Cab insulation
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Cab insulation
As anyone insulated the cabs of these trucks?
I'm thinking I could buy some of that heat/ sound insulation sheets and roll some inside the doors and roof to help keep the truck cool in the summer.
Anyone done it?
I'm thinking I could buy some of that heat/ sound insulation sheets and roll some inside the doors and roof to help keep the truck cool in the summer.
Anyone done it?
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Lots of people are using dynamat sound deadening material. There's a lot of other brands that are the same thing but that's just one of the bigger brands. I'll be using it in the cabs of all my cars and trucks during there builds it really helps cut down road noise and rattle.
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It's made to help Keep engine and exhaust heat out to and reflect it 
so i'm sure some product along these lines is what your after. Just read up on there websites to see what applications they all are for.
so i'm sure some product along these lines is what your after. Just read up on there websites to see what applications they all are for.
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Oh man. I'm late to the party and was gonna suggest FatMat for sound insulation: Sound Deadener Products FatMat Dynamat Xtreme Alternative | FatMat Sound Control
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Did 1970 Custom cabs (a standard cab)come with any insulation above the headliner originally? I would like to know so if they did not come with insulation then I would like to put some in.
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I've though about using it, but I've heard it smells like tar sometimes in the summer when it's hot. Also heard, you should only stick it to horizontal surfaces because in the summer heat it can release from the vertical surfaces. You should use a real sound deading product that is designed to stay stuck in the heat for those surfaces.
EDIT:
On the EZCool are you supposed to glue that down with something or just lay it on the floor? Also how would you do the doors with it? If the doors are even possible.
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Window fuzzies, window channel and door seal are your biggest eliminators of wind noise. I did those on my 86 Toyota PU and it was night and day. I could actually hear myself think for a change. Sound deadening is for road noise not transmitted through the suspension like knobby tires on pavement vs hitting a pothole.
