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Firewall cleanup & paint prep, any tips?
Sorry for the late reply. I used a cordless Mikita and I burned through three batteries getting it free. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk -
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Firewall cleanup & paint prep, any tips?
Oh I just realized you were referring to the top cowl panel. Yeah, I just mig welded one spot at a time. To keep the heat down I used an alternating pattern. I didn’t get any distortion or warpage even with all that new metal. It took a long time but it was fun Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk -
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Firewall cleanup & paint prep, any tips?
First I oversized the replacement panel and then used a crimper to put a step in the edge so that it had a flange type fit. That allowed me to put in some fat welds that required very little grinding to make them flat. I mig welded the with my Lincoln SP135 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk -
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Firewall cleanup & paint prep, any tips?
Oh yeah. You can see a lot of the pinches and spots. I’m not going for a mirror finish. A little closer to a “Roadkill Muscle Truck” build. Plus I’ve gone a big crazy already. Here’s a picture of the chassis, stroked, TKO etc. Sandblasted powder coated frame, c notch, steering box frame section... -
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Firewall cleanup & paint prep, any tips?
I also removed the driver side cowl by drilling out the spot welds. Welded in a new bottom section to replace the rusted part. Then de/rusted it painted and spot welded back on. Crazy amount of welding on this job so far -
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Firewall cleanup & paint prep, any tips?
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Firewall cleanup & paint prep, any tips?
I’m just finishing up my firewall. Quite a bit of rust repair and sheet metal replacement. Also the upper cowl where the windshield wipers and cowl vent are was totally rusted from leaves and neglect. I cut out that part and welded in a new section I cut out of another truck at pick n pull...
