Question on Sound Deadening Material for Interior

[-=Jeff=-]

Going to need to see some pictures

[HAWAIIZR-1]

[QUOTE=-=Jeff=- Going to need to see some pictures[/QUOTE]



Right? Ricky is a teaser!

[mackguy]

Very interested in how the leather wrap turns out, I've thought about that or some sort of similar approach (headliner material, suede/alcantera etc).

On these up-high places I'm not sure that dynomat will have the desired effect, this type of material is very heavy and its main effect is to damp metal resonance. I'm not sure applying to to plastic will do much other than make it heavier. I think some sort of lightweight foam compressed into the areas you're talking about might do more to alleviate random rattles and buzzes.

[XfireZ51]

BTW, I would give a shout to V2V No Flex chassis braces. It clearly reduced the noise in my interior. Not road noise, but much of the niggling little squeaks and rattles from the chassis flexing. Over RxR crossings, I get just a single ?thud? going over them. Now this is with the targa installed. Well worth the money and time.

[WARP TEN]

Originally Posted by XfireZ51

BTW, I would give a shout to V2V No Flex chassis braces. It clearly reduced the noise in my interior. Not road noise, but much of the niggling little squeaks and rattles from the chassis flexing. Over RxR crossings, I get just a single ?thud? going over them. Now this is with the targa installed. Well worth the money and time.

Good idea. I remember going over railroad tracks with the targa top off and it was like shaking a coffee can full of marbles. My solution? I put the top back on! As to tire/road noise, I think my Dynamat helped but maybe if I had put a double layer on it would have been better. --Bob

[ZBrink]

Originally Posted by XfireZ51

BTW, I would give a shout to V2V No Flex chassis braces. It clearly reduced the noise in my interior. Not road noise, but much of the niggling little squeaks and rattles from the chassis flexing. Over RxR crossings, I get just a single ?thud? going over them. Now this is with the targa installed. Well worth the money and time.

For reference, here is the link to purchase that brace:
Vette2Vette 84-96 Corvette C4 No Flex Frame Stiffener Bar System


For some reason Vette2Vette doesn't have photos of the brace installed on a car but MotorTrend does in an article they did on an install of the brace:
Here?s the Cure for Creaking C4 Corvettes: Vette2Vette?s C4 No Flex Kit


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[RICKYRJ1]

Originally Posted by XfireZ51

BTW, I would give a shout to V2V No Flex chassis braces. It clearly reduced the noise in my interior. Not road noise, but much of the niggling little squeaks and rattles from the chassis flexing. Over RxR crossings, I get just a single ?thud? going over them. Now this is with the targa installed. Well worth the money and time.

I have a X brace from a rag top car in mint condition I was going to install. Thoughts????
I have heard good things about the V2V

[secondchance]

Originally Posted by RICKYRJ1

I have a X brace from a rag top car in mint condition I was going to install. Thoughts????
I have heard good things about the V2V

I had it installed on my first ZR1 about 30 years ago. OEM X brace is a steel stamping and a bit flimsy. I had a shop in Casselberry, Florida - Corvette Masters - cut a strip of sheet metal and weld it to the open side boxing it in to add strength. And I recall, front have tapped holes on the frame lining up with the X brace but the rear involved a plate with bolt fabricated and welded on to mount the X member. Stiffened the chassis substantially but reduced the clearance a bit.
https://www.corvettemasters.com/

[RICKYRJ1]

Originally Posted by secondchance

I had it installed on my first ZR1 about 30 years ago. OEM X brace is a steel stamping and a bit flimsy. I had a shop in Casselberry, Florida - Corvette Masters - cut a strip of sheet metal and weld it to the open side boxing it in to add strength. And I recall, front have tapped holes on the frame lining up with the X brace but the rear involved a plate with bolt fabricated and welded on to mount the X member. Stiffened the chassis substantially but reduced the clearance a bit.
https://www.corvettemasters.com/

yes i have seen them boxed for added strength. was it worth it? or do i sell it and go with the v2v?

[secondchance]

Originally Posted by RICKYRJ1

yes i have seen them boxed for added strength. was it worth it? or do i sell it and go with the v2v?

I haven?t driven a car with v2v so tough to say. When I had boxed X member installed, it was with the car on the lift. X member had to be loosened and retorqued off the lift to get the targa back on the car. It made a substantial difference especially with the top off.