Topic: 68 Dearborn Inner fender / trans tunnel sound deadener?

[RoyceP]

The rear seat and areas of the floor pan directly above the mufflers are coated very well.

[RoyceP]

The wheel wells look like they were masked on the outer side. The frame rail is not coated except by various colors of paint including the body color and pinch weld black out. And dirt of course from the last 53 years.

[RoyceP]

On the firewall it appears the focus was on plastering anywhere there was a penetration including the fuse box mounting screws, the gas pedal grommet, the firewall insulation pad holes, and around the AC / Heat penetrations. This car has factory AC the sound deadener was liberally sprayed on the removable covers. Also notice the yellow body color beneath the gas pedal linkage mount.

[RoyceP]

The front inner fender areas are just plastered really thick. On the cowl just the penetrations were squirted before the fender was installed.

[J_Speegle]

Thanks Royce for posting . I added a little more info to the title of the thread also

[RoyceP]

Thanks for the update Jeff. I wonder why the font size became so small on my last post? I modified it to be legible.

[J_Speegle]

Thanks for the update Jeff. I wonder why the font size became so small on my last post? I modified it to be legible.

Now its real big so adjusted it back to "normal" - somehow the font size got changed

Look ok?  You using a phone to view?

[kljacobs]

Royce,

Here are a couple from my May 7th Dearborn built 428 GTE.  The transmission tunnel, floors, and firewall all appear similar to your parts car.

[RoyceP]

That is very interesting Kerry. Your car has a much more thorough coverage in the transmission tunnel than mine. Also on your car the coverage is over the frame rail, while my frame rails are devoid of any insulation.


Thanks!

[kljacobs]

It must have been a good day at the factory as it was painted Augusta Green all of the way to the radiator support.  This is on the backside of the battery tray.

[Bob Gaines]

It must have been a good day at the factory as it was painted Augusta Green all of the way to the radiator support.  This is on the backside of the battery tray.

That depends on the perspective. For example it would not be a good day from Fords perspective because the extra paint needed to cover the unintended areas would be seen as a waste of materials, time and money. Although a small amount on the one car though it was, multiply that by possibly hundreds of cars over time and things begin to add up

[J_Speegle]

It must have been a good day at the factory as it was painted Augusta Green all of the way to the radiator support.  This is on the backside of the battery tray.

Would guess that the drivers side was likely not painted with body as far forward.

Agree a waste of material. Painter must have coated some other areas with less paint to make the designated time allowed for the process. Maybe along the rocker panels

[RoyceP]

That "428" with the letters is very cool!


I used my Lord Fusor gun with their High Definition black sealant yesterday. The results were very much like the factory. It was fresh and wet when I took these photos. Too drippy under the car in the transmission tunnel!

[J_Speegle]

The wheel wells look like they were masked on the outer side. The frame rail is not coated except by various colors of paint including the body color and pinch weld black out. And dirt of course from the last 53 years.

I think you will find and see that the spray was above that lip so not overspray would have traveled on this particular car. The material was thick unlike paint so the overspary was not as fine nor traveled like paint

[RoyceP]

Yes I found that the sprayer was easily directed to place the material pretty much where you wanted it. One surprise was the amount of spattering on the fuel line that was the result of the product bouncing off the floor pan onto the fuel line. The fuel line isn't directly behind anything that is being sprayed, rather the part that got spattered was 90 degrees from the seat belt anchor on the rear floor pan that was liberally coated. 

I think you will find and see that the spray was above that lip so not overspray would have traveled on this particular car. The material was thick unlike paint so the overspary was not as fine nor traveled like paint