Hood insulation

[Guest]

Bart looks great man.I just happen to have a partial roll of tar paper in the shed.I knew I was saving that for something.I guess that cheap insulation I bought will come to some use,as a template anyway.

[byersmtrco]

I think I'll buy the set on ebay and remove the fiberglass, just using the backing. Prob look pretty close.

[Guest]

Hood Insulation

John I don't know if I would do that.I bought the ones with the insulation.I used them as templates for the ones I made out of felt paper.When I removed the insulation the backing was paper thin.
I had some 30lbs felt in my shed and like Gary said I cut out two pieces of each pattern and glued the together with extra strength spray glue,then I glued them in place with construction adhesive.Worked great.

[bcomo]

TChicken --

Looks sooooo good !!!!!!

Yours looks darker than mine -- "Felt" is the same as "Tar Paper" right? Which construction adhesive?

Neat job.

[Guest]

Bart yes that is tar paper I had left over from a patch job on my roof.I used subflooring adhesive,the kind you use in a chalk gun.I just happened to have the subfloor glue from when I built my deck,so basically I did the job for free if you don't count the labor.After all it is a labor of love right LOL

[tbird430]

Sorry guys, I though I'd be posting some pics right now but I didn't get the chance this weekend. Maybe this weekend I'll have some pics on here. Sorry, my TBird is kept in my parents garage ( I live across town) and when I did see them after church Sunday, I didn't have a digital camera with me....

[Guest]

It must be nice to visit 3 precious things at once.Mom,Dad and your squarebird.

[tbird430]

I have GREAT parents. Heck, it's my dad's "fault" that I'm even into these old cars!!! LOL!!!

[Dan Leavens]

Jon we should all have such a problem that our Dad's got us involved in these wonderful cars. Mine had Buick's, Dodge's
and then finally turned to Ford albeit a nice 64 T-Bird.

Dano Calgary,Alberta Canada

[tbird430]

Well said!!

[Guest]

Regretably both my parents are gone,but when I saw my Squarebird in that mans front yard,memories of my Dad's 59 came flooding back and I knew I would own that car.There are days when I wish I had never seen it,but all in all I love my Squarebird.

[dgs]

Jon we should all have such a problem that our Dad's got us involved in these wonderful cars. Mine had Buick's, Dodge's and then finally turned to Ford albeit a nice 64 T-Bird.

Grandpa bought mine from the original owner in California in 1978. I inherited it about 5 years ago.

The prize that will be mine one day (Dad's got it now) is a 1957 Eldorado Baraitz (sp?) that Grandpa bought as the family car in 1959. Mom and Dad dated in it.

[tbird430]

Here are the hood insulation pics off my 2nd owner 1960 430cid T-Bird. Note there is NO white paint anywhere on this flat black insulation:





The last pic shows the missing peice area, the white over spray is where I did some touching up:

[tbird430]

Hear are the close-ups of the under hood insulation, 1 with flash on and 1 with flash off:

[tbird430]

Here is the lid insulation inside my truck. I thought is was black like under my hood was, but this is a tanish and rougher textured looking material:





In this shot, I tried to capture the thickness of the trunk material: