When I replaced my carpet I used some of that silverized/air bubble
insulation instead of the fibrous stuff. It not only eliminated the heat,
but killed a lot of the sound as well.
Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
http://www.altlaw.com/metro/jaltman.html 69-TR6#CC28754L W4UCK
-----Original Message-----
From: Victor Michael [mailto:vmichael@enteract.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 1998 10:54 AM
To: 'fred thomas'; jaltman@altlaw.com
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: The Plunge Never Felt Better
On Thursday, July 02, 1998 8:18 AM, fred thomas [SMTP:vafred@erols.com]
wrote:
>
> jaltman@altlaw.com wrote:
> >
> > Does any one know about availability of aftermarket Air for the 6. In
> > New
> > Yawk it may not be a worry, but down South we are in our 6th week of
90+.
> > I
> > am not sure I'd really do it, but it is a thought. (As I sit here
> > sweating.)
> >
> > Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
> > http://www.altlaw.com/metro/jaltman.html 69-TR6#CC28754L W4UCK
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Philip E. Barnes
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 1998 11:31 AM
> > To: Bud Rolofson
> > Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: The Plunge Never Felt Better
> >
> > Bud:
> > Congrats on your new acquisition! What's the commission number? (Some of
> > us
> > worry about that sort of thing.) Regarding the heater/ventilation; why
> > would anyone go to the trouble of removing the heater on one of these
> > cars,
> > unless it was duff and they felt too cheap to replace it? Seems too easy
> > to
> > just bypass it with a bit of hose and tubing... As far as I know, A/C
was
> > something that was installed on an aftermarket basis, so details of an
> > installation are probably a cut-and-try thing. Here in New Yawk we don't
> > need it all that much and I've never seen a car that had A/C.
> >
> > Phil Barnes (peb3@cornell.edu)
> > Cortland, NY (nowhere near New York City)
> > '71 TR6 CC61193L (21 year owner)
> >
> > There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation.
>
> Jim, sweating is very healthy for you, when your car sweats it's called
> boiling-over and thats not healthy. Just me, I like the heat and sweat of
> these cars and feel that is a part of driving them, if you are driving
> you have the air around you, in town she's going to be hot anyway, no
> need to make it hotter. There is a place for A/C and the pure comforts of
> it, but not in a T/R. Just my .0002 worth.
I'm having a similar problem in Chicago. Not the "hotbed" like the south,
but hot just the same. The major contributor to heat in the car (even with
the top down) is the lack of carpet. I'm thinking though, that when I put
the kit in, I'll lay down some of that fibrous padding. Perhaps that will
help insulate the heat from the engine panel and floor board. Otherwise
we're
fine from the waist up.
Vic
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