Rubber sheet for chassis pads

[The AJP Griff]

Hi all,i've just been reading the shpub bible and see that it mentions that TVR originally fitted some peices of sheet rubber between the body and the chassis mounting points.Does anyone know how thick this needs to be,and where i could get some?Cheers,Mike

[clive f]

if its 3mm thick then you could ask me for some

[The AJP Griff]

clive f said:

if its 3mm thick then you could ask me for some

I'd better start being nice to you then!
I've no idea how thick it needs to be though?Dont fancy lifting you body off the chassis for me,do you?

[spend]

I love this stuff Mike :
http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinest...

[K4000JB]

spend said:

I love this stuff Mike :
http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinest...

Self adhesive velcro.???

[spend]

Pervert!

The closed cell foam rubber..

[K4000JB]

spend said:

Pervert!

have we met

[dnb]

It makes me wonder what Clive and Spend could get up to with self adhesive velcro and 3mm rubber sheet.

[spend]

You should now by now Cliff is into roll your own!!!

Beware Durex Ltd.. M8Enhancements is coming (pun intended )

[rigga]

Gimp mask making?

[Warbbby]

I am part way through scraping off the rust and painting the chassis on my 92 Griff and managed to find a couple of flakes of powder coating tonight, too late again. There is some sheeting between the chassis and the body but it feels more like visqueen than rubber and is less than 1mm thick.

Mark

[K4000JB]

Warbbby said:

I am part way through scraping off the rust and painting the chassis on my 92 Griff and managed to find a couple of flakes of powder coating tonight, too late again. There is some sheeting between the chassis and the body but it feels more like visqueen than rubber and is less than 1mm thick.

Mark

thats given me an idea there is a dampproof membrain called hi-load that maybe perfect for the job.
mike i will take a look later and let you know

[The AJP Griff]

K4000JB said:

Warbbby said:

I am part way through scraping off the rust and painting the chassis on my 92 Griff and managed to find a couple of flakes of powder coating tonight, too late again. There is some sheeting between the chassis and the body but it feels more like visqueen than rubber and is less than 1mm thick.

Mark

thats given me an idea there is a dampproof membrain called hi-load that maybe perfect for the job.
mike i will take a look later and let you know

Cheers mate

Mark,sorry to sound a bit dense,but what is 'visqueen'?(no puns about adult comic reading gayers from messrs spend&co. required!)

[AntonyJ]

Rubber pads? There wasn't anything like that on mine when I took it apart.

[spend]

I'm not sure a DPM would have the right properties, I thought the rubber was used mainly as a packer (to ensure nice even spread of load across partially uneven surfaces and bolt holes in FG). A DPM designed for nice slumpy mortar wouldn't seem to fulfill those performance requisites?

I would guess the vibration / noise insulation of the rubber are just secondary benefits, rather than the prime requirement.

[Warbbby]

Just come out from under mine again and there is no sign of rubber between the chassis and body, just the remains of thin plastic sheet which I presume is there to stop the fibreglass rubbing on the chassis. Mine was registered in April 92 so maybe later ones were different.
Visqueen is heavy duty polythene sheet used as a damp proof membrane in buildings.

[JR]

Warbbby said:

Just come out from under mine again and there is no sign of rubber between the chassis and body, just the remains of thin plastic sheet which I presume is there to stop the fibreglass rubbing on the chassis. Mine was registered in April 92 so maybe later ones were different.

The rubber is there for NVH (noise, vibration and harshness) reasons. TVR have been doing this since... 1950 something.
The rubber has a secondary reason: to level up the body/car so the thinkness will be dependant upon the exact shape of your car bodyshell. You really should have more than just a bit of Visqueen.