I just removed all the crappy old black insulation that came on my 86 SE and I am looking to replace it with something different, but that also looks good.
I am going to look around for something in a spray can, simply for the ease of it, but I am open to anything.
I saw that Fieroguru did this, not really my style, but you get the idea
Working on a budget here, being 21 and in school, but any idea is appreciated.
I threw it all away on mine too, just sprayed it matt black. What I have seen on a lot of cars at cruise-in shows and looks pretty good is firewalls and fender wells sprayed with bedliner.
I threw it all away on mine too, just sprayed it matt black. What I have seen on a lot of cars at cruise-in shows and looks pretty good is firewalls and fender wells sprayed with bedliner.
Do you feel like you get a lot of noise and heat in the cabin?
I have a gallon of black Plastidip sitting on my shelf and a sprayer, its tempting...
On of the last swaps I did I used West Marine Noise Barrier 216858 (1/2" thick) and comes in a 54x32 bulk roll with a retail price is 114.99. One roll will do 2 cars so its about $65 per car with shipping. It is 1/2" thick and multilayered. It starts with a sticky back, then a layer of foam, then a layer of rubber type material, 2nd layer of foam, then foil covered. It was specifically designed to block heat and sound from inboard marine engines. Here is what it looks like installed on a fiero with a mostly stock firewall (I did remove a bunch of brackets on the firewall):
For my LS4/F40 swap, I am planning to use the same West Marine product, but place a 16ga steel panel in front of it:
I never noticed any more heat or noise. Personally, I like an engine sound so to me it wouldnt be a bad thing. I also left off the hood insulation on my SuperBee with a 413/ 4 bbl and dual glass packs...yeah its noisy...
Originally posted by DKcustoms: I have a gallon of black Plastidip sitting on my shelf and a sprayer, its tempting...
I do not know the exact heat that builds up there, nor the flash point of Plasti Dip. That being said, I would be VERY cautions about using something like PlastiDip so close to the exhaust manifold. I would think that is just asking for trouble. Whatever you use, I would make sure it is made for high heat at the least.
When I installed my new carpet kit I left the old carpet in and installed the new over top of it at somebody's suggestion. It worked well but it's not as quiet as I'd like yet. I should go back to my build thread and see who recommended that.
