20th July 2010 - After messing about with various adhesives (EvoStick Impact for one), none of which were brilliant, I took advice from the forum and sent for some Alpha S1358. I got it from William Marston Ltd. It aint cheap (£12 for a litre of adhesive and £20 for the thinner\cleaner) but it does exactly what it says on the tin, and I am only going to need it once!! Once coat on the fibre glass and one on the carpet, leave 5 minutes and apply. You only get one chance, so make sure its in the right place!! I fitted the first pieces tonight, one being the awkward bit round the door. The floor carpets won't be stuck down, I will use studs, but I just laid one in to see what they looked like. I'm happy with the glue....and the carpet! Watch this space.................

5th August 2010 -  I finished the cockpit carpets and glued everything in tonight. I am quite pleased with them all things considered. There are a few bits that aren't perfect, but most of those are in places you won't see once the seats are in. I have marked and made holes for the seats and belt anchor points and just need now to fit the studs for the foot well carpets. The carpets under the seats are obviously held in by the seat and seat belt bolts so don't need any more securing. The whole lot including glue (3 x 1litre tins), and edging, cost about £320 (included in that is the carpet for the boot which I haven't finished yet).  They are maybe not as good as the GD supplied ones but are quite a saving for me, and I certainly need the money for other bits and pieces!!

27th July 2010 -  Did a bit more carpeting this evening. I wanted to get to the stage where I could fit the dash, and I now am. I'm really quite pleased with the way the carpets are looking and once again want to thank Lee Topham for the templates and the inspiration to do it myself!

16th July 2010 - Got the carpets back today from the upholsterer! Only gave her them yesterday, now that's  service, and she only charged me £30!!! May not be as perfect as the factory supplied ones, but I'm happy with them, and  the saving is brilliant.

Better get stuck in this weekend then!!

26th June 2010 - I have now got the front carpet set cut out and just need to get the required edges bound. I thought I had someone local to do it but thats fallen through. I need to get this sorted so I can fit the dash and seats. Better scan yellow pages!!

Using the templates and some dress making chalk to draw round them, I have started cutting the various parts of the set out. Watch this space for more progress.........!!

21st June 2010 - I have decided to make the carpet set myself. As good as the GD ones are, I thought I would give it a go and try and save a bit of money for other things. Lee Topham who did his own for his beautiful Cobra agree to lend  me the templates he made so a while ago I drove up to Yorkshire and borrowed them. Lee has made them out of wallpaper lining paper and they are spot on.

I eventually decided on black for the carpet so I went to Woolies near Peterborough and picked some up along with the edging strip.