Special early 1964 features on 1965 cars

[earlyaircooled]

That is a great picture, also shows the cloth bound carpet like my car has, which I think is kind of a 356 era hold over before they went to vinyl trim on the carpet. I always wonder what the padding is? Obviously some kind of organic material with tar in it...coconut fiber? The stuff does a good job of holding water in cars with bad window seals and contributed to a lot of cars floor boards rusting out. Has anyone reproduced that material?

[John Straub]

Not that I know of...

John

[pss]

Just checked my 300700 project regarding the floor snaps. I did not notice them before and did not know of them until EAC showed it here.
Well apparently the previous owner cut these out in his &^%$(*) project in the seventies.......this is why a barn find is better than a garage find......glad he did not finish the car completely if you know what I mean. Anyway, it stood for 40 years before I bought it and at least I know now 100% sure that the floor is original, some more work to do though.
This is a good thread indeed!

[moito]

That is a great picture, also shows the cloth bound carpet like my car has, which I think is kind of a 356 era hold over before they went to vinyl trim on the carpet. I always wonder what the padding is? Obviously some kind of organic material with tar in it...coconut fiber? The stuff does a good job of holding water in cars with bad window seals and contributed to a lot of cars floor boards rusting out. Has anyone reproduced that material?

i did.....

[earlyaircooled]

Hi Moito can you share the process or is this material that sell?

[moito]

Hi Moito can you share the process or is this material that sell?

well its coco fiber mats you can buy(had to search hard sourcing the correct thickness/surface quality/dimensions) also the tar stuff you can get (roofing) but the process is dirty work.

the material i used needed to dry/cure for a few weeks
to apply both car and mat need to be heated up(paint booth)
on the vertical surfaces some extra layer of bitumen(also roofing ) is needed to really make sure it does not come off.i`m sure the process/or recepie of the tar bitumen mix can be improved but hey i`m not doing it every day.(but i loved this work...seeing the final result that looks exactly like factory gives me so much satisfaction)

i took templates and was thinking to do a few sets...but i simply dont have the time for this project....have to post here all day long.

[preS]

well its coco fiber mats you can buy(had to search hard sourcing the correct thickness/surface quality/dimensions) also the tar stuff you can get (roofing) but the process is dirty work.

the material i used needed to dry/cure for a few weeks
to apply both car and mat need to be heated up(paint booth)
on the vertical surfaces some extra layer of bitumen(also roofing ) is needed to really make sure it does not come off.i`m sure the process/or recepie of the tar bitumen mix can be improved but hey i`m not doing it every day.(but i loved this work...seeing the final result that looks exactly like factory gives me so much satisfaction)

i took templates and was thinking to do a few sets...but i simply dont have the time for this project....have to post here all day long.

That looks very good!

Do you sell sheets (so we can cut ourselves) or was it a custom job.

Richard

[earlyaircooled]

Great info thank you moito

[pss]

signing up for 2 cars here too, maybe a third later....
Franz, enough for a project, still?

[pss]

2 more changes for the group:
- interior light lenses did have the 'Hella' script, but did not have 'made in Germany' script in the beginning. When did this change?
- engines did not have cast dates in the beginning. Later engines had a cast date on the back end of each case half, just under the fan house (year in the middle and number of dots around it indicating the month). See picture. When did this change?