The correct way to do it is fill all the holes and smooth them out or cut
out the firewall and install a new one like bitchin
sometimes shops just weld a piece of metal over the old firewall and this
just creates more problems than it solves
plus I think it looks hokey
my thoughts
Bill 48'chevy pick-up
Channahon,Ill.
website
www.hotrodstogo.com
Go ahead and take risks....just be sure that everything
will turn out OK.
----- Original Message -----
From: "A.B." <bigfred@unm.edu>
To: "Bill Broadway" <bcubed@vanhalen-irc.com>
Cc: "'oletrucks'" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] New Pictures
> I've been wondering this for a while: When a fire wall gets smoothed out
> do they actually cut out some of the original material then weld in new
> sheet steel, or do they weld a piece over the existing firewall?
> -alfie
>
>
> On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Bill Broadway wrote:
>
> > Went buy this morning to check out my new firewall, the shop has welded
> > in some steel and is in the process of smoothing it completely out. It's
> > looking mighty good if I do say so myself (of course that's cause I had
> > nothing to do with the work).
> >
> > http://www.vanhalen-irc.com/bill/55truck/
> >
> > There are 2 new pictures at the bottom, in the complete view you can
> > also see where they've fixed the tips of the front cab. These areas were
> > eaten up with rust. They also have gotten the area of the cab above the
> > windshield looking mighty nice.
> >
> > Next on the agenda is to get rid of the big gap between the doors and
> > the cab, I'll try to take some before and after photos.
> >
> > Bill
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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