Young Ed Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 I followed Merles fine example and bought a rubber mat from fleet farm. I used some heavy paper that came in the box from the miter saw I bought on vacation in WI. Transfered the pattern over to the rubber cutting it a little big. Did the final trimming after installation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Planning on something very similar for my Studie. Looked at rubber matting like they use for a walk off mat. But have decided to use the carpet runner with the rubber backing from the home improvement store. I will probably use three pieces because of the hump in the floor and figure some way to fasten them together. Also looked at some stair treads to put on the interior running boards. Working ona do it yourself headliners also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merle Coggins Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Looks good Ed. Atta boy. Merle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gaspard Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Does anyone know of Pilothouse replacement rubber mats similar to factory original. My driver still has a fairly good mat but I would like to find another for my frame-off project, also a 1951-2 B3B. Here is the mat from my driver, but I don't know if it was OEM or after market. It would be nice if we could find someone to copy the print and make a few dozen for the members. I would be willing to offer my mat as a pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A. Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 I believe the original mat had a diamond pattern in it. The mat in your pictures looks like the same mat I have in my truck. I bought it from J. C. Whitney back around 1979 - 80. Although not the original pattern, it does look very nice, and fits good also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937 Dodge Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Nice job. Looks good and looks like a real good fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintrader Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Robert's has one, but it is $80 plus shipping and if I remember it is just a flat diamond type pattern. http://www.robertsmotorparts.com/truck_parts.asp?Action=search&c=Trucks+-+Floor+Mats Not near as nice or thick as Merle or Ed's I got mine at Tractor Supply for around $40 and it was enough to do 2 trucks. Dutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted July 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 My main reason for making my own was I wanted it to wrap around the seat frame instead of going straight across. Mostly this is to hide the black floor that my truck has because whoever painted it red missed lots of spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey beard Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Ed, My mat is 3/16-inch industrial 5-ply belting with a similar pyramid design. It'll likely never wear out, to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 I also bought some of those 1948-53 JC Whitney truck floor mats back in the mid 80's when they had a close out on them-around $20.00 each as I recall. I have them in a couple of my trucks. I cut and installed 3/16" commercial roof torch down as a sound deadner 1st - this material is super tough too! Quiets the truck down and also helps keep the floor temp lower too. On top of the 3/16" layer I have my Old Stock JC Whitney mats on top of that. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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