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Post by ca on Jul 1, 2008 11:52:14 GMT -5
i want to seal up the trunk area from the passenger compartment so i need some ideas on what to use. you guys got any? pros n cons? plywood, sheetmetal, glass or an old blanket?  |
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Post by Joeyman on Jul 1, 2008 11:55:27 GMT -5
is there a hole in your trunk?
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Post by ca on Jul 1, 2008 12:43:49 GMT -5
it's open to the back seat. not a hole but a big open area, like i can see the insides of the back seat when i open the trunk lid. yours?
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Post by Joeyman on Jul 1, 2008 12:47:45 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure mine is like that too. Isn't it supposed to be that way. The spare tire is right their sort of blocking that area.
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Post by ca on Jul 1, 2008 13:08:56 GMT -5
my deal is that i carry a lot of parts n junk in the trunk( ;D) plus i'ma gonna put the battery back there to clean up the bay a lil bit. the smells from all them parts creep into the passenger compartment so i'ma gonna block it off some way- specially with the battery back there.
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Post by Joeyman on Jul 1, 2008 14:14:29 GMT -5
OHHHH I keep nothing in my trunk except my spare tire and a racing helmet.
sounds like you got alot of junk in the trunk.....lol
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Post by ca on Jul 1, 2008 15:36:49 GMT -5
i've hauled engines and rearends and transmissions plus all the little parts back there. i've had it soooo low that i knocked the license plate off once= LOWRIDER  |
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Post by roy on Jul 1, 2008 16:34:01 GMT -5
I used a piece of aluminum sheet, got it from a local fab. guy for little $$.
I did it because of rear mount battery too
Cut out alot of road noise too
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Post by eliotsdad on Jul 1, 2008 20:48:39 GMT -5
In my previous Meteor, I cut a section of steel to make a rear bulkhead panel to go all the way across the back.
I, too, did it because of relocating my battery to the trunk. (I also had a fuel cell back there.) I looked in the NHRA rule book, and picked the minimum thickness of steel that they allowed (they have one minimum thickness spec for steel and another, larger, for aluminum).
In my case, I used self tapping screws to put it it, but that seems like a messy solution. I saved the panels, though, and will be installing them in my son's '63 one of these days.
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Post by eliotsdad on Jul 7, 2008 9:21:34 GMT -5
I was cleaning my garage Saturday, and found the answer to this question. Behind the rear seat and in front of the rear bulkhead is supposed to be a sort of "jute" pad, with heavy paper backing on one side.
They usually rot out pretty quickly, especially if they've ever got water in them. I had saved one for a few years, to make a template from.
I went to put in the steel pieces from my old '63 4-door, and found that the 4-door has different size/shape opening than the 2-door hardtop. So, I'll use the leftover pieces on my '62 4-door.
On my son's car, we ended up cutting a pretty much rectangular piece of steel and fastening it in with pop rivets. Whenever we have the seat back out, well put some kind of sound deading back there, too.
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Post by w2zero on Jul 7, 2008 23:24:58 GMT -5
I have a piece of masonite cut to fit there behind where the stock piece of insulation went. I used the original piece as a pattern. The optima battery doesn't have the same problem with outgassing as the wet ones.
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Post by basher on Jul 8, 2008 9:26:07 GMT -5
I was going to say masonite. maybe with a coat of paint to keep the edges from catching any moisture. buy in Cali you probably dont worry about that
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