My wife stitched a nice set of shifter and e-brake boots, they were relatively simple and they look good. I don't have a photo but in a few days you can see them in person!

Jim,

Nice job with the carpeting, looks professional.

Jim .......did the matching carpet "floor mats" come with the VS carpet set or where they additional and if so how much ?
Alan

Jim,
It looks as if you have removed the right heater control. I know in a VW only the left is needed but both are needed in your pan. I had to rework the tubes inside the tunnel due to whoever cut the pan did not re-connect them. I set it up for his-hers heat. Thought you might want to know before you went further.

Ben

Alan,

Everything in the car came in the kit from VS.

Ben,

I haven't disconnected it. However, the shift boot from VS has only the one slot. The other one is still there, it is just hidden by the boot. When I get a chance I will make another slot on the other side.

Cheers,

Jim.

VS's come with only the left lever hooked up and none on the right...

The left lever controls the heater box levers, the one on the right connected to baffles beneath the Beetle rear seat and was used to direct/divert some of the heat to the rear passenger area. (those small holes in the panels beneath the rear seat bottom cushion) As such they're usless on the Speedsters.

Correct you are TC. But I did the pan on Jims speedster. I routed the right heaterbox control to the the right handle and the left to the left handle. I took out the tubes for the rear seat flaps. As it sits, he will only get heat from the left heater box.

"I set it up for his-hers heat."

NOW I get it ! !

What a wonderful idea ! I hope it's OK if I copy it ? That has to be the absolute COOLEST thing yet!

TC

Thanks for the clarification TC! Everyday I learn something new here!!

Ricardo,

"Everyday I learn something new here!! "

I know, me too ! ! Isn't that just the neatest thing . . . ?

Worked well but it does take some reshaping of the tubes.

Finished the interior at last! The wiring turned out not to be the nightmare I had envisioned.

Dropped the seats off at the upholsterer on Friday, should have them back in two weeks.

Getting closer...

Jim.

Wow! That dash came out GREAT!

The light gauge faces along witht the light color dash along with the gauge trim rings really makes it come together !

Finished the interior!

Picked up the recovered 914 seats this morning from the upholstery bloke.

Now I need to get some cocomats for the floor.

Jim

Lookin' Good! Pukka you might say!