[NoVa-Corvairs] Tunnel Cover Felt

[Richard Widman]

Look at a paint or roofing supply store. If you don't  need the sound  
absorbance of eDead, the cheaper version is used as flashing between  
roof connections, patching tin roofs, etc. I use some to hold the tin  
flashing to the stucco where my 3rd floor office/observation tower  
sticks through the rest of the roof. Perfectly good for what you want.




On Oct 31, 2009, at 9:32 PM, CURTIS SHIMP wrote:

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> Thanks to those that replied about my tunnel cover pads.   
> Unfortunately, no Home Depot or Lowes within 2 hours of me.  But I  
> keep a list of stuff to get when I get over to Las Cruses and I will  
> look at the foam.  I guess eDead is a type of sound/temperature  
> insulation which you can get from auto parts stores.  Anyway I will  
> check those out and maybe those foam insulations that they put  
> around water pipes, if they can be flatten.  I will need to take the  
> tunnel covers off again as the odometer and tripometer stopped  at  
> 146,000+ on the way to Palm Springs.  I plan to pull the dash out to  
> do this and as long as I have everything exposed I will replace the  
> main wiring harness that runs through the tunnel.
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> For Greg, I am using the "list" to contact you as I don't think that  
> you are getting my messages to Starpower.  I will send you a note to  
> your E-mail directly following this and if you don't get one then  
> there is a problem.
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> I am off (well we all know that) to the SEMA how in Las Vegas before  
> dawn tomorrow.
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> Curt
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>> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:05:50 -0500
>> From: rvtum at verizon.net
>> To: novacc-list at corvair.org
>> Subject: Re: [NoVa-Corvairs] Tunnel Cover Felt
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>> Hi Curt!  Sounds like all is well with you. It must have been nice  
>> to pick through all of those rust free parts out west.  On the  
>> tunnel pan, I've used the grey foam insulation strips that you can  
>> pick up at home depot and just glued them to the cover.  Seems to  
>> work well.  Take care.
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>> Ron
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>> On Oct 27, 2009, CURTIS SHIMP <clshimp at q.com> wrote:
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>> I had the tunnel covers off and replaced them with new ones that I  
>> have had for about 30 years just such an occasion. Just curious as  
>> to what any of you may have found as a readily available  
>> replacement for the felt on the covers which keeps the clutch cable  
>> and other rods from rattleling on the metal cover. I bought an  
>> outdoor fiber welcome matt and cut off small sections. I then used  
>> Scotch, double sided tape to secure the matting to the pan. I just  
>> put 1,200 miles on the car and all seems well. However, for other  
>> reasons I need to take the covers back off and then can also see  
>> how they are holding up. I think at the same time I may soak a  
>> little oil into the mats.
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>> By the way, my 1, 200 miles was R/T for the Great Western Fan Belt  
>> Toss & Swamp Meet in Palm Springs. First time and in keeping with  
>> the culture of southwest part of the country things were, well - a  
>> little casual. When I arrived at the host hotel I found out that  
>> the event was held off site and there was no one or no written  
>> instructions in the hotel to find the event site. So I lost a half  
>> day doing nothing regarding Corvairs. When I did get to the event  
>> the next day I was please to see 70 Corvairs and about 20 vendors.  
>> However, there were no scheduled events, like econo runs or rallies  
>> etc. There was a people's choice but it was difficult to make a  
>> selection as the cars were randomly parked and not parked by group.  
>> So from Friday noon to Sunday noon you had nothing to do but look  
>> at cars and visit the vendors. By 3 PM Saturday I had seen  
>> everything 3 times in 100 deg. temps and left for home early Sunday  
>> morning.
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>> I'll go again next year.
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>> Curt
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