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Cockpit of 1966 BJ8 is like an oven

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What brand material did you use on your transmission tunnel? It looks great. I can think of several other places to use it as well.

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Hi Roger, Here is a link to the product I used.
https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=1828
Keep cool, Roger...that

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It doesn't say on the website, maybe it's implied, can it stand up to the abuse of being under the car?
 
Moss sells a composit insulator with a foil on one side. It is exactly what Home Depot sell for water heaters at a cheap price and comes with foil tape too.
 
I used the refletive inslation with an air buble from Lowes and covered whole cockpit it is sweet
 
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What brand material did you use on your transmission tunnel? It looks great. I can think of several other places to use it as well.

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Hi Roger, Here is a link to the product I used.
https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=1828
Keep cool, Roger...that

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It doesn't say on the website, maybe it's implied, can it stand up to the abuse of being under the car?

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Hi Dave,
I can't answer your question with experience. I am restoring my car and have yet to drive it. I can tell you that the self stick is very strong. The material is thin, and conforms well to curves. I used the material on the inside of my transmittion tunnel and under the bottom of my car, pass and driver side. I removed all the heat sheilds and glued this product to the cars metal. It's so thin, there is hardly any change in air flow passage. I reinstalled the heat sheilds. I feel confident, that if you clean, prep the area good enough, the glue they use will be fine. The transmittion tunnel should only get dirt, water, some lube and grease splatered on it. Under the heat sheild most likely only dirt and water.

Question is will the heat melt the glue. I don't think it will. The products purpose is to relect heat. So those crazy guys who designed this sheild, should have covered the glue melting issue. We'll see. Roger
 
Roger,
We both will find out how good that glue is under the transmission tunnel. I didn't put any under the asbestos like you. I did install the " coolit " mat under the driver's side carpet from the very end all the way under the driver's seat and behind the seat under the carpeting but above the builder's felt.
 
If you want to get the best protection inside, put a layer of Koolmat down and seal it with silicone. Estpecially when installing a new interior - it makes a big difference.

www.koolmat.com
 
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Any suggestions on a way to make it a little cooler when driving during the summer? I think I am looking forward to the winter again.

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Yes I know what you mean. Like motorcycles, Healey's are best enjoyed in the spring and in the fall.
Here's a tip, make sure the exhaust tubes are connected "tightly" to the mufflers and aren't leaking hot exhaust directly into the cockpit area around the footwells. After dragging over a railroad crossing "I opened up" one of the downtubes and noticed even more heat entering than usual. Sounded a little louder also.
Interesting that when the "cold air" vent on drivers side is opened only hot air comes in? I suppose hot air from the engine is circling around the radiator and entering in the fresh air vent. Haven't done it yet but I want to try extending the vent forward perhaps right up to the grill and see if that helps.
Just my 2 1/2 cents worth.
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Johnny, The air in the air tube is heated from the hot air in the engine bay through the non insulated black flex pipe. If you wanted to try something to cool down the vent air, buy a piece of round flexable heating/AC duct pipe, loosen and remove the end of the black flex pipe and then slide the insulated duct over the black flex pipe. I'll bet it will cut down the temp of the vent air considerably.... The existing flex pipe works just like a home furnace.... Heat is applied outside the place where the house air flows. The heat is transfered to the air that is moving through the system. Just like the vent pipe in the healey. The engine is the heat source.
 
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remove the end of the black flex pipe and then slide the insulated duct over the black flex pipe.

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Hi Ed, That sounds good in theory but there is zero room around the black flex pipe in the front area .. at least mine is a net fit between the shroud and inner fender.

Johnny, Do you have the Air Deflector Assembly mounted in front of your radiator? That should provide a small amount of separation between the radiator and the air intake.

Cheers,
John
 
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