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72 Roadrunner carpet install

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Anyone have pictures of how they ran their carpet up to the steering column and how they ran it over by the doors? My car didn't have a carpet installed so i'm not sure exactly how high to run it and how to cut it by the doors.
 
FWIW, When I did my Barracuda I used the heel pad as a reference for location. I had several inches of carpet to trim off the sides and firewall. Don't cut till your happy with the locations. It was my first time installing, so I opted cut it long and kind of snuck up on it as I didn't want it short anywhere. For the seat track holes, I burned them from below with my soldering gun and spray bottle of H2O at the ready.

Some instruction here may help..........
https://www.stockinteriors.com/Install.asp
 
Just did my 71 SSP last winter. The soldering gun worked amazing. I did my seat belt holes with it as well. I ran the carpet as high as I could all around to help with a sound barrier too. As far as the doors are concerned. Just have to see where your sill plates go to. I did mine right to the metal edge and it worked fine.
 
Any tips for getting it to lay flat around the corners?
 
My rear carpet fit fine but I had to put some weights on the front around the tunnel. Maybe I should have wet it a bit too. I probably let it spend too much time in the shipping box. It's not perfect but it sure beats the rag that was in there for 48 years!

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My installation in a '72 SSP was not perfect, if you feel around you can find where it does not quite hug the tunnel, the corners, and dips. But just looking at it, not too bad. I used the foil/butyl type insulator AND a hard foam type insulator over the top of that, so the floorboard did not mimic the factory floorboard exactly. The funny thing is during a 100 plus degree hot spell driving on the freeway, it was cooler in the vehicle with the floor vents closed and the windows open than with the floor vents open. First foto is showing the extent of the old (now discarded) factory insulation. Next two fotos show new carpet after recent installation. It looks a little better now, after the carpet had a chance to "settle in". Floor mats cover most of it up anyway. (My carpet was in the box for a year or so, not a good idea)

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