- 1. soundproofing a Sprite, can it be done? (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
- Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 07:42:30 +0200
- Whenever I take my dad out for a ride in my Sprite (1966 Mk3) he complains about the engine noise in this car. Besides the obvious under bonnet foam installation (which I haven't done) is there anyth
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00034.html (7,771 bytes)
- 2. RE: soundproofing a Sprite, can it be done? (score: 1)
- Author: "Elliott, Patrick" <PElliott@attws-wr.swest.attws.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 10:24:10 -0800
- Well, I bought some carpet padding with a metalized coating on it (JC Whitney) which lines the entire cockpit. I also put sound deadening pads in the doors. I put a carpet kit over all of this. I als
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00037.html (9,045 bytes)
- 3. RE: soundproofing a Sprite, can it be done? (score: 1)
- Author: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 13:13:39 -0800 (PST)
- I just talked this over with a friend of mine who is a acoustics/vibration He educated me that in a car, the biggest problem is that vibration of the engine/transmission/drivetrain causes body panels
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00044.html (10,608 bytes)
- 4. Re: soundproofing a Sprite, can it be done? (score: 1)
- Author: GMari58175@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 16:37:41 EST
- << He educated me that in a car, the biggest problem is that vibration of the engine/transmission/drivetrain causes body panels to vibrate, creating the noise. >> I guess being party deaf precludes m
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00047.html (8,247 bytes)
- 5. Re: soundproofing a Sprite, can it be done? (score: 1)
- Author: Lancer7676@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 18:25:19 EST
- << engine noise in this car. >> Evangelos, Evangelos: That ain't noise--that's music!!!! --David
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00049.html (7,777 bytes)
- 6. Fwd: soundproofing a Sprite, can it be done? (score: 1)
- Author: JustBrits@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 20:17:56 EST
- << Subj: Re: soundproofing a Sprite, can it be done? Date: 11/2/98 7:16:38 PM Central Standard Time From: JustBrits To: Lancer7676 In a message dated 11/2/98 5:27:38 PM Central Standard Time, Lancer7
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00057.html (9,035 bytes)
- 7. Re: soundproofing a Sprite, can it be done? (score: 1)
- Author: dingram@tnet.net (Doug Ingram)
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 22:24:02 -0800 (PST)
- Hmmm....seems that Dad just needs to experience the car a little differently. Why not let him drive, then perhaps he will hear the wonderful symphony that sounds like engine noise to some people.. Do
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00070.html (8,413 bytes)
- 8. Re: soundproofing a Sprite, can it be done? (score: 1)
- Author: tzuchow@ibm.net
- Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 19:35:04 -0500
- I use the squishy kind of ear plugs. Works great. But I am sure getting a lot of good ideas from this thread . . . Tom Zuchowski '61 Bugeye Clemmons, NC
- /html/spridgets/1998-11/msg00107.html (8,413 bytes)
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