Emovable Sheet Metal Firewall

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.

Emovable sheet metal firewall. Each kit contains mounting hardware and an easy to understand instruction sheet. 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. So lets get started. May 23 2013 by.

The back 1 25 of the new floor will rest under the old floor. 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. 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. Wheel tubs tin kits sheet metal wheel tubs mini wheel tubs muscle car wheel tubs race dashboard race door quarter panels race firewalls race floor kits front drag chassis floor kits rear drag chassis sump cover fuel cell race transmission tunnel race transmission tunnel street machine.

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. 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. 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. Front and rear floorboard 35 40 ford photo 1 measure forward from the rear seat riser.

40 35 36 cpe photo 2 with a magic marker draw your line wher. Tin kits sheet metal. Chassisworks has tin kits that give you everything you need to go from the front firewall to the rear bumper. 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.

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. Welding the custom firewall and making a custom transmission tunnel posted. Because the body is channeled 5 inches over.