Entry 14: Wiring and Drivers Seat!

Entry 13: Finishing Up The Interior

Finished installing the foil faced cotton batting on the front of the cabin and on the firewall, everything is sealed up to resist heat and noise.

Next is the carpet, you can really see the difference a new carpet makes on an interior. Also installed the doorpanels and armrests I acquired through http://vb.foureyedpride.com/ .

 Dash pad looks nice, I just need  to clean it up now that it is installed.

Still have some wiring to clean up and final carpet fitment and installation, but everything is starting to come together.

Entry 12: Sound Deadener

Went ahead and moved into the cabin area this weekend, and accomplished quite a bit. Used the aforementioned Second Skin on the firewall and on the rear passenger seat area for extra insulation, then covered the rest with the RaamMat sound deadener product. Took me approximately 5 hours to lay down the deadener throughout the passenger cabin area. I really like the combination of the thicker (and heavier) Second Skin in the areas most susceptible to heat and noise and RaamMat on the rest.

After I finished that I started installing the foil faced cotton insulation I got from Home Depot, and sealed the seams with aluminum HVAC tape. The rear seat area and the back portion of the cabin are completed, just have the front portion and the firewall and will be ready to install the carpet and seats. Almost there!

 Still waiting to hear back about the missing passenger side seatbelt....

Entry 11: Headliner and Insulation

For the headliner, I used the noticeably heavier Second Skin sound deadener followed by the foil faced cotton batting. Instantly noticed a difference, completely removed the tin can sound effect when tapping on the roof. The 2nd Skin is also noticeably heavier and thicker than the Rammmat and the Quick Roof.  The only issue I would have using it throughout the car is the weight, there is a big difference. Finally I installed the headliner and it looks sharp. Not perfect but a noticceable improvement.

 

Once the headliner was installed I went ahead and started on the rear hatch area. The sound deadener followed by the foil faced cotton batting will really quiet it down inside. Once that was finished I went ahead and re-installed the interior. The only thing I am missing is a passenger side seatbelt, the set I bought had a front drivers side but a rear passenger set. Not sure how that happened but I contacted the seller this morning,