Next, I installed some DEI Floor and Tunnel heat shield.



I used the black stuff on the lower section of the firewall and the regular silver everywhere else. I used some black liquid shoe polish (remember when you had to actually polish your shoes?) to stain the edges of the black shield. The insulating backing is white and it showed up pretty bad. The shoe polish made the edge “go away”, sure was messy though.



I covered the entire underside of the floor and trans tunnel with the silver. This car was hot in the footwells before and I’m trying to do what I can to avoid that.





I left a hole for a drink holder in the console that I built (more on that later), but the holder protruded into the transmission tunnel. I made a bent section out of aluminum to box off that area. I double insulated this. Don’t want my big Sonic drink melting!

The insulation has a pretty sticky adhesive backing. I hope it stays in place. I used the silver seam tape that goes with the F & T shield and used a roller to go over each section to try and make sure it was well stuck. If you decide to use this stuff, be sure to make patterns of the section you are covering AND orient the pattern correctly on the insulation. Don’t ask me how I know!

I will say it was pretty easy to work with. You can cut it with a heavy duty pair of scissors, but I used metal shears. It bends very easy too, so it's simple to form it around contours. As long as they are straight bends. I cleaned the area where I stuck it with denatured alcohol. My main complaint is that the plastic you have to peel off to expose the glue can be difficult to remove and it tears easy. I used a utility knife to pry up the edge of the covering to get it started. That seemed to be the method that worked best for me.