| 428street |
09-20-2008 08:02 PM |
Anyone insulate their tub before installing their carpet
On a tip from Zoera (thank you) I am now considering installing some insulation on the floor boards and the foot boxes. I found this stuff called Hushmat which seems to be great. Expensive but great.
Has anyone done this before and if so, I assume gluing over this is a non-issue?
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| ERA649 |
09-20-2008 08:14 PM |
Talk to Doug or Peter at ERA I had thenm do mine.
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| 428street |
09-20-2008 08:18 PM |
They insulated the entire cockpit?
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| lineslinger |
09-20-2008 09:31 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by 428street
(Post 881779)
On a tip from Zoera (thank you) I am now considering installing some insulation on the floor boards and the foot boxes. I found this stuff called Hushmat which seems to be great. Expensive but great.
Has anyone done this before and if so, I assume gluing over this is a non-issue?
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Give Fat Mat a look, it is said to be conquerable to Hushmat as far a sound deadening, less expensive and have better heat insulating properties.
My info is not first hand but from those that have used both. |
| ratsnst1 |
09-20-2008 10:04 PM |
in a nut schell, use dyno mat extrem every where, then another layer of your fav, insulation, in some areas may be tight like the tunel sides, but other wise insulat as much as possible.
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| ratsnst1 |
09-20-2008 10:17 PM |
and another note any well built kit should have some form of spray on protectant, on the underside as well, .but like most kits they dont, both sides should be very well protected with a form of insulation.some of the most expensive kits out there, I wont mention any names do not do this.
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| Kramer |
09-21-2008 08:37 AM |
FWIW...I insulated my footboxes only with dynamat. Take your time.
Kramer
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| FrankJohnson69 |
09-21-2008 01:59 PM |
Frank, For your car this is a must do. If you don't you will cook with the under car exhaust. If you want I can send you some pictures of my car since it's all apart at the moment.
Frank
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| ZOERA-SC7XX |
09-21-2008 04:53 PM |
Frank. Do it. Whatever you use, it won't cost as much as a car that's too hot around the tunnel and floorboards, not to mention one that rattles. I lined the underside of the tunnel and the floorboards and it drives like a well built production car with NO rattles or shakes. It helps that ERA builds a quality Cobra to start with. Good luck.
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| 428street |
09-21-2008 06:56 PM |
Frank - Pics would be great and appreciated...
Zo - the insulation goes under the tunnel correct? The rest goes between the tub and the carpet. I assume the insulation gets stuck to or glued onto the tub parts and the carpet gets glued on top of the insulation?
I checked out fat mat and hush mat - FM is much less expensive then HM...I'm generally a believer in you get what you pay for but the cost is 2/3 more for the HM...think its worth it?
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| convincor |
09-21-2008 07:07 PM |
you may want to look into this stuff. http://www.secondskinaudio.com/
Damplifier every where then heat wave for foot boxes and tunnel
Beware some stuff like FatMat are asphalt based. Damplifier is Butyl based. much higher melting temp.
Like you said, you get what you pay for.. |
| mrmustang |
09-21-2008 07:23 PM |
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| FrankJohnson69 |
09-21-2008 07:45 PM |
Hey Frank,
I just went out and took the pics while the car is on the lift. I've used cool mat that has an adhesive backing that works well. I sent the pics to your e-mail address vice posting them here which would take longer.
Hope this helps.
Frank
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| GlynMeek |
09-21-2008 07:50 PM |
428...I got WAY carried away...Sprayed the whole underside of the body shell with Lizardskin, and then inside the engine compartment and the cockpit as well. Lined the whole of the cockpit with dynomat, AND under every section of the chassis as well with dynomat. The I rivetted aluminum sheeting all along the underneath of the chassis to make it a 'flat bottom', and to shield in the dynomat. Dynomat all inside the trunk as well, underneath the carpet.
WOW..I guess I did get a little carried away...LOL...good job the exhaust is DEAFENING though!
Glyn
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| FrankJohnson69 |
09-21-2008 07:58 PM |
Frank, one more thing... make sure that folks know you have under car exhaust before you take some recommendations. Otherwise you're looking at a bunch a melting goo and or fire.
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| ZOERA-SC7XX |
09-22-2008 05:01 PM |
Frank, your tunnel is different than mine. On the later (yours) ERA's, you might want to insulate the outside of the tunnel (between the carpet and the tunnel). Make a trip down to the shop and talk to Doug...he'll give you the lowdown on where to insulate and where not to insulate.
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