Dynamat Xtreme - Keeping Your Cool

Here I'm removing a wedge section where the floor curves up at the side of the trans tunnel. This way, a single piece of Dynamat can be used over the tunnel rather than a number of smaller pieces.

I found a ball peen hammer made a great tool for pushing the mat into the ridges in the floorpan, running the ball section along the edges where the roller tool wouldn't reach. Total adhesion is key throughout the installation for the Dynamat to function properly.

I know it may seem a little late in the project to start welding in the interior, but I'd waited to install the Dynamat before fabricating these parts of the inner roof structure, as it'd be impossible to install the insulation with them in place. Apart from "finishing" off the roof structure, these panels are needed to mount the headliner bows. I'm not sure cardboard will be strong enough though.

I haven't covered the removable trans tunnel panel yet as I still have to install a shifter, and may still go with a floor shift rather than a column. Likewise, the throttle pedal area isn't covered, as I still have to mount the pedal. Ideally these would already be done, but I'm not very good at planning projects sequentially! The A/C unit mounts to the right side of the firewall, hence the area with no insulation.

Here's the finished floor and inner rear fenders. If you've already read my driveshaft story elsewhere in this issue, you can see here how I raised the rear portion of the trans tunnel for clearance.

With limited access and no way to get a large sheet of Dynamat in place, the inner rear fenders are ideal areas to use up the smaller sections of mat you'll invariably now have laying around.