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 bulkhead cladding, and general soundproofing 
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Post Re: bulkhead cladding, and general soundproofing
They're off a 60's Azam. I bought them from France on one of my Commando raids for spares :P I think you might get a black pair off an old Charlie though, seem to remember they had 'em fitted.

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November 23rd, 2009, 6:56 pm
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My 1979 2cv has them fitted, possibly Club spec/charleston fitment in the UK? I'd imagine they were something found on German market cars too?

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November 23rd, 2009, 7:36 pm
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As far as sound deadening is concerned, I wonder if anyone's tried to use camping mat foam? Camping mats cost about £4 from Argos and I'm pretty sure they won't absorb water. They cut easily with scissors and can be stuck to the insides of the doors and bootlid with spray adhesive.

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Paul Narramore wrote:
As far as sound deadening is concerned, I wonder if anyone's tried to use camping mat foam? Camping mats cost about £4 from Argos and I'm pretty sure they won't absorb water. They cut easily with scissors and can be stuck to the insides of the doors and bootlid with spray adhesive.

I've used the same stuff but thicker to line the sides of Belinda

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Yep I used that to sit the body on when mounting it to the chassis.
I could only find it in bright blue though which would be ok for the hidden bits but would have looked awful in the dashboard area.

I may revisit the camping shop actually and see what's new, should be fine for behind the doorcards etc.

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I know there are various thicknesses of camping matts, some as much as 25mm or so. I think that might prevent the door cards sitting flush on the doors though.

Incidentally as I now have the door cards off, each door is missing half of it's metal L-clips. Speaking to ECAS the other day, the present repro L-clips are of such a poor quality, he won't stock them. I'll have to phone around and see if they are available elsewhere.

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Yep I used that to sit the body on when mounting it to the chassis.
I could only find it in bright blue though which would be ok for the hidden bits but would have looked awful in the dashboard area.

I may revisit the camping shop actually and see what's new, should be fine for behind the doorcards etc.

The stuff I've used is 20mm thick and black one side/yellow on the other if you want some, but I don't know how I'd get it to you

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That's ok thanks bertie I'm sure I'll come up with summat.
I was thinking about just spraying bodyshchutz under the bonnet at one time to stop the drumming, but on second thoughts though I'm going for proper insulation as that's the biggie where noise reduction's concerned.

So far I've done this:

1/ Taken off the chassis top plate and coated both the inside bottom, and inside top plates with thick underseal to reduce road noise.

2/ Fitted rubberised material to the outer topside of the chassis plate.

3/ Insulated the bulkhead floor (doubly so) and the upper bit (but only thinly).

4/ Fitted felt and then padded covering panels to the inner A panel area.

5/ Rubber matted the boot lid between the pressings, and done the boot floor as well.

Next will be the underbonnet with more felt, and door inners possibly with camping mat or similar. Lastly the inner part of the two triangular bits that top the wings will be done...when I get some replacements that is. (They didn't come back from the bandit :( )

After all this I should be gliding along in total silence, while driving I'll be able to hear the wife's every word...er...I've not thought this through have I? :shock:

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how much weight does all this add? :? does it slow you down much?

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I was thinking about this today while I was at work (anything to stop myself thinking about work) and whilst it may add extra weight, an Ami 8 is a heavy old heffa-lump and only has a couple more bhp to help it along, and that does ok.

Ami8: 725kg

2CV: 570kg

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