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'47 Merc Front Floor Mat
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TomO |
03-20-2014 @ 7:54 AM
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Steve, I have never seen a Mercury specific front floor mat for any year Mercury. Bill Large spent a lot of time and energy restoring his Sportsman and if he could not find a mat, I doubt that there are any left. I agree with Bill Large that you should leave the mat in place and use long extensions and universal joints to remove the top bolts or leave the engine in the car and do your detailing with it in place. If you intend on using the extensions, lower the engine onto the frame to give you more clearance.
Tom
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len47merc |
03-19-2014 @ 6:58 PM
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Thanks Bill - in considering the showing and judging of this car in the Rouge class your recommendation in trying every trick in the book (trans bolts) to preserve the original makes total sense - that is the route I will take. The original insulation/matting underneath is in very good-to-excellent condition though it is somewhat adhered to the floor pan in places and is likely going to be a brittle bear as well. The brittleness of the mat is a given as even with my best efforts it still unfortunately cracked it in a few spots on the driver's side when necessarily rebuilding/replacing the entire brake system including the gunked-up and internally rusted master cylinder. If and when it is ever removed it will disintegrate or at minimum come out in chunks it is that delicate. A Mercury specific repo with or without a margined area for the carpet has not been located yet and any suggestions on this from anyone are appreciated. Great suggestion Bill on recreating the original design if a good repo can be sourced.
Steve
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blarge |
03-19-2014 @ 6:07 PM
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Steve: Try every trick in the book to remove the bolts from the underside and preserve your original floor mat. If you can find a repo mat with the area where the carpet goes that is molded with an outline edge, you can sew the new carpet piece that most matches your original from the underside of the mat, then cut out the rubber and expose the carpet. This is as close as I know how to get an original look. I have never seen a replacement mat with the carpet in place. Bill Large
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len47merc |
03-19-2014 @ 5:53 PM
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Need to remove the trans cover on a '47 Merc to remove the top trans-to-engine bolts. The original '47 front floor mat (see pic) is still in reasonable condition excepting for the aged brittleness - look at it wrong and it cracks so I know this exercise will do it in completely. Strongly prefer to come back with an original style mat with the driver and passenger carpet sections molded into the mat but have been unable to locate a source - only standard solid rubber Ford mats have been found to date. Any and all references appreciated. Steve
This message was edited by len47merc on 3-19-14 @ 5:54 PM
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