QuietRide Solutions For Your Classic Truck Restoration - Rattles Are For Babies!

The floor, like the rear of the cab and the roof, gets the same treatment. However, since carpet or even a rubber floormat, as we're about to use, will lie flat, take extra care to apply the pads as smoothly as possible.

Pay particular attention to any and all areas that will need future access, such as mounting holes for the seat, dimmer switch, etc. If you can't reach from beneath the truck later with a punch to poke through, you'll need to trim those areas out before adhering insulation.

Most earlier trucks don't utilize sill plates in the lower door jambs. If you're not planning on upholstering the vertical sides of the steps, trim back the insulation enough to allow for carpet binding so that it doesn't show underneath the rubber mat.

QuietRide supplies a separate piece for the tranny tunnel to provide as wrinkle-free a finished look as possible-plus it also comes in handy if you ever need to remove the tunnel piece in the future.

Kick panels attach with interior-style finish screws provided in the kit, as shown. These panels can be upholstered or left as is, depending on how you plan on finishing your interior.

Before moving on, don't forget to tape all the seams up and reinstall any trim pieces removed earlier.

Strips of the damper pad should also be applied inside the doors as well. You'll be surprised at what a drastic difference this step alone will make in reducing the amount of exterior noise/vibration.

With all the insulation successfully installed, it was time to put the finishing touches on the interior, starting with the factory-style rubber floor mat from Dennis Carpenter.

Finally, we installed the molded headliner supplied by QuietRide was installed. It attaches to stock holes in the roof bracing.