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Sticking down 1000 individual ear plugs is a pain in the arse though.

Finished off the back of the car with panel deadening and made a start on the super liner. Quite therapeutic once you get into it but it’s not easy to work with as the adhesive is so sticky, you can’t dare catch it on anything else it tears.

I read yesterday for some time regarding orientation and sound direction. I just wanted to see if they made any difference. Hence why i said they're wedged in and not fixed just yet. They actually work both ways but are more efficient facing the direction of sound you're wishing to diffuse...

Loving the added Aero. ;)

Funny you say that, where do you think those tiles came from? ;)

Also weighed a single sheet of Dodo Hex 1.8mm at 275g. So that’s approx 8.5kg for the 30 sheets.

Got another hour on it tonight so did a bit more. I need to remove the rear bumper to modify the cabin vents. So that will happen another day. Carried on with the boot floor and also started playing with placement of the 35mm acoustic trap foam tiles. Managed to acquire a few of these and I...

Halfords ones are made by Norbar. Decent quality and will do most of what you’ll want of it

I believe there was a modem supplied with the car that would connect via satellite back to Macca HQ in Woking. They still require an MS DOS based system to service the cars now and its believed they are also still having to use an late 80's Compaq laptop to do so. It was genuine F1 tech at the...

Usually plastic or rubber. I'll have a look later when I'm home and see what can be done. It should be an easy fix, just annoyed I've not found it before.

It needs to be able to open and close Rob, so taping it shut is not an option. I just need to stop them vibrating.

It was, it wasnt like the internet of today, but McLaren supplied a system whereby it could be plugged in anywhere in the world and Woking could access the vehicle PCM.

First impressions: I've driven the car to work today still in its semi-stripped state, just the boot carpet has been put back in. Bare in mind I've only so far done the tailgate, back panel, arches and rear qtrs with mass loaded sheet and the rear qtrs and tubs have been foam lined. Already...

They do foam liner with a reinforced foil top layer. This is what I’d be using in your application as it’s much more hardy than what I’m using here.

I didn’t, I just had it in my head it was 12kg. I looked at so many products, the 12kg must have been another. I’ll accurately weigh a sheet tomorrow and multiply by 30 and let you know. Thermal insulation isn’t something you really think about in a car but it makes a huge difference. I’m...

Yep that’s correct. The whole lot will be at least double layered with 1 layer of 1.8mm Hex mat (50-75% coverage) then have at least one layer of 6mm super liner acoustic foam. The foam will be closer to 100% coverage. So far I’ve used 2 full sheets of 2mm Stinger Road Block on the tailgate both...

It’s begun...

Lol. I can show you clips of Senna spinning ... guess he was s**t too. 😅😅

It saw one race because it was so much faster, Bernie withdrew it. His designs in F1 were ahead of the game, as was his designs in the Mac F1. Look at all the tech on the F1 back in 1990, that even had Venturi fans to adjust the efficiency of the diffuser. Internet login, 627bhp NA engine...

Well worth getting in and treating the areas behind the filler. Dirt and moisture sits there and has nowhere to go but rot the metalwork. mine was very light surface rust because it was caught early. It’s now epoxy inside and out.

Fair point, but I still think it will take all of 9 years for someone to better Murrays design and vision. Hes been designing this for years and only now is it coming to fruition. Other than Neweys Valkerie, i don't think anyone has a chance.

Utterly utterly wonderful in every way. This might be the last hurrah of the ICE motor car and what a way to go :)

Not much to report at present, got some bits in the pipeline to upgrade the audio in the car to make it better day to day. So just some pics of the old girl doing her daily duties.

I think it can be improved quite easily. We’ll see.

Yeah but probably not as much as you’d think due to bases, runners and sidemounts etc.

Already considering heating my Recaros Rob. 😏

For me its simple, the car was always built as a road car that i take to the track, not a track car i use on the road. I do 300 miles in it a week, hence why it has a stereo and AC etc. There's nothing this side of £20k id rather drive every day, so the little Clio is staying. I just see no...

I'm going to focus on the rear and work forward. I don't think there's a great deal in the front of the car that actually required deadening with loaded mass, just more noise suppression. The bits that vibrate are actually in the rear of the car, tailgate, boot floor, wheel arches etc. The rear...

Lmao, no chance. You must think im some sort of weirdo :D

Nice job Russ :)