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Went down the rabbit hole on a new project today. Completely stripped the interior and removed the cab harness to replace it with a proper keyless entry cab harness. Then started laying down Noico sound dampening material. Much more to come tomorrow, including details on the stereo with custom amp rack.
Out with old cab harness.
Stripped
If you peek you can see stereo goodies
Best news of the day was the roof harness does not need to be replaced - I really did not want to have to fish that through.
Well here we go, 54 sq/ft of Noico 80 mil sound deadener
It takes a lot longer than you think just measuring and cutting...
Driver feet rolled out
Passenger feet rolled out
Needed to take a break from the heat so started working on the back wall If you want to do it right you really need to tackle it in sections. Otherwise it gets sloppy or torn, luckily...
They sell this awesome aluminum tape that can cover the seams and prevent any of the squished butyl material to stick to the carpet.
You'll like the quiet once you get it done, I sure like mine! Although the other day I about ran in to a car that had pulled over to the curb real quick. Couldn't figure out what the heck they were doing until I finally saw the ambulance coming, I sure didn't hear it!
More progress today but not as much as I would have liked. Power cable for amp routed into the cab, speaker cables for front two speakers routed through the door boots, pretty much finished with the floor pan.
Started the day with some wiring
Inline fuse coming off of the power post on the starter relay
Amp power cable routing
There was a convenient hole already present for running into the cab
I have a extended cab so I took out those seats and mouned this in its place. I still have room to put stuff back there, that box is only 8 inches deep or so. Port is on the top side. It goes up to 11, maybe even 12 haha.
I am hoping this Noico brand stuff will do the same trick as the dynamat for 30-40% of the price. 20 years ago dynamat was all we had. Now there are 20 different companies peddling generic versions of it. So far I am impressed.
Slow and steady wins the race - had to spend the last couple days doing different work-related projects so still a long way to go.
A little more progress today. Got the rest of the floor, back of the cab. and both rear pillars done. Need to finish the roof tomorrow. Then figure out how much material I have left, order more if necessary, and proceed with the doors. Also got all of the wiring routed in so I could test out the amp and all of the wiring before I bolt it all down and make it live in its final home. Everything went well. Sounds good but I need to dial in some settings to get everything the way I want.
Unfortunately, I started up my truck for the first time in a week and it started dripping coolant like a SOB. Timing cover gasket, water pump, timing chain have been sitting on the shelf for awhile. It's going to have to be the next project before I get her mobile again. And since I have the new core support ready to put in too, I guess it's all happening at once.
I highly recommend lots of washing, some time to dry, followed by lots of penetrating oil before you start taking things apart. The job isn't nearly as "uugggghh" when the parts are mostly clean.
Alright, final steps on the cab yesterday and today, putting together the ramp rack and mounting it tomorrow, finish up all of the wire install for the amp, and then reinstall the interior.
I have 1 small sheet of material left that is perhaps 3 sq ft total. Probably going to order 10 sq ft package to finish with the doors. I have burned through three rolls of the the finishing tape.
If you have OCD these pictures will probably make you very happy.
Finally getting this project wrapped up. I ended up using about 63 sq ft of material for a standard cab, and about 4 rolls of the aluminum tape. If you wanted to do the firewall you would have to add that to the coverage area. Total cost was under $200 for material. It just takes a long time to lay it down, and even longer to tape off the seams and edges.
Stereo sounds great. I am blown away by how much power they can pack into a little shell. 20 years ago I needed two giant amps to put out the power this little 9x7x2 Kenwood 5 channel amp can put out.
09-02-2018, 09:12 PM
Sound dampening/stereo project
