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Harvz
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mystery foam

Post by Harvz »

Hi guys I'm in the middle of restoring my Capri :)
I was cutting out the rear lower corner as it had some bad rust starting however when I pulled it off
I came across this foam stuff between the panel undernieth and the top panel just wanted to know if this was normal or Mabey a bad bodge ? :?:

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Re: mystery foam

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It's normal.
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Re: mystery foam

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yep, it tried to catch fire on mine when I had the same place repaired.
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Re: mystery foam

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That happened to me :lol: and iv removed some does that matter or
do I have to buy some of the foam?
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Re: mystery foam

Post by nigecapri »

It's soundproofing to reduce road noise from the tyres. It also causes that rust you have due to water seeping between the foam & panelwork. Get rid of as much as you can.
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Re: mystery foam

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On it cheers! :)
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Re: mystery foam

Post by STEVE SB »

It is self extinguishing, but would still remove what you can. and if welding have an extinguisher to hand.
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Re: mystery foam

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Mine caught fire when I was welding. :o
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Re: mystery foam

Post by Harvz »

Exactly the same happened to me! :lol:
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