Thanks, Jake. That does look pretty awesome. It turns out that the
original pad is not that bad, after all; so I think I am not going to
mess with it for now.

 

Here is another question: Where does the air that allegedly flows
through the vents at the bottom corner of the from doors come from? I
always thought those vents were somehow connected to the ventilation and
heating system somehow; but now that I have the interior panels off
finally (unbelievably easy when you know what to remove to reveal the
one screw) I cannot figure out how they work at all. There is an air
channel that runs through the door, so air gets to the back (and the
rubber gasket that seals the passage from the door to the door post is
readily visible) but the little slider vent and the trailing back corner
of the door just seems to open randomly into the door cavity. Weird.

 

Back to applying "Peel and Seal," cracking open roll #5.

 

Woody

83.5 V'gon

Haverhill, MA

 

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From: Jake de Villiers [mailto:crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 2:35 PM
To: Woody Halsey
Subject: Re: insulating against road noise

 

Hey Woody, this stuff looks like it might work on your engine lid.

http://www.earsc.com/HOME/what'snew/index.asp?SID=3&news_id=42

On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Woody Halsey <WHalsey@sya.org> wrote:

The "peel and Seal" flashing product I am using looks exactly like "Fat
Mat." It cost $10 for 12.5 sq ft. I am hoping for the best.

Woody

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Mister Tom
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 3:24 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

Subject: Re: insulating against road noise

What kind of noise are we talking about here?  I have used FatMat to
cover
the front floor, rear deck, inside front doors, slider and under the
seats.
Double thick in places.  The cargo area has the original rubber mat plus
a
thick rug.   New shocks, new Michelin LTX tires, etc.  I have also
coated
inside the wheel wells pretty heavy.

My Syncro Westy is pretty heavy and on freshly-paved roads it's almost
as
quiet as a new car.  But, if the asphalt has worn down to expose the
aggregate, I get lots of what I call "tire roar".

I don't think the FatMat treatment has done much if anything to quiet
that
noise.

So, does anything *really* get rid of the noise created by rough
pavement?

Tom Salicos
'87 Syncro Westy EG-33

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Jake 
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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