Eagle ss carpet sets

[neilsmith]

I am in the process of making up some carpet from scratch for my eagle. I would like it to look as close to the original factory spec as possible.
If anyone has photos of how the factory carpet looks on there own car I would be grateful to see pictures of how it should look. Mainly around the rear bulkhead and the sill steps.

[Peter]

I have had a good look through all the hundreds of photos I have of SSs and none really show the carpet in detail.
I have the area you are looking at in four sections, 1, from door to door up to the parcel shelf and 2, from roof down and around to roof or the 'tunnel. 3 & 4, sides are just straight rectangular panels usually with tape bound edges.
I'll see if I can do a photoshop of what I mean subject to suitable pictures of interiors.

[NTG (Nicholas Betinis)]

Hi I have have brought a eagle ss off ebay and it has no carpet just a rubber mat. I take it there would of been a carpet then? Ta Nick

[Peter]

Hi Nick,

The interior trim on the Eagles are very much down to the owner.

As we use the original chassis on the VW version one can use a standard beetle carpet set for the floors and tunnel but that still leaves bulk
heads, sills and rear window so it is best to make from scratch or get a car trimmer to do it. I had a Baja bug done for £50 all in, edged an' all.

The sections usually are; tunnel, left and right floors (inc drops if done), left and right front quarters, front bulkhead, rear left and right quarters up to roof, rear bulkhead up to window, rear window tunnel from roof, down and across and back up to roof and finally door sills, (edged).

Headlining is up to you but on the SS it really needs one. I use 3mm foam all over to smooth out the ridges and then a perforated head lining or cloth over that, you will need a front across top of the screen as there isn't a rubber like a car. 3mm ply is good and the rear tucks into the top of the window rubber, so to do a 'proper job' you need to pop out the rear window, the door seal rubbers hold the door area in place.

RV are a LOT easier with just the floors and usually weatherproof.

I used a cheap carpet with a latex backing from my local DIY store at about £5 a linear meter, (x 2m wide). contact adhesive or spray glue to fix, best to use a sound deadening layer on the floors though.

And of course, as all Eagles, in fact all kit cars, are individual, you can what you like.

Hope that helps,
Peter

[NTG (Nicholas Betinis)]

Thanks Petter are you the eagle owner on fb I tried adding as friend? Is the club still going? I will be making a new thread with pics of the car number plate etc soon. This is only my second post I new to all this. Ta Nick

[Peter]

Hi Nick.I am on Facebook as is the Eagle Owners Club which is open to all forum members.
I also have my own Facebook page but for F & F only. I only pop onto the E.O.C. facebook page from time to time so I am well behind in that, I will check it out today.

As far as the 'Eagle Owners Club' goes it is still very much alive and Helen is the membership Secretary. membership of the 'club' and the 'forum' are two different things, forum membership is open to all and only subject to members being removed if they don't post after a year. We try and meet every year at the Stoneliegh show on May bank weekend, unfortunetly there are fewer shows each year so we try to make the best of what is left.

Keep posting and we look forward to seeing new posts in your own 'build diary' . Remember we all started somewhere so there are NO stupid questions and no one knows it all, so ask away.

Peter

ukhozi.page.tl

It is a bit out of date by a few months but I'm working on it.

[Peter]

Jan 20, 2017 16:06:13 GMT NTG (Nicholas Betinis) said:

Hi I have have brought a eagle ss off ebay and it has no carpet just a rubber mat. I take it there would of been a carpet then? Ta Nick

And another one that vanished, I could spend all morning posting similar post but what the hell. So many just disappear.

[pedro]

Hi Peter, I'm sure it must be very frustrating typing long and informative replies for newcomers and then they disappear without trace. I too appreciate all the work you put into the forum, thanks.

[chrisbailey]

I guess the project took a back seat and life moved on.
I think this is common among all car projects really, everybody starts off with motivation and the best intentions but it's such a long process and you can't really make it a life focus.

All we can do is try to motivate each other to see these projects out.
Hey Ive had mine for 15 years, its very much took a back seat for the last 10 years and almost been put on ebay multiple times.

[Peter]

Hi there Chris. At the moment life or rather someone else's is getting in the way and changing my entire lifestyle, Mum in law has throat cancer and can't get out of bed so wife has to be there 5 times a day to tube feed her and clean up which puts me in the domestic mode more than usual.
Poor old Ukhozi has not been touched in a couple of months, in fact I have only made it to the 'shed' a couple of times in the last 3 months.
I hope to get "a bit more done" soon. I do get to make use of all the TV streaming I pay for though.
Major problem with most people is motivation and cash as well as skill and space, all covered in my write up, "So you want to build a kit car?".
There are many, like Chaz' and his SS with the Sierra rear end and inboard disc who have great cars ready to go but don't touch them, which is a shame as cheap short term insurance and quarterly tax makes it possible now.