Date:         Mon, 2 Jul 2001 22:00:25 +0000
Reply-To:     jboldway@INTCON.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "James T." <jboldway@INTCON.NET>
Subject:      soundproofing

I installed 5 sheets of 29" by 32" soundproofing from www.partsexpress.com
into
my vanagon. 1 each into doors, 1 1/4 into slider door, one into rear hatch
and
some into rear right side body. Rear hatch and right side body next to rear
winshield washer seemed to make biggest difference. The pillars going up
from
engine compartmnt to upper side body vents seem to resonate with engine
noise.
Not any more. So, now I have a very quiet vanagon and only noise I hear is
tyre
noise from front wheelwells (next to be insulated) and miscelanious squeaks
from parts rattling about inside. Sure, it's very quiet. But I can't hear
the
engine's valve noise of Bzzzzzzzzzzz. Used to be kind of nice going down
road
with radio off and windows down and listening to Bzzzzzzzzzz of engine and
feeling happy looking at scenery. Now I feel like I'm in some sort of
sterile
minivan as a passenger rather than a driver. Iggy Pop Passenger song is neat

but being a passenger means you can't control your journey (watched
"Timmothy
Leary's Last Trip" last night). So, I'm not sure what to say here.
I've "Improved" my vanagon but it seems to have lost some of it's soul in
the
process. I love listening to music, which I do all the time in the Cadillac
(93
DeVille - 4.9 Litre faster than heck car), but somehow I miss going down the

road in the hippievan and listening to the motor while absorbing all the
scenery going by and keeping the radio off. Not sure what the crux of the
biscuit here is but there are positives and negatives from every action.



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