I was at a "new" mechanic's site this afternoon. I mentioned floor heat and
he told me what he used on a resto he did. It's "kale wool" or something
that sounds like that. The resto owner had used this stuff when he built a
kiln. Apparently it's about 1/2" thick, but compresses and insulates very
well...
Just thought I'd pass the info on...
Carol
>Matt Kulka wrote:
>>
>> However I get a *lot* of heat through the firewall and/or trans tunnel
>> in this car, and if the weather doesn't break, that may make the 13-hour
>> trip a little less joyful. I'm sure with this current heat wave, there
>> are a lot of east coast Americans wondering this same thing:
>>
>> Can anyone tell me what causes so much heat to be absorbed by the
>> passenger compartment? Further, (and more importantly) what have people
>> successfully done to decrease the effect?
Wayne Kube wrote:
>Matt -
> My '79B has an original heat shield installed under the car. Kind of
>hard to describe, but it's formed to fit under the tunnel. It starts at
>the top of the tunnel, and extends downward, following the side of the
>tunnel, then goes under the floor for about 6 or 8 inches. It's
>probably about 3 feet in length. It's made of some type of heat
>resistant plastic or fiberglass, and was originally painted silver to
>reflect heat. My guess is that BLC installed these after they started
>putting catalytic converters on. The shield is held on with pop rivets
>and large fender washers, and the mounting points are formed to give an
>air space of about a quarter of an inch between the shield and the
>body. It really keeps the driver's side a lot cooler. During the
>rebuild, I removed it, removed all of the old paint, and repainted it
>with high temp primer and high temp silver engine paint. I haven't seen
>these in any catalogs, but you might find one at a scrap yard.
>
>--
>Keep on keepin' on!
>(non illegitimus carborundus)
>
>Wayne Kube 1979 MGB
>Plano, TX http://web2.airmail.net/wkube
>Texas MG Register http://www.tmgr.org
>NAMGBR UK Site http://www.mgcars.org.uk/namgbr
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