Can any one tell me the best order to lay down new carpet in my 76 stingray

 

Fuzzy side up?

 

Nice

 

Sorry - couldn't resist posting the first thing that came to mind - it made me chuckle, wasn't thinking it may be not-so-funny to others.
BTW - I don't have any experience in installing carpets (isn't that even more typical of a smart-a**?)

 

Leave it in the sun for a at least an hour. It will be easier to manage. I use a soldering iron to make holes. I start with a sharp awl for locating the holes. Check in the archives for information on how to lay the carpet under the seats and tracks. Lastly, measure twice and cut once and leave plenty of room for your final trim and fit. Jerry

 

actually what I was looking for was do I put the floor down first or the back piece and do I put the wheel wells in before the back mat

 

that's cool I too am all about the funny

 

I have read others' threads saying they start at the rear compartment and work your way forward.
FWIW

 

The only time I’ve done this, I followed this order. I found the front much harder to fit well than the rear, so you got a little practice in before dealing with 5he tough stuff.

 

On my 77 I did the rear first. I started with the wheel wells as those seemed like they’d be the most work to fit properly and they were. The rest of the rear wasn’t that difficult. The waterfall was next and that took a little work to get right. The front I really took my time with cutting holes for the seat belts and for the seat track mounting bolts. Overall, it wasn’t that bad of a job. Take your time with it. There are a few places where you’ll need to trim. Next to the center console and where the carpet meets the door sills. Go slow and trim a little at a time.

 

Thank you for the info

 

After procrastinating finally installed the rug today




Go easy on me ...never installed a carpet before

 

I've done a 75 and a 76 and in both cases I started in the back and worked forward. Mine were Al Knoch and were preformed, cut, and holes where they belonged.

 

Fit and trim the rear compartment doors first. You may need to shave some of the knap off the carpeting where it fits under the plastic edging. It's also easier to fit and screw that edging down by putting a flat piece of wood on either side of the door/carpte/edging "sandwich" and squeezing them to the correct assembled thickness with a big C-clamp. Then you can insert the retaining screws and the door will be completed. Damn hard if you try to assemble it by hand!!

Do the rear compartment next: rear humps, then back piece, then behind the seats, if I remember correctly. When installing the front pieces, don't trim anything until you first put the rubber plugs in at the firewall [to hold them up on that front area]. That will align the front pieces with the seats and center console better. The carpet can be stiff; and after some use, it tends to compress down to the floor more. So make sure you leave enough excess under the sides of the console to allow for that movement.

Lastly, it is really a benefit to have a copy of the A.I.M. for your model year at hand. You can see exactly how the carpet was to be cut and positioned for seat bracket holes and clearances.

P.S. You will need to make some piercings for bolts, etc. AFTER the carpet has been laid over the bolt hole!! When you lay the carpet down, mark that area with chalk or a seamstress marker. Then, when you try to locate it to make the hole, use a large needle to push through the carpet and into the threaded hole. Once you know exactly where to make a hole, use a pencil-type soldering iron to just push through the carpet. This will melt the hole thru the carpet and seal the edges of the hole to keep them from fraying. It's easy and it works great. And, "No" it won't cause a fire. Some smelly smoke, maybe...but it won't catch fire.

 

I paid to have mine installed, and my car is a little different than yours because it metal floor pans.

Having said that, I am not sure this would help in your case, but one thing the guy did to mine is install heat / sound insulation when he did the carpet. It helps with road noise.

 

Nice work brother. You did very well.

 

Thank you pain in the *** ..lots of patients...but came out better than I thought it would ...lots of reading and pics ....and picking the brains of the people that have been their.....again thanks man