quest for silence

[dieseldawg142]

after shouting at my wife in our crewcab for years, i finally decided to see if i could make it more livable. a big part of the problem- headers with 3" pipes & flowmasters, 38.5 swamps, & custom deluxe trim, a piece of jute & rubber floormat & nothing else.

[dieseldawg142]

after ripping out the interior, found the factory jute rusted to the floor



in good shape in the rear


next up, get it in the garage (also have to unbolt the garage door)

[dieseldawg142]

have to trim around t-case shifter, my case is dropped for the lift, also filled some holes in dash.want to talk holes? 18 in roof (safari rack), 54 asst. holes in bed & box, 12 around the shifter,(had a console & fire ext. mounted there), 8 in rear of cab (assorted stereo equip.), 14 in dash, look at the top of the front fender-18 non stock holes (guess the prev. owner could'nt decide where to put that antenna)


trim & fill t-case


darn shop is to small-off with the doors

[bnoon]

Originally Posted by dieseldawg142

LOVE the lightweight racing seat!

[dieseldawg142]

filled the hole & stripped & painted floor & rockers with 3 coats por15 plus 2 coats chassis black as well on rockers.also laid in some fatmat & new wiring for the seats, console, amps, subs, & speakers

[dieseldawg142]

now i'm laying in some closed cell foam. glued this to the fatmat with 3m spray adhesive




now the real big part of noise reduction- mass loaded vinyl, & yes it's heavy, just over a pound per sq. ft & i have 100sqf. i also glued it down & taped the seams. this stuff is heavy, but suprisingly flexible

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[dieseldawg142]

yeah bnoon, should have left the drivers seat in untill i got it in the shop.
keep reading comegetsome, my computer skills suck ( 1 finger typer), so i'm a little slow

[exfordman]

this will be good subscribed!

[comegetsome2003]

So whats your plans to get it quieter? Its something i need to look into myself
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[86c20]

my 6.2 was so f-ing loud it was dumb. i got some of that sound pil and stick then the pading and then the rubber flooring. also whent in the doors and did some spray under coat. new shifter boot. sounds good now but need felts

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by 86c20

my 6.2 was so f-ing loud it was dumb. i got some of that sound pil and stick then the pading and then the rubber flooring. also whent in the doors and did some spray under coat. new shifter boot. sounds good now but need felts

the fatmat is more for panel resonance, the foam & mlv are the real ticket to block noise. i also sprayed some expanding foam in the roof, (don't have a headliner to cover anything), & if you look at the fatmat pic's, you will see i also put a second shifter boot out of a dakota, as well as the new hurst boot on the t-case shifter, (205 whine at 55), & had some extra mlv, so i doubled it up on the front floor, also re seam sealed all panels, plus a piece of jute that came with the floormat.i'll see how it goes when i'm done, but with what i had, anything should be a big improvement

[dieseldawg142]

my doors, like the rest of the truck, have some extra holes to weld up before anything else. once i got that addressed, por15, fatmat, & mlv in them

i'm hoping by the time there done, my new black dashpad will be here

[dieseldawg142]

a couple of posts back i screwed up. i meant to say i want to change my interior to GREEN & black, not tan & black. that being said, i tried my hand at painting plastic for the first time. my console used to be tan, now it's






in my never ending quest for quietness, i lined the cup holders & inside with rubber to keep our pop & keys & stuff from rattling.also for the sake of quiet, i put a cig. lighter outlet in it so the kid can plug his video games in (works better then duct tape!). if i can scrape up some money for armrests, i think i'll paint the door panels to

[LEEVON]

Looks great, I'm curious about the results. Where did you get the closed cell foam and mass loaded vinyl?

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by LEEVON

Looks great, I'm curious about the results. Where did you get the closed cell foam and mass loaded vinyl?

bought it at the SOUND ISOLATION STORE, sorry, i don't know how to load links, $120 for a 100 sq ft roll, & did i mention heavy?-$60 to ship

[Hulk Will Smash]

What seats are those in the rear? That's exactly what I've been looking for. And custom brakets or are they stock from something? Thanks!
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[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by Hulk Will Smash

What seats are those in the rear? That's exactly what I've been looking for. And custom brakets or are they stock from something? Thanks!
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ahem, cough, cough, let me clear my throat, their leather, power, heated, king ranch seats out of a ford,- but they were CHEAP & in perfect shape. those are stock brackets. there's 6 bolts (4 on the 60, 2 on the 40), the 2 fronts hit the factory holes, the 2 back ones missed by a couple inches, made some quick 3/16 brackets, & the 2 middle ones i had to drill out. they do go threw the factory cab support like the other ones, but i also put 3/16 fish plates on them as well

[Rubble]

Great job,dieseldawg!! When your done,can I send my crew down to you!! It's not lifted yet,so will fit into your garage easier....
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[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by Rubble

Great job,dieseldawg!! When your done,can I send my crew down to you!! It's not lifted yet,so will fit into your garage easier....
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hey, thanks rubble. i was actually just wandering in alt. tinkerings admiring pickup67man's awesome garage. i'm hoping to build something similar but a little smaller, then small or tall, bring them all!

[LEEVON]

Don't sweat it. There is another guy in this very forum with King Ranch seats in his truck, can't remember who. They look great though.

[Hulk Will Smash]

You guys just made my day... My kids are just about big enough to get out of their booster seats and I've been plotting on how I'd make myself some rear headrests to protect them in the event I got hit in the back. That seat is perfect. Thanks and keep up the great looking work!
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[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by Hulk Will Smash

You guys just made my day... My kids are just about big enough to get out of their booster seats and I've been plotting on how I'd make myself some rear headrests to protect them in the event I got hit in the back. That seat is perfect. Thanks and keep up the great looking work!
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they flip up & fold down too. i dont know if you can see the booster seat marks still on the 40, my kid gave his up last yr. and him & his friends are pretty much the only ones who sit back there, so it was gr. 8 all the way. like i said, they were cheap, a couple of hours labor for them was the price & their worlds above the old clapped benches that were in it

[motornut]

sounds like it will be quiet for sure,nice!

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by motornut

sounds like it will be quiet for sure,nice!

i should be able to hear myself think now! living in the mountains, going up big hills was a real ear drum breaker. you know your loud when people passing you are covering their ears!

[mrhino]

It looks good. Seats look goo too