72 Convertible 442 Clone
February 11th, 2014, 10:27 PM
#122
Car is looking awesome. Congrats on sticking with it and your ideas on the insulation. Dynamat is ridiculously expensive for what it is - reminds me of ARP bolts.
Last edited by costpenn; February 11th, 2014 at 10:30 PM.
February 12th, 2014, 04:41 PM
#123
. How is your ride coming?
February 12th, 2014, 04:52 PM
#124
Thanks for the kind comments Joe. After seeing the work you are doing I am humbled. It is hard to find the value in the Dynamat especially in a convertible. I was basically looking at the thermal barrier qualities of this product but am sure the noise will come down as well.
February 12th, 2014, 05:05 PM
#125
Rodney
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Noise is accumulative, so every little bit helps! I think you'll be surprised at the results from doing just the floor and doors, even if you can't do the roof - LOL. You're about 12 months ahead of the timeline for my car. I like to read thread that are farther along than I am (like yours) to keep me pumped up for what's yet to come on my project. Keep up the good work!
Rodney
March 7th, 2014, 03:36 PM
#126
Steve:
Noise is accumulative, so every little bit helps! I think you'll be surprised at the results from doing just the floor and doors, even if you can't do the roof - LOL. You're about 12 months ahead of the timeline for my car. I like to read thread that are farther along than I am (like yours) to keep me pumped up for what's yet to come on my project. Keep up the good work!
Rodney
Noise is accumulative, so every little bit helps! I think you'll be surprised at the results from doing just the floor and doors, even if you can't do the roof - LOL. You're about 12 months ahead of the timeline for my car. I like to read thread that are farther along than I am (like yours) to keep me pumped up for what's yet to come on my project. Keep up the good work!
Rodney
March 7th, 2014, 03:53 PM
#127
Time to Fire the Rocket. I hope
Tomorrow could be a memorable day in this project. I hope to fire this baby up and breath some life in it again. I have been at the point where I could have started it for several weeks but have gotten side tracked on a lot of little loose ends. I had a couple of electrical gremlins that had to be exorcised. I got most of the interior back installed as well as all the window regulators and glass. A ton of little details that you think will take 10 minutes that you end up spending 2 hours on to get completed. This is the stage of the job that $ 20.00's you to death. Anyway, got the fluids topped off tonight. Checked that the distributor is firing and timed. Will prime the oil pump tomorrow and hit the key. 
March 30th, 2014, 03:21 PM
#128
It lives! It's alive.
Ok it's been a couple weeks since I stated I would fire the beast up. A couple of setbacks. When I went to start it the next day there was coolant all over the floor. Seems the radiator didn't appreciate being neglected and decided it needed some attention. Also some leakage from the back of the power steering pump. 2 steps forward one step back. Finally got the radiator back this week with a new core and me $400.00 lighter. Had to fiddle with the timing a bit but she fired right up and settled into a nice 2500 rpm hum for 30 minutes. Had to shut things down about with about 5 minutes runtime because of a faulty themostat. What is it with new parts? This was a big day!
March 30th, 2014, 04:14 PM
#129
Ok it's been a couple weeks since I stated I would fire the beast up. A couple of setbacks. When I went to start it the next day there was coolant all over the floor. Seems the radiator didn't appreciate being neglected and decided it needed some attention. Also some leakage from the back of the power steering pump. 2 steps forward one step back. Finally got the radiator back this week with a new core and me $400.00 lighter. Had to fiddle with the timing a bit but she fired right up and settled into a nice 2500 rpm hum for 30 minutes. Had to shut things down about with about 5 minutes runtime because of a faulty themostat. What is it with new parts? This was a big day!
Congratulations. Big milestone!!!!
April 5th, 2014, 04:37 PM
#132
Look what came out to play
Been working hard taking care of all the little things: timing, leaks, some electrical gremlins and such all week. Thère are so many final details to get adjusted just right. But today my girl saw the light of day for the first time in 15 months. WOW what a feeling! Still some details to take of. Drove through the subdivision today. Hope to go into town on a test drive tomorrow!
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Last edited by Sampson; April 5th, 2014 at 04:41 PM.
April 6th, 2014, 05:20 PM
#135
[QUOTE=sixty9olds;679968]Sampson,
Fantastic work on the 442. When and where is the car show in April? Maybe we can meet there.[/QUOTE]
Thanks Sixty9olds. The show Scott and I are talking about is 4/26 @ lake Wheeler in Raleigh. I probably will not enter the car but will be driving it there. Here is a link to the show details. I went a couple years ago and there were some really nice cars there. Hope you can make it!
fun in the sun car show – raleigh - tarheel tigers pontiac car club
http://www.tarheeltigers.org/THTWP/?...the...car-show...
When: April 26, 2014 @ 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM ... 6404 Lake Wheeler Road,Raleigh, NC
Fantastic work on the 442. When and where is the car show in April? Maybe we can meet there.[/QUOTE]
Thanks Sixty9olds. The show Scott and I are talking about is 4/26 @ lake Wheeler in Raleigh. I probably will not enter the car but will be driving it there. Here is a link to the show details. I went a couple years ago and there were some really nice cars there. Hope you can make it!
fun in the sun car show – raleigh - tarheel tigers pontiac car club
http://www.tarheeltigers.org/THTWP/?...the...car-show...
When: April 26, 2014 @ 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM ... 6404 Lake Wheeler Road,Raleigh, NC
April 6th, 2014, 05:24 PM
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April 6th, 2014, 08:37 PM
#137
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