1966 404 Coupé Injection Restoration

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New carpets custom made for the 404C by Geoff Chrysler in Highlands BC. Wilton wool.

10-27-2019

Seat slides (NOS) hand painted in Krylon semi-gloss after tidying up.

Upper door replica panel for a Cabriolet modified by me to fit the Coupé and it worked reasonably well.  The shape difference is quite remarkable and quite a bit of work was needed.

The panel completely installed, taken from inside the car with the door closed.

11-3-2019

Jenn (one of our three adult kids) picked up the carpets from Geoff in Highlands Friday afternoon, as well as a roll of trunk lining.  The carpets were test-fitted without the sound deadening insulation in place so it looks a bit baggy.  Also, the bit of fibreglass that's visible behind the shifter hole will have blue vinyl glued to it.  It's fine and will look most excellent when the car is done!

The trunk insulation is essentially a protectant that is glued onto the inside of the rear panel of the car and the inside of the rear fenders. The material is a fibrous mat with bonded pebbled vinyl, a good approximation of the original stuff.  If a suitcase or anything else shifts in a corner, the padding will prevent my (NEW!!) fenders from being dented from the inside out.

Lastly, I ordered some new sill trim clips from Le Club 404 because the ones I had bought from them about 25 years ago were damaged during the test fitting of the trim to the 404C in the primer stage.  The little teeth that grip the seam were brittle and some snapped off after it was removed.  So I ordered a second set, from a revised batch from Le Club 404 a few weeks ago.  The material is spring steel, which means they should be reusable, but as you can see, they were rusty.  So I had them cadmium plated (not cheap, but far better than paint) and I will have to RE&RE the sill stainless steel trims soon to put these on.