Got the last of the family Christmas gatherings done yesterday, so today I decided it was time to get the carpet cut. I had previously cleaned up my pattern, cut all of the holes, and test fit it in the car again. I had looked at the carpeting in my '33 that was done by a local stitcher, and he had done it in eight or ten pieces, each one with binding to finish the cut edges where it adjoined/overlapped another piece. It looks good, and with cut pile is probably necessary but the carpet I bought is all nylon, woven to form a tight mat 1/4" thick with no backing, made to get wet without problems - Roadster = no windows, sometimes topless = good chance of getting wet at some point. The more I looked at it the more I thought that I could do the floor in one piece, gluing back to front in sections, minus the tunnel cover which I want to be removable. The carpet isn't expensive so I decided to risk it give it a try. I laid it out on a piece of underlayment plywood atop the pool table, aligned the pattern and stapled the pattern & carpet to the plywood before making any cuts.
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I was surprised that it only took about 20 minutes to cut the outline & hole for the tunnel, then another 10 to "X" the holes for seat bolts, dimmer switch and cut the holes for the steering column and pedals.

After cutting I carried it out to the barn, slid it over the E-Brake toward the back and the rear seat holes fell right on the bolts, as did the slits for the seat belt tabs. Chase was telling me it was quitting time, which is also his feeding time, so tomorrow I'll start lifting sections, spraying glue, and sticking things together. I think it's gonna work!!
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