Thread: Time for a Re-fit

Excellent work mate

Congrats

Great work - can we have some interior pics as well?

Looks fantastic. Did the soundproofing cut down a lot of the diesel engine noise?

cheers

Originally Posted by grey_ghost

Great work - can we have some interior pics as well?

Yep, no worries. I'll be taking some this weekend. But it's not complete until I get the seat covers in January...

Originally Posted by phin

Looks fantastic. Did the soundproofing cut down a lot of the diesel engine noise?

cheers

Well, engine noise has never been my major worry (believe it or not): it's the Fairey overdrive that's the noisy bit. But yes, certainly, the insulation seems to be working pretty well: the engine noise is not too bad at all (though I guess it's all relative). Most pleasingly, the firewall has not even looked like getting hot yet. Admittedly I have not done a long run on a hot day yet, but I have a feeling that all those great wedges of insulation will have a pretty good effect upon proceedings.

I will be adding more soundproofing for the transmission, the 85W140 oil in the overdrive not being the panacea I had hoped it would be....

John

Very interesting, I'm about to install a Fairey overdrive and I was thinking of wrapping it in a sheet of mass loaded vinyl. The issue I suppose is that the vibration is transmitted through the gearbox.

Originally Posted by Johnno1969

Well, engine noise has never been my major worry (believe it or not): it's the Fairey overdrive that's the noisy bit. But yes, certainly, the insulation seems to be working pretty well: the engine noise is not too bad at all (though I guess it's all relative). Most pleasingly, the firewall has not even looked like getting hot yet. Admittedly I have not done a long run on a hot day yet, but I have a feeling that all those great wedges of insulation will have a pretty good effect upon proceedings.

I will be adding more soundproofing for the transmission, the 85W140 oil in the overdrive not being the panacea I had hoped it would be....

John

Originally Posted by phin

Very interesting, I'm about to install a Fairey overdrive and I was thinking of wrapping it in a sheet of mass loaded vinyl. The issue I suppose is that the vibration is transmitted through the gearbox.

Yes, exactly. I will continue to do what I can with the panels and space between the overdrive and the cabin, but things are exacerbated by the vibration carrying through the entire transmission. I could kick myself for making that age-old mistake many years ago and letting the Fairey run dry: from memory, before that it was not particularly noisy and since then even an overhaul has not quieted it.

I would be interested to see the material you mention. Are you still planning to use it? I would imagine heat being a problem if you wrap the overdrive.

John

P.S. I will eventually get around to posting a thread on the rebuild and modifications of my overdrive. I sourced bits from all over the place, added an extended sump and now have a temperature sensor keeping an eye on it....