Cowl Screen Questions

[85k10383]

Hey guys, with the dash fixed and the Dynamat project finished, it must be time to get after the rusty cowl! My question is this: Can I gain access to the inside of the cowl by removing the panel that covers the wiper linkage and cowl screen? Here are some pics to show you what I am trying to fix BTW

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Shot at 2010-08-23
If you look behind the air cleaner at the firewall, you can see the flat piece of sheetmetal I riveted into the hole. If I remove the metal panel that retains the plastic cowl screen would I be able to get down INSIDE the firewall from above? It seems silly to ask, but i would love to knowbefore I go to all the trouble of ripping that panel off!

 

[Old77]

I'm going to guess from your screen name that your truck is an 85? The designs might be different from 77 to 85 but I know that when I took my cowl off on the 77 there was not access to the area behind the firewall with that.

 

[Mr Clean]

I'm pretty sure that is accessible from from the inside of the cab, that's your firewall. I helped a buddy do a custom firewall on his 84, once we cut it out you could see inside the cab.

 

[85k10383]

Yep, it is an 85. I don't think the cowl is open either, now that I think about it. When I had the dash alll the way apart, I should have looked closer at the backside of the firewall. I will be removing the cowl screen panel anyway, to clean up the 25 years of crap that have snuck past the screen.

 

[Swims350]

You can get down in there some, not sure how far or how deep.

best I can find I know they don't show exactly how deep or what you can get to but it's a start...

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[85k10383]

Thanks man, those pics are just what i needed to see! That will let me get to what i need. My thought has been to either fill the gaping holes in my firewall with sheetmetal, or use enough metal to get a good base for fiberglass. I know the proper way forward is to weld new metal in there, but that isn't going to happen before the snow flies this year. And, frankly, I getting sick of having to cover the cab with a tarp every time it rains LOL