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All I wanted to do was take 2 days max and put in some nice new carpet like Don put in his phone order guys Cougar in the video from the catalog site. Well, I removed the carpet and found that the old underlayment had got wet some time ago and held water on my floorboards.
That water made 2 dime sized holes that I just had to get fixed and since I already had the carpet and seats out I figured I might as well put in some modern inertia type shoulder belts for the wife (I said).
But wait, my car doesn't have bolts welded in the roofline so I have to get some welded in. But before I can do that I have to pull out the headliner so it won't get burnt by flying fiery metal. Now the seats are dropping foam and the rear bench is dryrotted so why not get them all reupholstered? This is exactly how the last two weeks with the Cougar have gone.
It's sitting on car ramps now until I can find someone who can weld in the bolts needed for the new belts I bought. I thought I had things under control until I laid hands on this car. Did I mention I also have to put in new sound deadening material as well? Hope this helps someone because I feel a little better after getting this off my chest. Thanks for listening.
That water made 2 dime sized holes that I just had to get fixed and since I already had the carpet and seats out I figured I might as well put in some modern inertia type shoulder belts for the wife (I said).
But wait, my car doesn't have bolts welded in the roofline so I have to get some welded in. But before I can do that I have to pull out the headliner so it won't get burnt by flying fiery metal. Now the seats are dropping foam and the rear bench is dryrotted so why not get them all reupholstered? This is exactly how the last two weeks with the Cougar have gone.
It's sitting on car ramps now until I can find someone who can weld in the bolts needed for the new belts I bought. I thought I had things under control until I laid hands on this car. Did I mention I also have to put in new sound deadening material as well? Hope this helps someone because I feel a little better after getting this off my chest. Thanks for listening.