OldIHC

Well hello again everyone, yes John, in a roundabout sorta way I'm looking for an overdrive of sorts.

Most of you know how loud these older vehicles were on the roads, and seems as how mine never had a radio, it did not have any sound dampening material besides the headliner and floormat. I did some research and found that reflective insulation was a low cost solution. I only spent about $130 to put 120 square feet of 3/8 insulation in various parts of the truck. The first thing I did was the hood. in my research, I found that most of the sound of an engine is conveyed through the hood, to the windshield then into the passenger compartment. So I cut out patterns and glued 2=3 layers of the stuff in the pockets of the hood. now when I slam it closed, it goes thump, instead of the normal 4 second long clang lol. 

The next thing I did was the doors. unfortunately I have no after pictures, but I will describe what I did. After cleaning the door thoroughly, I  cut out 2 pieces that were the height of the inside of the door, and 16 inches wide (the width of the roll). I put some really tacky silicon I found (cant remember the name, it was a pretty strong adheisive) on the back, liberally of course, and stuck it on well. this made a 3/4 inch thick sound and temperature barrier. then I cut out enough peices to put 3 layers on the removable door panel, so when I screwed it into place the insulation was squished against the side of the door, the pictures will help make more sense.

3 layers were glued to this panel…

that attaches to this part, squishing the insulation between them

Then i moved on to the floor. I put my foot through it once… so I had to learn to MIG weld. My first bead turned out not too bad, especially for working on rust (I wore out 2 wire wheels making the surface workable). After the floor was fixed I painted it with some HD rust paint, 4 layers, 24 hours apart at 15 celcius. Then I cut out and glued down 2 layers of insulation all over the floor. I held the parts down with duct tape, so each piece was very tight, and was also sealed all the way around. It took a few days to get the floor done, there was a lot of fitting to do, especially around the seat mounts. after I had the insulation down, I covered it all in a heavy rubber floormat. This helped to tidy the cab up, especially behind the seat.

Then I did behind the seat. 3 layers, 4 in places. also covered in rubber mat. really really quieted up that panel.

I picked up a new steering wheel cap and different armrests to replace the worn out ones I had. also picked up a temp and oil pres guage, all for free!

I purchased a 300w amp, and 2 6X9 speakers rated at 300w max. I put the speakers in boxes behind the seat, and mounted the amp behind the seat as well. I have 2, 5 1/4 inch speakers on the tunnel, with a basic JVC head unit, makes it a 500w $500 stereo, all brand new, which is about middle of the line. I do not plan to make any additions, as that would require me to cut holes in the door or something, which I refuse to do. the whole system was installed by me, adding to the amount of things I am learning on this project.  

I need to do something with the headliner, I havent taken it off yet, so I'm not sure what I'll do there. 

I do beleive this concludes the work on the interior. the doors shut perfetly (spent a half hour cleaning and adjusting the latches) and the cab no longer echos or bangs, cant wait to take it for a drive! 

On to engine work, in the next post. 

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Scott, I'm looking into that speedi-sleeve.

I got some goodies tonight!

Water pump, $130 :/ core charge $15

alternator/fan belts, 2 sets so I have a spare. $24 each :/

Pan gasket $12 13PSI Rad cap, $7 

Valve cover gaskets $ 17

I hope to get some of this stuff put on tonight. 

Valve covers and pan will hopefully get painted gloss black, as chipped and faded orange looks shabby. I have a sandblaster and a decent knowledge of surface prep so they should turn out alright. 

I ordered this stuff yesterday, I was surprised when it was all there today. usually takes a week to get stuff around here. 

Lemme know what ya think!

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Wow John! That looks great! next year I think the whole engine will get painted. This year I'm just going through it mechanically and doing the interior. next winter I'll fix the body rust and make her gorgeous again. the engine will come out and hopefully look half as good as yours!

for the time being, I'm painting the new parts, and ones I have to take off to fix

I did the water pump tonight.

Before

cleaned up with new impeller and drive hub installed

First coat of primer

second coat

first coat of black. This is the same color I used on my Cub Cadet 123 that I refurbished last year

Second coat of black

I might give it three, depends on what it looks like tommorow. 

The valve covers, thermostat housing, and air clearner will hopefully be the same color as the water pump

The oil pan will probably be IH white, just to add contrast and help troubleshooting leaks.

Next year I'll pull the engine and put it back to IH red. the things I paint black will probably stay that way, but the oil pan will go back to red. 

anyone have any suggestions? post pics of how you painted your engines!

Thanks for looking! :)

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