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Old 04-06-2008, 11:21 PM   #1
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Shaved Firewalls

Howdy again, got some more work done today which is good. Hoping someone can clear something up for me. All the smoothed firewalls in a lot of the pics posted look like the groove between the actual firewall and the cab have been filled in, cut out, or something. Do you just grind down / cut off the lip on the firewall side, fill in the channel with sheet metal, or what. Thanks as always in advance.
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Old 04-06-2008, 11:29 PM   #2
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Re: Shaved Firewalls

For my firewall Kevin, welded on strips of sheet metal to cover the channel. I believe that is what most people do.
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Old 04-06-2008, 11:32 PM   #3
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cap it....with sheetmetal!
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Old 04-07-2008, 12:17 AM   #4
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We did mine by capping it with a thin strip of sheet metal.

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Old 04-07-2008, 12:17 AM   #5
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Re: Shaved Firewalls

I hope you dont mind, I want to add a question...

if you fill in where your heater core was, are you just redrilling new holes or just not running heat/air?

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Old 04-07-2008, 12:36 AM   #6
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Re: Shaved Firewalls

DrtyJack75.....if you go to my build thread.you can see how i did mine......which is pretty standard to what every one does........
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Old 04-07-2008, 02:40 AM   #7
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Re: Shaved Firewalls

Exactly what I was looking for, you guys rock
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Old 04-07-2008, 03:10 AM   #8
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Cap it for sure...
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Old 04-07-2008, 03:28 AM   #9
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I hope you dont mind, I want to add a question...

if you fill in where your heater core was, are you just redrilling new holes or just not running heat/air?

(again Im NEW)
I'll be using a vintage air system.
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Old 04-07-2008, 10:13 PM   #10
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Re: Shaved Firewalls

My bodyman trimmed the channel off with a cut-off tool, tacked the seam back together where he had cut it off and filled in the passenger side to "match" the driver's. I think it turned out great. Sorry I don't have any pics of the build process but here are a few of the finished product.

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Old 04-08-2008, 01:21 AM   #11
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C-10 Driver, your firewall looks sweet! super nice detailing under the hood as well.

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