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What products did you use to insulate the doghouse?
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DynaMat glued to the doghouse, DynaCore glued to DynaMat and itself. We taped the DynaCore seams, though that didn't work well, so pulled it out. It seems fine for now. She is much quieter, doing the inside is going to make her purr—What products did you use to insulate the doghouse?
Looks good! Is that the dynacore product? I just installed the 1" thick dynacore and it's almost unreal how much it knocked down the noise. Now I can hear everything else that makes noise.We added soundproofing over insulation under the doghouse in the engine compartment.
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Cut down on the engine noise significantly.
Then we mocked up and installed brackets for our new seats. Once we are sure we like their location and height we will clean them up and make them pretty.
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Last we pulled the brackets for tying down a squatted cab, no more clanking from under our feet.
She is starting to get a little more comfortable. Just about ready to start insulating and sound proofing the interior–
Fishing wires to the b-pillar however will cause you some major hair loss!Confirmed we can easily fish wires through the 'A' pillar instead of running several up where they look ugly. Unless you want pictures of a blank interior 'A' pillar nothing to see. Move along, move along—
And maybe a few brain cellsFishing wires to the b-pillar however will cause you some major hair loss!
Yeah you get part way down the b pillar and then there's a firewall brake sort of plate with a little hole in it...And maybe a few brain cells![]()
Excellent. So, the band on the shock will just slip back on? Did you print your own Derlin bushings or turn them out of blocks?Yeah it’s a pretty easy fix replacing those bushings. Just pull the snap ring off the shaft, knock it through. Then the bag can be separated from the shock. It’s only a friction fit to the base. Then dump out all the broken bushing bits. Replace the destroyed bushing with whatever you find. I turned down some derlin to make new units. Nice and quiet now.
Sorry to hear that. I know every time my back starts aching, I just confirm this is can only be a temporary hobby. We will still enjoy your knowledge if you care to stick around.I sold my M1078. A veteran of Kuwait, with the 81st Brigade.
It most likely served at a Patriot missile site, according to those that were there. The Army soldiers that have seen it are amazed that it has a factory winch on it, they had never seen one before. I didn't tell them that I installed it!
The reason for the sale, the high cost of fuel in my state and I am not getting any younger, everything seems so much heavier the last few years View attachment 913820