Sunday, July 31, 2011

Insulation done, now on to upholstery and interior trim

Just a quick post to announce that I have now completed installing the three layers of insulation.  The first was a relatively thin, but dense sticky rubber mastic that covered the entire cockpit.  This was the material that Colleen was rolling into place with a wood roller in my last post.  The intent of this first layer is to work its way into all the nooks and crannies and eliminate any rattles or vibrations.  The second layer is a thick, very dense rubber material that will eliminate any louder noise such as impact from road debris.  This second layer covers the entire floor board of the cockpit.  And finally, the third layer is a fairly thin closed cell foam sandwiched between two foil faces.  The intent of this final layer is to block as much heat as possible from entering the cockpit.  This final material is installed on all of the cockpit faces situated close to hot components of the car (engine, transmission, side pipes, etc...).  I doubled up this layer on the driver and passenger foot well walls in an effort to block as much heat from the engine as possible.

There are still quite a few little odd and ends to tackle, but the next big job will be the interior upholstery and interior trim (chrome).



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