Firewall Project - Page 3

pro70z28 · 06-12-2010, 07:34 PM

Got the inlet side roughed in today.

And got a panel installed.

I roughed up the back of the panel & the chassis tubes with 80 grit on the angle grinder, then glued it in with fusion body panel adhesive.

pro70z28 · 06-13-2010, 07:18 PM

Added a couple more pieces to the puzzle this afternoon.

NewHemi · 06-14-2010, 10:27 AM

Wow, that is some nice work!!

You obviously have some things that I definitely lack; skill and patience..

Keep going. This is going to be an swesome car, and hand crafted beauty.

David
The New Hemi Guiy

Jim Craig · 06-14-2010, 10:44 AM

that's some pretty nice looking stuff there......you need to take your pictures and start a thread on yellowbullet (in whatever power-adder you're using). The guys over there are a little rough around the edges, but there's a whole 'lotta knowledge to share and they'd also appreciate your handi-work.

pro70z28 · 06-15-2010, 08:41 PM

Thanks Jim & Dave

pro70z28 · 06-20-2010, 09:04 PM

Everybody (but me) had to work this weekend, we celebrated Father's day Thursday, so I had the weekend to work on the firewall. Got a fair amount done.

Since this WILL be a street legal car, I found a new spot to display the trim code tag.

I stuffed it between the strut tube & the inlet side of the intercooler.
Also made paper patterns for a couple more pieces of the puzzle.

pro70z28 · 06-20-2010, 09:16 PM

I decided to stamp a "Camaro: logo in the driver's side panel

The press and bead rolling oil canned the panel a little but I think it will straighten out when I put the 7/8" tabs on the top & bottom with the brake.

It came out fairly clean, even the little piece in the top of the "o" stamped. That part was about 1/2 the size of a pencil eraser. When I paint the firewall I'll paint the logo over this, the stamping will give it a little extra "pop".

pro70z28 · 06-25-2010, 09:42 PM

The more I looked at the Camaro panel the more things I found I didn't like. The deal breaker was when the bead rolled lines didn't match up to panel next to it. So, tonight I knocked out another one. It didn't take long since I had the stamp & measurements from the first "prototype". [ prototype = politically correct term to describe "junk part"]. I had to lay the panels in place to see how it was going to look. There's a lot of massaging to be do to get everything to fit, but it is getting closer.

pro70z28 · 05-31-2011, 01:12 PM

Sorry, haven't been around for awhile. The "Z" project has pretty much sat since last summer, but I got some time the last few days to get the firewall welded & in primer.

Got the front end set in place. Next project is to fit it to the car, fabricate hinges, tree & latch system.

pro70z28 · 06-11-2011, 07:59 PM

I started on the hinges but then decided I better get the front end straight first or the hinges would be wrong. (The front end is a mess) The nose didn't even come close to fitting, so I trimmed the opening & made cuts where I had to, to get it to match up

I used some scrap aluminum from an old sign to get the nose in the right place.

Glassed the blank spaces between the gussets. After it sets up I'll unscrew the gussets & finish the fiberglass, a job I'm just itching to get done. lol

06-12-2010, 07:34 PM	#21
pro70z28 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 73 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Firewall Project Got the inlet side roughed in today. And got a panel installed. I roughed up the back of the panel & the chassis tubes with 80 grit on the angle grinder, then glued it in with fusion body panel adhesive.

06-13-2010, 07:18 PM	#22
pro70z28 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 73 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Firewall Project Added a couple more pieces to the puzzle this afternoon.

06-14-2010, 10:27 AM	#23
NewHemi Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 472 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Firewall Project Wow, that is some nice work!! You obviously have some things that I definitely lack; skill and patience.. Keep going. This is going to be an swesome car, and hand crafted beauty. David The New Hemi Guiy

06-14-2010, 10:44 AM	#24
Jim Craig Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Clinton, OH Posts: 106 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Firewall Project that's some pretty nice looking stuff there......you need to take your pictures and start a thread on yellowbullet (in whatever power-adder you're using). The guys over there are a little rough around the edges, but there's a whole 'lotta knowledge to share and they'd also appreciate your handi-work.

06-15-2010, 08:41 PM	#25
pro70z28 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 73 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Firewall Project Thanks Jim & Dave

06-20-2010, 09:04 PM	#26
pro70z28 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 73 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Firewall Project Everybody (but me) had to work this weekend, we celebrated Father's day Thursday, so I had the weekend to work on the firewall. Got a fair amount done. Since this WILL be a street legal car, I found a new spot to display the trim code tag. I stuffed it between the strut tube & the inlet side of the intercooler. Also made paper patterns for a couple more pieces of the puzzle.

06-20-2010, 09:16 PM	#27
pro70z28 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 73 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Firewall Project I decided to stamp a "Camaro: logo in the driver's side panel The press and bead rolling oil canned the panel a little but I think it will straighten out when I put the 7/8" tabs on the top & bottom with the brake. It came out fairly clean, even the little piece in the top of the "o" stamped. That part was about 1/2 the size of a pencil eraser. When I paint the firewall I'll paint the logo over this, the stamping will give it a little extra "pop".

06-25-2010, 09:42 PM	#28
pro70z28 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 73 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Firewall Project The more I looked at the Camaro panel the more things I found I didn't like. The deal breaker was when the bead rolled lines didn't match up to panel next to it. So, tonight I knocked out another one. It didn't take long since I had the stamp & measurements from the first "prototype". [ prototype = politically correct term to describe "junk part"]. I had to lay the panels in place to see how it was going to look. There's a lot of massaging to be do to get everything to fit, but it is getting closer.

05-31-2011, 01:12 PM	#29
pro70z28 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 73 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Firewall Project Sorry, haven't been around for awhile. The "Z" project has pretty much sat since last summer, but I got some time the last few days to get the firewall welded & in primer. Got the front end set in place. Next project is to fit it to the car, fabricate hinges, tree & latch system.

06-11-2011, 07:59 PM	#30
pro70z28 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 73 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Firewall Project I started on the hinges but then decided I better get the front end straight first or the hinges would be wrong. (The front end is a mess) The nose didn't even come close to fitting, so I trimmed the opening & made cuts where I had to, to get it to match up I used some scrap aluminum from an old sign to get the nose in the right place. Glassed the blank spaces between the gussets. After it sets up I'll unscrew the gussets & finish the fiberglass, a job I'm just itching to get done. lol