it'll still fold like a soda can a crash

"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle) 11/25/2019 at 11:12 • Filed to: RuqSaq

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...but at least it won’t sound like a soda can when I drive it

laid some foam insulation into the ceiling (before)

after

I would say... it’s a good thing all this work will be hidden. I got better as I went, but the kwality of my work was very low

some in the rear quarters. heavier rubber stuff than the ceiling, which got foam.

and some in the trunk. which I’ll probably rip up and do again. I did a lazy

aaaanyway. still mountains of rattly tin can metal to be covered. rest of the trunk, under rear seat, inside the front doors. not looking forward to the front doors. I know it’s probably the place where it needs it the most, but access is bad.

please proceed to tell me who I’ve done it wrong in the comments. I dont think I’ve seen such an irrelevant topic so hotly debated online as sound deadening. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > MonkeePuzzle 11/25/2019 at 11:27

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I think that’s a great idea. I looked at some dynamat for my Datsun 240Z but it was expensive and not authentic. I ended up buying some 1/2" thick wool felt and custom cutting it for the floor boards.

arl > MonkeePuzzle 11/25/2019 at 11:29

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Looks pretty perfeshional to me. Ride forth in lower decibels. 

MonkeePuzzle > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 11/25/2019 at 11:30

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I am using imitation brand dynamat style.

it’ll suffice :D

Wacko > MonkeePuzzle 11/25/2019 at 11:34

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but you will no longer hear when the vtec kicks in bro.

Censored > MonkeePuzzle 11/25/2019 at 11:36

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What brand did you use, and how well did it go down (or up).

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > MonkeePuzzle 11/25/2019 at 11:38

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I think you missed an opportunity to swap the standard dome light with a set of mini led Christmas lights and try to reproduce something like this Dodge Charger with the Rolls Royce star ceiling:

MonkeePuzzle > Wacko 11/25/2019 at 11:46

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as it is currently a VX engine, it does indeed vtec, but for the economy.

cant hear much difference currently.

lone_liberal > Censored 11/25/2019 at 11:51

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I’m also curious since real Dynamat is pretty pricey. 

MonkeePuzzle > Censored 11/25/2019 at 11:51

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the roof foam is this stuff

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P5KQ9LV/

The $24 sheet was almost exactly the right amount. Seems adequate. The stickyness is HIGH, and the foam pulls apart if you attempt to fix laying it in wrong. So lets call that both a positive and a negative. Just get it right the first time.

Anywhere that is side or floor is getting a heavier rubber backed stuff. I THINK it’s from this company GTMat, but I honestly don’t recall

https://www.amazon.com/stores/node/20177775011

it seems also adequate. Not as disastrously sticky as the foam stuff, but perhaps thats bad. Seems to cut well, and sticks sufficiently after a good working with a rubber roller.

MonkeePuzzle > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 11/25/2019 at 11:56

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opportunity not missed, I am doing an overhead console with some storage and more lights.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > MonkeePuzzle 11/25/2019 at 12:14

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Nice!

FYI... you can get star ceiling panels from here:

https://www.wiedamark.com/StarCeilingPanels.aspx

BigBlock440 > Wacko 11/25/2019 at 12:46

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You don’t need to hear it, you feel it.  Or so I’m told.

VincentMalamute-Kim > MonkeePuzzle 11/25/2019 at 13:13

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Well - you asked. Google Thinsulate for automotive applications. It actually kills the road noise and dampens the sheet metal just like the asphalt dampeners but also gives you thermal insulation. It’s rated for and sold as acoustic insulation in cars .

Expensive . And I know you’ve gone too far down your path. I know all this because I threw up a bunch of the cheaper Dynamat equivalents and polyiso foam in my Transit when the Thinsulate would’ve been an easier/better/expensive choice.