Ah, this brings back some not so fond memories of driving my old Healey
in the So-Cal desert in 100+F heat with the damned heater on to keep the
engine from over heating. Driving with tennies on invited toe scorch.
As it happens, I'm contemplating something similar for my snake which
can get pretty unbearable in hot weather because the mufflers are only
about an inch below the sheet aluminum floor pans. But my car's cockpit
heat is tepid compared to that for a big-block Cobra, so I'm following
the suggested solution some owners of these car have used fairly
effectively. There is a material available called Thermo-Tec. It's a
reflective heat shield that comes in 10 sq ft rolls. It's not cheap at
$82/roll, but it's relatively thin, durable and can be applied to the
outside surfaces with contact cement. I'm going to attach this stuff to
the bottoms of the floor pans and to the under sides of the transmission
hump. You can buy much cheaper stuff from a building supply store, but
Thermo-Tec is thinner, of better quality, and much less fragile.
Roland
>
> Any advice on reducing heat in cockpit for BJ8 would be appreciated, I've
> been told to insulate the middle console over the trans, and underneath
> driver's seat , and fire wall (kits are available?)...
>
> thanks
> Bill B
> BJ8 1967
> Charlotte
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