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Posted By: Griff in Fairbanks on 01/09/10 01:30pm

acchan wrote:

the source of the leak has been patched up so i'm guessing i'll just have to live with a soft roof!

and the fridge is all good... just not getting very cold.

thanks eyeteeth!

The fridge may need to be 'burped'.

1970 Explorer Class A on a 1969 Dodge M300 chassis with 318 cu. in. (split year)
1972 Executive Class A on a Dodge M375 chassis with 413 cu. in.
1973 Explorer Class A on a Dodge RM350 (R4) chassis with 318 engine & tranny from 1970 Explorer Class A

Posted By: Griff in Fairbanks on 01/09/10 01:34pm

mbryanr wrote:

I have a '77 Broughman and am looking to replace the carpet in the cab. Anybody recommend a good place to find a replacement molded carpet? Will a '78 fit properly? Or will I end up fabricating it myself?

Thanks in advance.

Assuming the '77 Broughman is a Class C (I don't have time to look it up to make sure), look for carpeting for a '77 Dodge B100/B200/B300 van. JC Whitney probably lists it, as well as many, many other sources.

Posted By: eyeteeth on 01/09/10 02:56pm

mbryanr wrote:

I just made my own for $25 worth of scrap from a carpeting place. Talk to 'em nice, and you might even get it free. Doesn't take much. Trying to find pre-fab was hard, and expensive... and I'm cheap.

Posted By: eyeteeth on 01/09/10 02:58pm

acchan wrote:

the source of the leak has been patched up so i'm guessing i'll just have to live with a soft roof!

and the fridge is all good... just not getting very cold.

thanks eyeteeth!

I still say check the airflow first. [emoticon]

Also... another though, use an air compressor to blow dust, dirt out of the cooling fins.

Posted By: ALnCORY on 01/11/10 10:11am

mbryanr,

Like eyeteeth I went cheap. I went to Homedepot and bought a bound carpet 5x7 I think. (measure your cab to see how wide it is) I also bought a piece of pad that size. I laid the pad down, cut it to fit, then did the same with the carpet. I used short self tapping hex screws to attach it to the floor. It turned out pretty well and only cost me about 30 bucks.

I don't think anyones dying statement ever contained the words "I wish I had spent more time in the office", so lets go somewhere!

Posted By: ALnCORY on 01/11/10 11:19am

mbryanr,
Here is a pic sort of showing how my new carpet looks.
Hope that helps,
Mine is a 74 Brougham by the way.

* This post was edited 01/11/10 11:32am by ALnCORY *

Posted By: TreeSeeker on 01/11/10 11:26am

AlnCory,

The difficult part seems to be the wheel wells. How did you handle those compound curves?

And what kind of pad did you use? I worry that the usual rubber padding can't take the heat.

* This post was edited 01/11/10 01:28pm by TreeSeeker *

Posted By: ALnCORY on 01/12/10 08:51am

TreeSeeker,
I did just use regular carpet pad. So far I haven't noticed any problem. I left a little gap around the drivers side of the doghouse as that is where it gets the hottest. As for the wheel wells, I just used the self tapping screws and I formed it and screwed it down as I went, starting on the floor and then moving up and over the wheel wells. I also used a little carpet glue in a couple spots. The hex screws dissapear into the nap of the carpet and don't even show. I am not saying that its a pro job or as smooth as a fitted mat would be but it looks pretty good and is much better than the old worn out stuff that was there.

Posted By: mbryanr on 01/12/10 09:35am

Thanks to this forum and Alncory, eyeteeth, and Griff for the advice.

And thanks to Treeseeker for a great follow-up question.

Passed your suggestions on to the "boss" and she says "we can do that". She's a seamstress so...I'm going with her advice as well. [emoticon]

I'll post pictures when we are finished.

Posted By: mbryanr on 01/12/10 09:36am

any suggestions for insulating the doghouse? [emoticon]

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