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Sound Deadening.
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:30 pm
by iandromiskin
Does anyone have any pictures or illustrations of how to fit sound deadening material on a Morris Minor ?
Also where is the best place to buy such material.
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:42 pm
by 8009STEVE
We used cheap camping roll mats, cut to shape and glued in.
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:44 pm
by ani
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:49 am
by David53
A quiet Morrie? That's just not natural is it?
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:05 pm
by MarkyB
It can be done and pays dividends on long journeys.
You arrive much less frazzled.
Spend a bit of time tracking down rattles and rectify them.
Make sure the window seals are in good shape and there are no holes in the bulkhead (it's the only thing between you and the engine)
The gear lever gaiter needs to be in tip top condition too.
When I do some tinkering tomorrow I'm going to check that there is some felt for the top of the window to rest in because I suspect it is hard to tell from the sound whether the window is open or shut.
On modern cars you can hear the difference.
I got rid of several annoying rattles by slapping the suspect area with the palm of my hand then jamming some firm foam (as used in some packaging, not polystyrene) between the parts that were noisy.
A quiet car feels like a quality car, a noisy rattling car feels like a banger.
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:51 am
by David53
Well, mine doesn't have too many rattles - new felts in all window channels, new underlay, new carpet, new door seals etc. But it's nowhere near as quiet as my modern car (Mitsubishi Lancer). My point was that cars of this period were noisier than we're used to today. All part of the charm!
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:36 am
by MarkyB
No danger of making a Minor as quiet as a modern car without a wind tunnel and a body shop.
The gutters would be early victims of this treatment I'm sure.
For me the charm is in the shape and look of the car.
After that I value having a car that is a pleasure to drive and not a chore.
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:39 am
by David53
Actually I have more squeaks and noises from my modern car's plastic interior (especially the dash) than I do in nthe Morrie! And at least in the morrie you can find a rattle easily and usually just tighten a screw to fix it!