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Spent some time in the garage today finishing up installing "Roadkill" soundproofing in the interior of my E Type. This stuff does a good job of reducing road noise. I also cleaned up the gearbox tunnel cover, as seen in attached picture. Now back to the garage to do some more stuff on my E.
 

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Britishautobody said:
Looks great, Stuff sure is expensive for what it is ,but it will make all the difference from noise and heat etc.
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Yeah, it ain't cheap that's for sure, but it does seem to deaden sound pretty well.
 
Sorry, but i'm not a big fan of the stuff. If you use the same time and energy sealing all the hot air sources, then use a dense jute like original, you'll lessen most of the sound and heat. You can also put down a layer of ( oh, what's the name?) that self adhesive plyable 1/8" thick stuff they use on roofs, under the shingles, at the roof edge, to really deaden the noise. It's just like the original.

My complaint is that it's difficult to glue down. Then, once it's in, the carpet is difficult to glue to it. If the carpet plugs let loose - and the new ones do - the rug slides all over the place.

It's basically foil lined bubble wrap. Heavy duty so it doesn't pop when you put weight on it.

Here's my biggest complaint----

When you hold it in your hand and you spray glue on it, as the glue dries, your hand underneath it gets cold. That means there's a heat transferthrough the material. No insulation. If you do the same thing with jute, you feel no cooling. No heat transfer.

On the E's, be sure to put the 2 asbestos shields back under the floor above the mufflers and downpipes. Also put the foam cover over the trans before screwing on the cover.

Then again, in New Mexico, the summer sun will get you from above.

Guess who has to take his light switch back off, so he can screw on the plastic light escutcheon!

Phil.
 
Well, too late. It's bought and paid for and installed. I had the original jute in before with out this stuff and just wanted to see if I could reduce the road noise a bit more. Time will tell whether I am happy with it in the end.
 
The problem with jute is it's flammable, in fact, highly so. It also is prone to soak up liquids that may leak into the cockpit and retain them, which can promote rust.

Unless you're highly compelled to stick to a concours restoration (and not drive the car), jute is not a safe choice for your interior or any other place.

My tuppence worth, I hope it's helpful.
 
I have to agree with PhilW, but of course it's already done. The gluing of the stuff is what really ruins it for me, it is not removable like yute (or other materials) panels, so the metal cannot be "aired", not to mention the adhesive is sort of corrosive in itself. Moreover the aluminum surface film tends to make a certain "crackling" noise when touched. Did I tell you I hate Dynamat?

and I almost forgot: my 1965 S type has the original yute insulation on the floors, over the transmission hump, and on the inside firewall and trunk; Never any fire.

:smile:)

Ex
 
But Ex, the problem is, if a fire ensues the jute (and any other flammable material) serves as additional fuel for the fire. Jute will burn like heck if ignited, especially so if gasoline, etc., saturates/drips on it.

Worst case scenario: in a crash, trapped in car, fire ensues. Then, one might wish he'd used Dynamat or another non-flammable insulating material instead of jute.

Installing flammable materials in your cockpit, right beneath your bum: not a good idea. :nonod:
 
yes vagt6, but every material in an old Jaguar is fire-food, the wood, the headliner, the carpet, the rubber....the leather or vinyl, heck, even in aircraft they have discovered that the inner cabin panels and the seat fabric are fire-food.

So what the heck, if your classic car catches fire, do your best to get out and run like heck! Hopefully you had it insured :smile:)

not trying to minimize what you are saying, just that if we are to fire-proof Basil's E type, we'll have to cover it in Dynamat inside outside.

:driving:
 
I'm still putting the jute in. The roadkill is just to reduce further some of the road noise. It's a mute point whether I should or should not use the RK because it's already installed. It's basically the same as dynomat which I am quite happy with in my Corvette.
 
Exotexs said:
heck, even in aircraft they have discovered that the inner cabin panels and the seat fabric are fire-food.
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Sorta true, I just installed a complete interior in an airplane. All the materials came with burn certification paperwork that conforms with the regs. They use a 15 minute standard. Usually plenty of time to get the bird on the ground. In a car, that would be tons of time. I used a foil back insulation in my jag and then 3/4in thick jute on top of that. The carpets sit on top and are attached with plastic plugs. You are right about sealing up all the little hole in the firewall. 1 little quarter inch hole feels like a needle when it's 30degrees outside!

dynamat, fatmat and the others do help a little. It's just REALLY pricey stuff I think.
 
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