Re: Re: 1955 Traction 11B “Barn Find” Project

Ian, one thought before you do anything else in the engine bay.

Traction’s are notorious for throwing engine heat through the bulkhead into the cabin, which is not good in the summer, so you should consider some kind of thermal/noise insulation on the rear of the engine bay wall on the engine side (as well as the inside)

If you use something like ‘FatMat’ (cheaper version, but just as good as Dynamat) you can paint it when fitted and because the engine sits so far back it will be barely noticeable visually, but will help with noise/vibration and heat transmission into the cabin.

I did mine on the inside, including above the parcel tray where historically there was no insulation on a Traction, plus I did the floors and it does quieten the car down.