I got the replacement firewall installed last night and put about 40 spotwelds on it. Seems very stable, I only welded the external flange thats under the gas tank for now. I may try welding the internal flange after the heater channels are replaced but I think I may need to move around the internal … Read more
Got the firewall out last night. Wow what a lot of work. Lots and Lots of spotwelds to drill out as well as tons of seam sealer. Note: plasma cutter + wads of old 1977 seam sealer == fire here is a shot of the hole where the new one will go in Here is … Read more
Almost done up front, got the new master cylinder mount welded in. I ended up cutting the main hole with the plasma cutter a bit small and grinding it out to fit. I found a socket in my 3/4 set that matched the master cylinder diameter perfectly so I didn’t have to keep jamming the … Read more
got all the metal on the frame head face. I “might” do a bit more grinding on it but maybe not. The sockets are in decent shape so I might just drill it out from the backside and paint it. I’m honestly getting pretty ready to put the car back together but am resisting the … Read more
some of the skinning of the frame head. The whole front will be skinned when done the middle sections are still waiting for skinning. Going to put a sleeve in the bottom mount hole since the threads are just gone… thumbnail of the before here : I also got in the front firewall in the … Read more