Hey Mike (and Listers):
You gave me a chuckle, reading your note tonight! When I first bought
my '67 GT, the seller told me that I should be prepared to always wear
Birkenstock sandals during the summer months of driving. I had heard
the rumors of how some folks warmed up hot chocolate in the footwells of
their car on their way to lbc club ice cream socials!!
Once I got the car home and started on a complete bare metal
restoration, the carpets, seats and all interior were removed. Being
pretty much a novice, I had failed to lift up the carpets during the
pre-purchase inspection to check for potential rust areas. So when I
did remove the carpets, I was suprised to find a 3" hole in the driver's
side floor, where one's heel rests! The exhaust system runs the length
of the car right at this spot! The only thing keeping the driver's heel
from the exhaust was the padding and carpeting! What a simple
explanation for what could have been a nasty car fire! I know the
previous owner could have enjoyed this GT a lot more if he had bothered
to check out the problem!
My unsolicited advice: Check out the problem. Don't put wood
floorboards in a MGB! What you are experiencing is not considered
"normal" and there is a likely solution on hand! Certainly the carpet
installation and padding will make a BIG difference!
Good luck and Cheers,
Jim Boyd
Paradise, CA
MLishego@aol.com wrote:
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> Hello to all,
> I noticed that the driver's side floor of my '74 B gets awful hot after
> idling for a few minutes. There's no carpet in her yet, and the heat is
> sufficient enough to melt my shoes! Would it be advisiable to fit a plywood
> floor over the original steel? Of course, I would just fit the wood over the
> steel, not instead of it. I guessed that I would have some more insulation
> from heat and road noise. Any MGA, T-series owners have any advice on this
> subject?
> ~Mike
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