My dead dog wasn't as bad as some I have seen so I let him carry on laying there. I did add sound deadening on top of the engine cover and extensively throughout the car.
As they leave the factory there is zero sound deadening in the cars.
Sound deadening and sound proofing are actually not the same.
Sound deadening seeks to reduce the sound eminating from the source whilst sound proofing seeks to attenuate what sound does eminate.
​​​@Airportable says I found it transformed my car.
The suspension remains the same but the effect it has on making the shell resonate or "zing" is greatly reduced. I kid not.
I encourage anyone doing a restoration or removing carpets or door cards to have a roll ready for use.
I enclose a couple of pics of before and after.

 

 

I'm a Yorkshire man and I don't like wasting brass but this was well worth it.
I know until someone else does it I'm just waffling in the wind..
 

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