is it just me...?

[cstm68]

or does this bug the heck outa other people..

im talking about when shaving the firewall not removing the small raised part ware the top of the heater bolted to

no affence to people who have left it im just wondering if it bugs anyone eles

heres a pic of what i mean, and a pic of my firewall with it removed

[Beat68CST]

Adds character!

[bucketObolts]

Hate to say it, but I left mine, To tell you the truth, never even thought twice about it, but now that I see your firewall, my little heater hump is buggin me. i might haveto address that little hump when i do my 396 conversion

[cstm68]

it just bugs me when stuff doesnt match side to side, even my booster and master bug me that its on one side and not the other, hahaha

[bucketObolts]

naa, i hear you. The passenger side is just plain firewall so now i notice it right away. Im putting it on my never ending to do list. but luckily my 68's far from final paint so I can still hack into it. Thanks for the idea cstm

[ETsC10]

To me, it's not only the symmetry from side to side but having that 'bump' there just adds
one more noise that takes away from your engine being the focal point.

Same as it's always bugged me to see the dash panel differ from the glove box door..same concept.

BTW--Nice job on the shave and very nice engine bay!

[treveiger]

How hard is it to shave the firewall? Both look good to me!

[bucketObolts]

I'm only running a 305 at the moment soo I'm not too worried about it not being the focal point lol. But yes you're definitely right.
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[OARNGESI]

That bump don't hurt anything the thing I always thought is you shave the fire wall the break booster should be shaved too the other thing that always stick out to me is when people shave their doors and leave the gas cap on theses bodies
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[Blue72slab]

LOL, no offense but you might have a little OCD? It's cool though, it makes life interesting!

[crazy longhorn]

Thats a "Chevy bump" (gotta have it) Like my old grandad told me about the bump on the back of the dogs head...."Boy, thats a knowledge bump....the bigger the bump, the dumber that damn dog is). The old man had a way with (few words), but its a small bump on the Chev, so my bet is its all good crazyL

[cstm68]

Originally Posted by Blue72slab

LOL, no offense but you might have a little OCD? It's cool though, it makes life interesting!

hahaha soo true, but to me its the small things that really make a custom build POP! a little OCD could help build a bad a$$ truck, hahaha

[mcmlxix]

Originally Posted by cstm68

it just bugs me when stuff doesnt match side to side, even my booster and master bug me that its on one side and not the other, hahaha

Build a nice battery box and mount it to the firewall opposite the brake booster ...

[Beat68CST]

Originally Posted by mcmlxix

Build a nice battery box and mount it to the firewall opposite the brake booster ...

They wouldn't be the same general shape and size

^that's what his response will be similar too :P

KIDDING! hahaha

[stich626]

just add a smiley face with a fo man chu to that spot..

[Beelzeburb]

The way I see it, if that little bump bugged me that much, then I'd have a whole bunch of other small bumps, protrusions and asymetry to worry about. After filling the blower motor hole then I'd have to extend the line on the firewall all the way out so that it better matched the driver side. Then I'd have to remove the protrusions (which are also asymetrical from one side to the other) altogether and make the whole firewall surface flat. Well, might as well make the engine clearance hump symmetrical too. In short, that one little bump would be too much extra metal work to remove.

[DT1]

I like symmetry also. Can you send me your hump so I can put it on the other side?

[Bishops Trucks]

Never even crossed my mind. Sorry, it doesn't bother me.

[CTENTA1]

Originally Posted by Beat68CST

Adds character!

Agree!

[ChevLoRay]

I like symmetry, too. However, I wear glasses and one ear is farther back than the other by a 1/4-inch. You can't look and see it, but I know.

Thanks for giving me something else to obsess about when I look at these trucks.

[GMC4wheels71]

Originally Posted by crazy longhorn

Thats a "Chevy bump" (gotta have it) Like my old grandad told me about the bump on the back of the dogs head...."Boy, thats a knowledge bump....the bigger the bump, the dumber that damn dog is). The old man had a way with (few words), but its a small bump on the Chev, so my bet is its all good crazyL

My grandpa used to say the same thing. He said if you get a stick and level that knot out your dog will be smarter.

[RaceAGMC]

Yes, it bugs me a lil as well, if i ever do shave my firewall i want the whole thing to be smooth on both sides. I'd like to get rid of the hump in the middle as well. Something like this...I stole this from a board member, hope they don't mind. It's a beautiful example of how a shaved firewall should look.

[crazy longhorn]

Originally Posted by GMC4wheels71

My grandpa used to say the same thing. He said if you get a stick and level that knot out your dog will be smarter.

I still get a chuckle, when I remember old gramps talkin He didnt have a lot to say, said his pc....then walked away & let the kid figure it out I could knock that dumb bump off my old Chev....but I doubt that it would make it go any faster? crazyL

[truckster]

Originally Posted by cstm68

it just bugs me when stuff doesnt match side to side, even my booster and master bug me that its on one side and not the other, hahaha

Dual brake systems and dual steering wheels- my wife would love that!

[STOCKISH]

I like symetry as well but I am a big fan of a little hump here and there!