She sure looks sweet! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Looks awesome <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> I'd love to have a SWB.

Looks awesome, Justice! Nothing like the classic clean lines of a Gen 1.

Am shopping around for a new brown carpet for my own 89 2dr.
Believe I saw a good OEM-matching one for 100 one and bookmarked it on my office machine.

Are you doing any kind of fender flares?
gt

Yes if anyone knows of a good proven source of molded carpet, let me know. I would hate to order from an unproven source as I've heard horror stories of non fitment.

I dont plan to put on flares unless I start to get tickets. There are so many of the these fake pre-runner type trucks running around here in so cal that this truck looks pretty mild and does not stand out to the cops. So it will probably stay as is.

-forgot to add replaced alternator x2 on my list. The secong auto-zombie unit is holding up well(so far)

I used this molded carpet set:

Metro Carpet

It was cheap - about $130 - but it wasn't easy to install. It fit ok, but required a lot of effort. Maybe they're all that way. I had them make mine with a loop fabric instead of pile. Here are some pictures:





I have a feeling that all of the molded sets are from the same manufacturer, but I'm not sure. The front went ok, but I had to make several cuts in the wheel well covers to eliminate bubbles. Also, the edges aren't finished and no snaps were installed. After a whole lot of work, I'm satisfied for the price, but if a shop could do a decent cut/sewn carpet that fit well and had finished edges for around $300, I'd pay it and think I had a bargain.

Frank

Thanks for the info Frank. I have that same feeling as well (they're probably all ultimately from the same source.)

Thanks, Frank -- I agree with Justice!

One of the vendors (A1Auto, I believe)
They're asking I believe 176 plus 28 s&h for a complete carpet set.

http://www.1aauto.com/1A/Carpets/Mitsubishi/Montero/1ACCS00239/6846
But you can only get four colors:
7769 SADDLE / BISCUI CUT PILE
801 BLACK CUT PILE
825 MAROON CUT PILE
816 LAKE BLUE CUT PILE


Automotive Interiors of Belcherville, MA wants 194 plus 24 S&H for the set:
http://www.automotiveinteriors.com/carpetsuv/dodge/raider2dr87_89acc.htm
They will send samples, and they also include the jute underlay.

One other vendor whose bookmark I can't find actually had an instruction sheet where they claim the only cut needed was an X-shaped one for the shift knob, but it's always good to hear about your real-world experience with the wheel-well bubbles.

You loop style adds a nice custom touch to your beautiful truck.

Yes, I had to do that. The best way is to lay the old carpet set on top of the new and use it as a pattern for where to cut, but you have to be really careful not to cut too far.... leave the cuts a little short, then adjust when the carpet is in place.

There's very little extra material on the sides, so care must be taken to avoid coming up short on one side.

Once you resign yourself to slitting the bubbles in the wheel well covers, it's no big deal, but the cut pile carpet masks the adjustment better than the loop style.... the loop style shows every cut. It would be much better if the covers were made to snap onto the wheel wells.

3M adhesive is your friend. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I used a double layer of automotive carpet pad.... cut in strips and glued to the low areas of the corrugated channels in the rear floor, so I can kneel without ruining my knees. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/baby.gif" alt="" />

I also took the piece for the rear cargo area to an automotive upholstery shop and had them bind the edges.

If you ask, they'll make any color or fabric style.... just might take a while longer and cost a few dollars more.

The main thing is to take a lot of time to measure before you cut anything.

Frank

Here's an update..been making some progess since the two or so weeks since I've been back.

Decided to put the Gen II jump seats that I have in my garage to use. My welding skills are not yet the best but getting better..




Plate welded to the front of the frame to mount the Jump-seats.





Now if I could just get rid of that blue carpet

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2.85 T-Case gears are here!


Dirtdriver's going to help me put them in next week.



need an adapter to mount the regulator to this CO2 tank that Jon sent me when I was gone..

On the List to get done these next few weeks before I get back to work..
-fix passenger CV boot
-replace trans cooler line
-Install tcase gears
-Herc bottom of body panels
-install gen II steering box
-2" BL is on order, install when it gets here so I can armor the rockers.
-Beef up the skidplates
-Start on custom rear bumper..

-last but not least actually wheel the rig but right now its cheaper to mod than wheel...

I'm still deciding how I want to do the front bumper...I might go with someting different maybe more of a desert pre-runner type tube bumper..with provisions for a winch of course...someting like the all pro toyota bumper. ARB front locker and a winch before summer. I want to take it on the Con next summmer with 35's we'll see
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Justice,
That is looking awesome, I love the rims and tire setup. Are the tires noisy? Also, Im still interested on that bra, what did you do with it?

I got to get my Monty back in shape. Yours looks good.
Javy