The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk CAB & BED Tech Tip ...about . . CUSHIONING

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........ when I restored my 1951 3104 I wanted to along the way make this as quiet a ride as possible. I used DYNAMAT through
out the cab. THAT is a pretty straight forward thought to quet the ride. It's a BIT expensive and so many have used a single or
double sheets of house construction window wrap. this is als called 'peel n seal'' ....... it's a product that is used under siding
after the windows are installed. it sheds water away for
entering the house.

As I thought about where can I add some more ways to quiet my ride I made a visit to Capital Rubber Company, Sacramento, Cal ...
...... maybe you have a locat rubber co. that can get you what i used.

I simply bought scrap pieces of [ in this case ] 1/4'' or 5/16'' hard rubber in about 2-3'' strips. these were placed BETWEEN
the newly made OAK wood blocks under the bed of the truck

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under the main CAB to frame bolt locations

http://s67.photobucket.com/user/1951otter/media/64040020.jpg.html?sort=6&o=303

http://s67.photobucket.com/user/1951otter/media/9A-3.jpg.html?sort=6&o=305

http://s67.photobucket.com/user/1951otter/media/IMG_1269_zps5qmlgx3f.jpg.html?sort=6&o=425

I hope this helps those during their restoration.

Did you make the oak blocks 1/4 or 5/16 thinner to keep the height of the bed the same? Or does it make a difference.

Just one of your many really good ideas for improving the riding comfort and drivability. Good thinking outside the box. Congratulations.

stock sized blocks

it doesn't matter

thanks cosmo