With the sound proofing installed what to do with all the engine room wiring, plumbing, filters, etc that must be attached to the walls...?
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| chaos of wiring on the engine compartment wall. Fuel filter is mounted on right |
The sound proofing panels are 1" thick. My solution began by creating 1" thick starboard spacers with a 1/4" hole drilled in the center.
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| drilling 1/4" holes in 1" thick starboard |
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| Using a band saw to cut out the spacers |
Most of the spacers created were 1" squares. I did create larger spacers specifically for the fuel filter.
Using 1/4" thick starboard, I created mounting boards for various engine compartment components
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| starboard side mounting board for electrical wiring & light |
With the mounting boards and spacers in hand I returned to the engine compartment. Using a razor knife I cut out 1" squares in the sound proofing and inserted the spacers. The spacers were then taped over to protect the foam and hold the spacer in place. I then drilled the panels and walls to line up with the holes in the spaces and secured the entire assembly with #10 machine screws. Using #10 screws in 1/4" spacer holes gave me some wiggle room on lining it all up.
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| starboard side mounting board in place. Clockwise from top - wiring bus for misc, engine room light, negative post, and primary positive house bank fuse. |
The image above is the same area as pictured at the top of this post. A similar yet less crowded panel is located on the port side wall. The fuel filter and engine room blower are mounted directly on 1" spacers.
Next up is to re-install the housing, straps, and wiring for the four house bank batteries.
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