[DeTomaso] Fw: Fw: Hatch Cover

[Will Demelo]

118 db at idle? Wow, that's loud. Mufflers or are they gutted?
Will
----- Original Message ----- 
From: boyd casey 
To: Will Demelo 
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fw: Hatch Cover


I have a stainless steel liner in the engine compartment but I ran a line of silicone weather striping type caulk around the edge of my hatch opening last time I had the cover off. I wanted to keep the heat and fumes out of the passenger compartment and I didn't think any kind of weather strippng would really provide an air tight seal.. I am also running headers and what appears to be a Hall type big muffler with no muffle. My car is 118 db at Idle., so I wanted to make the interior a little more sound proof.
Boyd


On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 10:02 PM, Will Demelo <wdemelo at cogeco.ca> wrote:

  I just did the same thing.
  I didn't paint the firewall. I just cleaned it and applied the Dynamayt
  overtop. Unless you're going to powerwash the engine bay every week, I
  would'nt worry about rustproofing under the sound barrier.
  For the hatch, I just got some ~ 5/8" weatherstripping (foam with 2 sided
  tape) and applied that around the lip of the hatch. Sealed up just fine.
  Will

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Trevor Fougere" <trevor at fougere.com>
  To: <detomaso at realbig.com>

  Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 7:15 PM
  Subject: [DeTomaso] Hatch Cover


  > I'm prepping my firewall and hatch cover for the installation of some
  > dynamat.
  >
  >
  >
  > Two questions.
  >
  >
  >
  > 1 - What kind of primer/rustproofing paint should I apply, if any, prior
  > to
  > applying the dynamat? (I'm cleaning up oxidation wherever I find it.)
  > Obviously, it won't been seen with the firewall cover on, so I don't think
  > the cosmetic appearance should matter very much.
  >
  >
  >
  > 2 - The engine side of the hatch still has the remains of what looks like
  > the original "weather stripping" around the edge.  Much of the free heat
  > I'm
  > enjoying in the cabin is due to this leaky hatch.
  >
  >
  >
  > Picture:  http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=4953
  >
  >
  >
  > As you can see, there are significant gaps around the bolt holes, a piece
  > is
  > missing at the bottom of the right edge, and the bottom edge has some
  > seriously torn up stripping about 3 / 4 of the way across  that isn't
  > going
  > back into place and remain there any time soon.  What are people using to
  > replace what came on the car?
  >
  >
  >
  > Thanks in advance for your help.
  >
  >
  >
  > Trevor
  >
  > #3797
  >
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