What did you guys use to isolate between frame and chassis?

[Cobra Hawk]

All,
I am at the point that I need to mount my firewall to my frame. I am thinking that locating rubber stripping is a more closely guarded secret than the location of Osama Bin Laden. I have called Napa, Summit, Speedway Motor, Advanced Auto parts and a series of local car shops. HOLY COW, how can every component on this car be so difficult to locate???

I am hoping that this mystery weather stripping will be suitable to fit around homemade brackets that will mount my radiator to the frame.

Don,
At one time you thought you might have some extra radiator mounts for the old full oval radiator frame? Also do you have any extra weather stripping??? I would be very happy to purchase these things from you.

[petek]

Hawk,

Just head out to your local Home Depot type store and look for some thick (1/2" - 3/4") rubber (*not* foam) insulation. Another thing that might work just as well is some rubber tubing ... tubing without the re-inforcing web inside.

I did use some of that pipe insulation (like they use on air conditioner lines) to isolation some of the parts of my Cobra's body. The pipe insulation is foam-based but compresses very similar to rubber. Heck, I used a couple of pieces glued to the inside of the door hinge area to provide a "soft-stop" for when folks open the doors on my Cobra.

[trularin]

If you would like, I will send you a small roll of general weather strip.

Be forwarned, this is used for prototyping on car parts and once you put it down, it is very very hard to get back up. :Prep the material with cleaner like Starting fluid.

Email me your address and I'll send yo a roll.

Hope this helps.

Trularin

[joey]

You'd be suprised what you can make with a band saw and a mud flap off a tractor trailer. Thick rubber strips worked great!
Also used some of the 1/2 and 3/4 rubber insulation and also some high desnity foam.
Good Luck.

Joe