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Instructor
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From: kill devil hills nc
restoration
I am doing a frame off and have a few questions.
1) Do I need the firewall installation out of the catologs ($180) if I install fat mat instead??
2) Whats the easiset way to get the 3 hole and speedo grommets installed. There has to be a trick??
thanks, I am getting close to dropping the body on the frame and want to tie up some loose ends.
1) Do I need the firewall installation out of the catologs ($180) if I install fat mat instead??
2) Whats the easiset way to get the 3 hole and speedo grommets installed. There has to be a trick??
thanks, I am getting close to dropping the body on the frame and want to tie up some loose ends.
Burning Brakes
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From: west babylon new york
firewall
I am doing a frame off and have a few questions.
1) Do I need the firewall installation out of the catologs ($180) if I install fat mat instead??
2) Whats the easiset way to get the 3 hole and speedo grommets installed. There has to be a trick??
thanks, I am getting close to dropping the body on the frame and want to tie up some loose ends.
1) Do I need the firewall installation out of the catologs ($180) if I install fat mat instead??
2) Whats the easiset way to get the 3 hole and speedo grommets installed. There has to be a trick??
thanks, I am getting close to dropping the body on the frame and want to tie up some loose ends.
Le Mans Master
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From: Ann Arbor Michigan
I bought the rubber coated original looking firewall insulation for my 71' Big waste of money in my opinion. It is 35 year old technology and I'm sure that any one of the new generation types (Dynomat etc) would work far better. I bought mine about 3 years ago and I think I paid $250 for it. At that time, there was only one guy repoing it. Had to wait over 2 months for it.
Last edited by Duke94; Apr 8, 2007 at 11:39 AM. Reason: added info
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Was that a kit, or did you cut the pieces to fit? Did you put the insulation up and under the dash pad or up to the lip of the dash? What did you use to glue it down, and did you have any problems with carpet fit? I will be installing a new dash & interior in a week or so, Thanks.
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Was that a kit, or did you cut the pieces to fit? Did you put the insulation up and under the dash pad or up to the lip of the dash? What did you use to glue it down, and did you have any problems with carpet fit? I will be installing a new dash & interior in a week or so, Thanks.
Last edited by ikesterx; Apr 9, 2007 at 09:54 AM. Reason: additional info
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From: charlotte north carolina
as far as the grommets go, i slit them with a razor knife to insert the cable, and use a thin coat of grease on the angled side that passes thru the firewall. i guess that's cheating, but i don't think much water is going to leak past a slit.
Instructor
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Yea, according to the manufacturer. We'll see how it works out. I paid $250 for 3 bulk packs of Dynamat extreme and $210 for three Dynapads. A bit pricey, but I'm currently driving in Thailand where its practically 90 degrees year round and very humid. My a/c was struggling to keep the interior cool.
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It took 3 packs of the Dynamat? I see it for $270.00 ea. pack online. Where did you get it from? How thick is it with the mat and pad? I assume that you will be laying carpet over that? Let us know how the fit goes as you get it in there.
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No pics but I used The Insulator. It comes in a 2' wide 6' long roll and it takes two. Mine starts about half way up the firewall & goes underneath the seats. Plus the driveshaft tunnel. I used 3M spray adhesive Super 77 to lay it down. Now this stuff is only $15 a roll so I'm sure it's not near the level of Dynapad but it still made a big difference with heat transfer. Carpet fit was ok too. Whatever you use though will still be alot better than what came in these things from the factory.................
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Last edited by ikesterx; Apr 11, 2007 at 08:02 AM. Reason: correction
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http://www.zip-products.com/Corvette...?dept%5Fid=540
thankfully it seems that everytime a manufacturer discontinues one item, theres another item someone else is making that has previously been unavailable or hard to get.