Sound dampening and plush/pile carpet...why?

[riverstonefly]

From what you've written you should have bought a 240 and saved yourself a lot of time and work.  Sell your time capsule 280 before you go too far, make some money and buy a earlier car.
http://datsunzgarage.com/engine/

Well I couldn't pass this 78 up bro and yes I would love a 240 but I'm really not going to mess with this car that much, figured bumper swap and minor engine upgrades, maybe brakes and call it done. The only reason I began to look at carpet is because the heater core issue I had a few days ago.

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[riverstonefly]

I did the Dyna Mat and carpet in my 77".   I think you're right about hearing the engine and even though I also have  2.5' exhaust with a magna flow the reasons were that I wanted to be more selective in the noises that I hear. More often than not my stereo is not even turned on but I don't care to hear road pebbles bouncing off the undercarriage.  Like mentioned above, mine is not a track car either.   As far as weight  reduction, like granny knot said, it's all about power to weight ratio. Dyna Mat in the interior will only add about 15 lbs.   If I were really serious about the ratio,  I would lose 20 or 30 lbs off my butt.,  like that is going to happen.... <_>

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[riverstonefly]

That's too funny Greg!
I remember when my friends were buying aircraft batteries for $200 or $300 to save weight on their boats.  Quit eating a loaf of bread everyday, I said.

yup I'm one of those guys .....but these little guys have small batteries as it is however I would consider dropping in a 925T odyssey battery, put one in my 911 and wow what a difference from the previous 47lb battery I took out [emoji50]

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[riverstonefly]

Datsun - front engine - exhaust under sests
Porsche- rear engine(most) 
A lot owners go with aftermarket performance exhaust which usually causes more drone. Counter with more insulation .
Personal tastes. I love my exhaust except when the drone comes in to play. I drive my car all the time when I’m home, and at 55 year young, I like a little civility for a DD. 

Understood [emoji106]

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[riverstonefly]

riverstonefly, perhaps you can get an auto upholstery shop to fabricate a carpet set for you in Perlon.

Already considering that bro and if I do I might have to have a few extra sets made if anyone's interested.

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[riverstonefly]

From what you've written you should have bought a 240 and saved yourself a lot of time and work.  Sell your time capsule 280 before you go too far, make some money and buy a earlier car.
http://datsunzgarage.com/engine/

siteunseen wow thanks for the link! Awesome read bro and will make my journey soooo much easier! [emoji106][emoji482]

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[SoCalJim]

Yeah, that link is a great read.

[Pop's Z]

Someone once told me that the best way to get the weight down in my car was to lose 20 or 30 # off of my fat butt. LOL. And I could stand to do just that. Just sayin'.

Cheers, Mike

[riverstonefly]

Someone once told me that the best way to get the weight down in my car was to lose 20 or 30 # off of my fat butt. . And I could stand to do just that. Just sayin'.
Cheers, Mike

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[S30Driver]

4 hours ago, riverstonefly said:

S30driver will the early carpet fit in the later models?
 

You could order it from Chester & Herrod (ask for Jim).   They have the patterns and will make the 280 kit you need in the loop style carpet.   The difference is with the tunnel & rear deck area, and under the seats.   It would not be correct as the later cars had cut pile carpet.

[gwri8]

2 hours ago, Pop's Z said:

Someone once told me that the best way to get the weight down in my car was to lose 20 or 30 # off of my fat butt. LOL. And I could stand to do just that. Just sayin'.

Cheers, Mike

Well, It wasn't me!   

[grannyknot]

7 hours ago, riverstonefly said:

grannyknot I meant no disrespect bro just curious, I found the lack of carpet choices odd is all and with so many building hotrods I figured someone would offer some light weight choices.

 

Jr

 

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No No man, I didn't see any disrespect at all, it's an honest question. I just decided long ago that my comfort was more important and to compensate for that extra weight I started hunting for more power. Of course now I'm completely addicted to 'just a little more'

I don't know if the carpet kits for 280's are different but all the 240 carpet kits I have dealt with were feather light, kind of flimsy and cheap