About how much did 70 sqft of that stuff weigh? Ricky
On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, Troy wrote: > I agree with George on the Brown Bread, it's great stuff and way cheaper > than dynamatt, although I found 70 sq ft. isn't quite enough to do the > entire car I'm figuring about 90 sq ft. But I'm pretty anal about covering > every nook and cranny. > > Troy > 89 DX...... B16 on the way > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Nicholas Crego'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Crx-Post'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 8:28 PM > Subject: CRX: RE: Storing the Rex > > > > First things first, don't use Dynamat- there are improved sound deadener > > materials now available that cost less. Check out > > http://www.b-quiet.com and look at their "Brown Bread" material. I > > ordered the 70 sq. ft. roll and it leaves a little extra after you do > > the entire vehicle (which you can use on the inside of your computer, > > rear of the refrigerator, etc.). The result? HUGE difference in lower > > interior noise and more accurate bass from the subs. > > > > While you have the car jacked up, coat all the bushings, CV boots, and > > hoses with Xerox fuser agent. For a good price on the stuff, go to > > http://www.lmcomp.com/xer8rfusagwo.html. I used a paint brush to apply > > the stuff to the bushings and quieted things down on the rear control > > arms. The stuff will actually restore rubber to a new-like state. Hope > > this helps! > > > > Oh yeah, we have a "cold" front moving in tomorrow- supposed to dip down > > to 62 at night, 72 during the day :P. > > > > > > George > > '89 DX-Hybrid-D16Z6, 125k miles > > "Seats, Suspension, Engine, MSD, next=dyno" > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-crx@;mesaaz1.vwsi.net] On > > Behalf Of Nicholas Crego > > Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 9:51 PM > > To: Crx-Post > > Subject: CRX: Storing the Rex > > > > > > I hate that I moved to the wild wild world of winter, but I did the > > right thing and put my 88 Si up for the winter today. I was just > > wondering if anyone has anything in particular I should do to store it. > > I parked it in a hanger under the wing of my airplane, so it will be > > nice and clean, and dry, as well as heated a few times a week. > > > > I'm going to be rebuilding the car over the winter, basically tearing it > > completely down, and cleaning everything, and replacing what is broken. > > It's weight is going to go up some, as I'll be dynamatting the whole car > > (or whatever I can get cheaply) and coating the inside of all the > > plastic panels with some rubber undercoating stuff to make them not > > vibrate and squeak. Basically giving the car that solid feel. In > > addition, I'll be putting on a wings west RS kit w/ whale tail, and > > shaving the rear squirter and antenna, new bushings, brakes, springs and > > shocks. If the money comes along, a B-16 swap will happen, and whenever > > this god forsaken weather stops, I'll have a better looking, handling, > > and solid car. Good thing I'm figuring on having it down for the next 6 > > months. > > > > Sooo..... Any ideas on how to store it? I'm going to pull the battery > > and have it on a battery tender, and pull the car out and drive it > > around the airport a couple times a month (no salt or sand). I'll also > > put a good dressing on the tires, and not worry too much abou the paint, > > since it'll be redone come spring. Anything I'm missing? > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > Nicholas Crego > > Yellow Y-49 88 CRX Si > > 1966 C-150F 8046S > > Single and Multi Engine Instrument Pilot, Certificated Flight Instructor > > > > > > > >
