OEM hood liner material…what is it?

Ive always wondered what that hood liner was made of. They fall apart, ive never seen one that didnt. Keep searching Karma… i would like to know aswell.

I'm not sure of the original material… some fiberglass foam mix that turns nasty after 30 years of heat cycling. But am curious to see what you find. There are a lot of aftermarket hood insulation brands, most with an aluminized lining (and a few without), for other cars. I would be curious to see someone adapt something from another common 80s car and maybe trim to fit if we can't find a suitable replacement.

I was thinking it was some sort of asbestos fiber. But that was fazed out in the 80's and 90's.
At the wrecking yard i found other makes of cars from the 2000's that used what looks like the same material.
I was looking for a hood large enough that i could cut one out for the Z, but they are all molded with contours and holes and
other features that would not look satisfactory.

I can't find a difinitive answer on Google. Everything comes back with the foil backed dynamat type stuff or repro fitted pads.
Some archived forums mentioned a woolen blend and that led me into looking at fire blankets and welding blankets that use a ceramic fiber or a carbon fiber.
That seems like what it is, some type of ceramic fiber with a cloth cover that eventually sags.

I did purchase 2yds of fiberglass boat fiber, 2yds of carbon fiber and 2yds of woolen felt and a UV curable resin.
The plan was to vacuum form my own with a carbon fiber outer layer, a core of fiberglass and a backer of woolen felt.
I need to wait for warmer weather for that though. Been watching a bunch of youtube videos about vacuum forming.

Following, this would be interesting to see offered.

It's a composite fiberglass.

If you do either make one, or buy one pre-made, please note here what you do. I will be looking for a headliner in the near future for my build.

After the noted gentleman passed I thought someone had mentioned in this forum of trying to possibly obtain his materials…

I kinda concluded that as well. It's not something i can find available for the consumer market, the closest i can find is a Owens-Corning product , but it's 2" thick (minimum) and faced with foil.

Waiting on warmer weather, the fumes from the resin are very noxious. But i will document what i do with photos.

I seem to remember that as well.

I just wish i could find out what "aircraft firewall material" he used. Searched and found very little info. A few small plane rebuilders forums and suppliers
but nothing concrete.

Here is Rick88SS photo album: http://s103.photobucket.com/user/Ric…liner.jpg.html

Here is the original guys flickr gallery where he shows spray adhesive being used: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47561275@N00

Gonzo's site is still up. His daughter holds the key it seems: http://hoodliners.blogspot.com/

I'm fairly confident that what he used was a 1/4" XLPE foam.
http://www.foambymail.com/cross-link…2lb-sheet.html

are you talking about Art? i hope he's doing OK.

There's commercial adhesive backed heat reflective material that would outperform the original, if you don't mind straying from OEM

Gonzolo Duque was the gentleman's name