Trunk re-do and a spare that fits

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Sweet and to the point. WOW!
Incredible job man. It looks really good. Want to do mine  :)



Julie Macfarlane
1981 MKI 2L 16v
Amsterdam NY





>From: Gordon Forbess <gforbess@attglobal.net>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Trunk re-do and a spare that fits
>Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 09:35:03 -0800
>
>Here's the project I finished yesterday.. carpeting the trunk area.
>I'll spare you the "before" picture - you know what it looks like.
>
>http://pws.prserv.net/gforbess/scirocco/trunk.jpg
>
>I had searched numerous bone yards for the carpeting that came in
>later cars, but it was always in sad shape - and stunk.  Decided to
>invest a little in refurbishing - as it turned out, it was cheaper
>than I thought.  Materials were:
>
>2 yards (by 48in) unbacked carpet
>2 yards vinyl backed carpet
>2 quarts contact cement
>1 roll (50 sq ft)Pergo flooring underlayment (dense foam sound
>deadening for trunk floor)
>2 18 x 24 x 2 foam sound deadening panels (rear quarter panels)
>1 4 x 4 piece 1/4in masonite (new spare tire cover)
>
>The Pergo stuff ($30) isn't Dynamat, but in multiple layers it serves
>the purpose and also resulted in a soft floor.  All of my cuttings
>were stuffed into the rear fenders for more sound control.
>
>The unbacked carpet (speaker carpet) worked easily around the inner
>wheel wells and inside the rear panel and sticks well with the contact
>cement - glue as you go.  Also covered the cardboard side panels and
>inside of the rear deck lid. I had enough vinyl backed carpet to make
>two complete floor pieces as well as cover the rear seat back.
>
>Total cost of materials was about $75 and I spent about 8 hours doing
>the job.
>
>Just one problem:  I like the flat floor and a stock teardrop wheel
>and tire is about 2 inches too tall.  I need to find a decent spare
>tire/wheel combo that fits in the well and will clear my front
>calipers (88 16v).  Is there a mini spare that will work?  Did later
>cars come with them or 5 road wheels?
>
>Gordon
>
>75 Mk I/Drake 1.9
>http://pws.prserv.net/gforbess/scirocco/scirocco.htm
>
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