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Re: Plastic Transmission cover

To: Steve Myers <mountainunicycle@yahoo.com>, Triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Plastic Transmission cover
From: "Jeffery Howard" <nhoward442@charter.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 18:47:28 -0500
Steve is right.  I have a fiberglass transmission cover. 
 I added the same material I believe.  I got it from the 
lumber yard.  It is the blanket for a water heater.  I 
think I paid $20 or $30 for it.

Jeff Howard
68 GT6
69 GT6 


On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 13:23:52 -0800
  Steve Myers <mountainunicycle@yahoo.com> wrote:
>I just installed a plastic transmission cover on my '72 
>GT6. I was replacing the original fiberboard cover which 
>indeed still had the fiberglass insulation stapled to it. 
>I am quite sure the plastic cover by itself is louder 
>than the fiberboard. However, I used that heat shield 
>stuff--kinda like the under carpet stuff with a metallic 
>foil on one side--with 3M interior spray adhesive, and it 
>works great. I got the heat shield from spitbits for $30. 
>I would avoid using the dynamat stuff since that's 
>intended to noise created by panel vibration, not 
>acoustic energy transmitted through the material itself.
>
>Steve
>72gt6
>71tr6




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