Floor coverings for a Series 2

[reg of the overflow]

I am rebuilding my 1961 SWB (Read rebuilding, NOT restoring). I have stripped, sanded, de-rusted and painted the interior; rewired it all, put all new rubber seals throughout (including the roof); etc, etc....

What is the popular consensus with putting carpet on the floor? I have a good friend who is a carpet layer and he has given me some top quality marine carpet. Should I put that in or just get a removable rug?

[Landy Smurf]

why would you put carpet in? would have it fixed to the firwall or just as floor mats or using existing holes

[reg of the overflow]

Just a passing thought LS,

[Landy Smurf]

but would it be for sound proofing, heat proofing, looks or comfort, cleaning or something else?
we had it in the defender we owned and it looked quite nice

[JDNSW]

I put rubber matting in mine.

John

[Johnno1969]

Rubber matting would be the go.

[incisor]

10mm rubber over the top of 10mm foam exercise matting

No heat and way less noise ;)

[brendanm]

Carpet could be OK, though the skirting angles especially up the firewall may be tricky.

[gromit]

I am rebuilding my 1961 SWB (Read rebuilding, NOT restoring). I have stripped, sanded, de-rusted and painted the interior; rewired it all, put all new rubber seals throughout (including the roof); etc, etc....

What is the popular consensus with putting carpet on the floor? I have a good friend who is a carpet layer and he has given me some top quality marine carpet. Should I put that in or just get a removable rug?


Carpet in a Land Rover ?
Range Rover & Disco yes but a Series.... ?

I fitted rubber mats to my Series I and will probably do the same to the others when they get put back on the road. My Defender also has rubber mats. Easy to wash clean and don't soak up the water that leaks in.

Checkerplate rubber matting from Clark Rubber cut to fit.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/10/118.jpg (http://s1245.photobucket.com/user/cradley/media/Series%201%20with%20Welder/DSCF3632_zpsb0e29db3.jpg.html)



Colin

[Series3 GT]

I'm definitely with everyone else on using rubber matting, I've got 10mm rubber matting in my IIA and it's also got a layer of soundproofing material over the gearbox and it definitely helps reduce the noise.

[dandlandyman]

I've always had ancinet rubber conveyor-belt matting in mine. I've recently seen, in one of the LR mags, a company somewhere in the UK producing the original link-matting. Price would be the question. I saw a 2A109 about ten years ago where the owner got completely carried away with Marine carpet (doors, bulkhead including glove-boxes, ceiling, floors and tunnel). Neat, but as it was all glued in it made dismantling a complete pain.

Dan.
69 2A 88" pet4 (still in disguise), 68 2B FC pet6 (still resting quietly), plus 14 other parts/project cars (1xS2, 6xS2As, 7xS3s).

[gromit]

I've recently seen, in one of the LR mags, a company somewhere in the UK producing the original link-matting.

Original type link mat 119 GBP plus shipping
1958 to 1984 - Series 2, Series 2a and Series 3 - Pegasus Parts remanufacture new Land-Rover bulkheads for Series models. (http://www.pegasusparts.co.uk/ourshop_90073/cat_732162-1958-to-1984-Series-2-Series-2a-and-Series-3.html)


Colin