I got a deal a year ago on the ABS tunnel with gaskets screws and those
little chrome things, ALL for $25.00 ! A local parts house messed up and
ordered the wrong thing... at that price I jumped, the fiberboard one is
junk, the old insulation was in a plastic bag and it's rock wool. Junk
again. I purchased some nice insulation material that they make duct work
from that is fairly stiff and flat, I cut it rough and pressed into the
underside of the tunnel. Once sized and cut I sprayed the inside of the ABS
with contact cement as well as the insulation and pressed it in. Worked
great ! I had to cut out the hole for the gearshift and I also covered the
outside of the insulation with that black plastic stuff that you use for
ground cover in flower beds. I know this sounds stupid but that plastic has
holes in it to let the insulation breath if it gets wet and it's resistant
to oil. And the best part is it was CHEAP !
-----Original Message-----
From: Bradley D. Richardson [mailto:brichard@us.oracle.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 7:24 AM
To: Jeff McNeal
Cc: Spitfire List
Subject: Re: Transmission cover - ABS or Original?
I replaced my falling apart fiberboard with the abs. The new one
doesn't come with sound deadening material, but I was able to use the
material on the fiberboard one. I used a staple gun to attach it, and
then pliers to bend over the staple ends. It fit quite good.
The abs thing was different though, I had to drill new holes at the end
of the tunnel where it connects to the firewall, the original holes on
the abs didn't line up.
All in all though, I'm happier with the abs, as opposed to glorified
cardboard. Wouldn't have replaced it though, just to replace it.
Brad
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Jeff McNeal wrote:
>
> As I have my interior completely gutted at present, I'm wondering if it
> makes any sense to invest in one of the new ABS transmission covers verses
> the fiberboard original. The original seems to be in fairly soild shape.
> It's my understanding that the ABS does not come with the sound deadening
> material that's under my stock cover. Is it relatively easy to remove the
> material from the stock cover without destroying it? Any suggestions for
> how to securely attach it to the ABS?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
> '67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
> www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml
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