Re: [AMC-list] Door panels and Crapets.....

[Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- On Sun, 9/20/09, Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Door panels and Crapets.....
> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, September 20, 2009, 6:35 PM
> 1. Masonite board. You may have a
> hard time finding it in anything but pegboard, but that's
> fine since it will be covered. Either use plastic or plain
> old roofing felt ("tar paper") between door and panel. Home
> Depot used to sell "door skins" that are 1/8" luan plywood
> -- those will work well also. Masonite is what the originals
> were, or something very similar.

Yes, Masonite board would work but I hate using substitutes when the real stuff is available somewhere.  As for roofing felt, that would stink up your interior on a hot day.  We have some hot days here in CA and I don't want my car to smell like a freshly roofed house.   Maybe I am hard to please after all.

> 2. Molded carpet is what we really want, but it's just not
> available any more. None of the cut and sewn kits fit
> perfectly, but about the best fit you'll find is from a
> Rambler guy -- "For Ramblers Only" (http://www.forramblersonly.blogspot.com/). That's Mac
> McCoy, and he cuts and sews them himself. He'll also send
> you a video on loan covering the installation. I think he
> charges like $20 for the video, and sends the deposit back
> when/if you return it. He made the video also. I have his
> carpet in my 63 Classic. Any cut & sewn carpet needs
> some fitting, but this fit pretty darned good -- the only
> complaint I might have is that the cargo area is a bit long,
> but then I don't fold my back seat down. It probably has to
> be a bit long to fit over that fold down flap when it's
> down. 

I've heard good things about Mac's carpets too but the sources I listed were all sources of molded carpet.  For a late sixties and up AMC thats' what you need. If I were buying carpet for an older AMC/Nash I'd sure look for the cut and sewn carpet too.

Joe Fulton

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