Need Some Help - Firewall Shavers 64 C10

[fredhlynch2]

Need some advice from folks who have installed firewall shavers. I bought some shavers from Brandon at SELMADE Fab. Great stuff! I see two ways to do this.

First, cut out the entire perimeter of the firewall and then flange it a 1/2 inch all the way around and spot weld the new shaver in (18 gauge steel).

Second, cut just the areas that protrude (around the brake and steering mounting area), weld the new shaver in over existing metal around the perimeter and blend it.

I see plenty of the after photos but have never seen any pictures or explanation of how to do it and what was cut out.

This seems to be a popular mod so perhaps we can get a thread going on how to do this? I promise to provide pics of the whole process!

Wife got me a new Miller-Matic 211 for X-mas and I'm eager to play with it.