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I need to replace the window regulars in my 1948 Chevy 3100 truck, handles, panels, etc. Since I will have the doors apart, do any of you sound proof or insulate the inside of the doors for a little more quite ride? If so, what is the best way to do it?

I soundproofed my entire panel truck except the doors. I used double bubble insulation which soundproofs as well as insulates. I use this product in large quantities in my work. I'm sure it would stand up well in a door cavity, easy to cut and doesn't absorb moisture (which shouldn't be much of issue)

If it's just the drumming that you want to eliminate then take a
lesson from modern day auto manufactures. All it takes is a
strip of something as inexpensive as Peel & Seal applied to the
center of the door skin or roof panel to kill the sound. Lot's
of the guys here have lined the entire inside of their trucks
with it as an inexpensive alternative to Dynamat or similar more
expensive products.
Leo, are you using that aluminized bubble wrap in the ceiling of
the pole buildings? My building was put up 30+ years ago and they
installed it by nailing it to the underside of the purlins.
Obviously it was installed after the building was roofed. I'm
heating a 42x45x12 side of my pole building with a wood stove
and that's all the insulation that's in the ceiling. It seems
to help some but sure ain't no R-30 and is isn't very
good as a sound deadener especially during a rain storm.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

You're preaching to the converted in my case Denny,that's what I used.
Generic after market Peel and Stick bitumen panels ,followed by double bubble insulation like Leo used to deal with any heat sink.

It makes the old jalopy a most agreeable place to be although I plan to add some more closed cell foam under the carpet to complete the soundproofing.

I couldn't justify (or afford) Dynamat.

I used two bitumen 'tiles' in each door,one on the outer skin and one on the inner under the regulator opening and reduced the drumming effect considerably,the roof is by far showing the the biggest improvement.