>1) The original firewall is fiberglass?
Practically the whole car is fiberglass! On my car, a previous owner at least
attached a thick sheet of aluminum to the firewall, but I don't think that's
standard.
>Can you say "wall of fire?" The only thing I can think of worse than
>a wooden firewall is the twin gas tanks in the rear fenders of my
>Alpine.
The Europas have one or two gas tanks in front of the rear tires, right next
to the engine, and right behind the fiberglass fire wall. This car is
Ralph Nader's nightmare. At least it corners better than a Corvair!
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