Emovable Sheet Metal Firewall

The frame needs to be leveled at this time front to back and left to right before placing the engine in or starting he firewall.

Emovable sheet metal firewall.

Direct sheetmetal firewalls are made out of 16 gauge 060 in cold rolled steel and are available in a choice of setbacks to accommodate engine swaps. So lets get started. May 23 2013 by. Front and rear floorboard 35 40 ford photo 1 measure forward from the rear seat riser.

Find direct sheetmetal firewalls and get free shipping on orders over 99 at summit racing. This is where you will make your cut left to right. These kits come in aluminum or steel and can be cut to fit most any chassis or subframe. Each part has been designed so that the average hot rod enthusiast will be able to install it themselves in their own garage or workshop.

I needed a way to attach the old to the new so i used seaming pliers to make a lip to put the new sheet metal to the old. To hold it tight into place and make it removable a pneumatic air flange punch tool was used to punch pilot holes 4 inches apart around the perimeter of the direct sheetmetal firewall and then. Because the body is channeled 5 inches over. Direct sheetmetal kits are made from 16 and 18 gauge cold rolled steel and are all hand formed in their shop in el cajon california.

Tin kits sheet metal. Tonight i grabbed the sheetmetal for the firewall and decided to trim it out so it clears the th400 in the middle and both frame rails up each side. This is what will dictate the creation of the new firewall. Chassisworks has tin kits that give you everything you need to go from the front firewall to the rear bumper.

They are hand formed in dsm s shop and like all direct sheetmetal parts are designed so the average hot rod enthusiast can install them in their own. Mattm in the last update i had finally made the firewall a 3 dimensional part and i could almost see the light at the end of the tunnel for this part of the project. The back 1 25 of the new floor will rest under the old floor. Each kit contains mounting hardware and an easy to understand instruction sheet.