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Well here is Nicole:
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In preperation of installing the 540 Im building next to her, Im going to take care of something that has always bugged me: the half-a$$ look of her firewall, engine compartment, well most of the front end!
Engine Comp:
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I cleaned it as best as knew how everytime I built a new small block for her, this time Im going to dig deeper...
 
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Re: Front end fresh up for my 67'

Progress starts on Nicole, hey she's about to turn 43!
Sheet metal off:
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Sway bars have hard lives:
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I've hated looking at these for as long as I can remember:
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Now lets get ready to take some parts to the powder coaters...
 
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Back from the powder coaters. These guys were absolutely unbelievable! Fininshed before they said they would, under what they quoted me, and individually bagged, wrapped and boxed the parts! Oh and they didnt coat where their not supposed to, like bearing races on spindles, or the bushing sleeves on A-arms and I didn't even have to say anything!
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As good as it looks, gotta wrap it up for the firewall stripping I didnt finish because the powdercoaters were so fast.
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I gotta question, when you see the pics of the firewall, you can see the various holes drilled over the years. The ones that look like big holes are actually the rubber push-trees that come through from the interior. But aside from the obviously correct holes (wiper motor, heater box etc...) Can someone point out any of those little holes that are supposed to be there?
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Like these...
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Original sheet metal is a good thing...
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New parts showing up...
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Anyone? I need to weld closed the incorrect holes in the firewall before going any further. Can anyone point out from the close up pics which holes are non stock?
 
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Thanks, I read that post before I posted, its really only the little tiny holes Im worried about.
 
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Re: Front end fresh up for my 67'

I can offer that the two holes that are 12 1/8" apart along the top of the firewall are used for small bolts that anchor the black plastic wire-guide J-channel. Most of the others look extra to me like he used a dent puller to straighten up the firewall or something. I have a brand new '69 firewall installed in my car right now and it's bare. I can take a few more close-ups of that if it would help you. Not sure if a 67 is the same (as far as the holes are concerned though).:confused:


Here is my original untouched or drilled on '69 NON-AC firewall just after I removed it AND my New '69 AC firewall before installation: ( you can click twice on each photo to enlarge them even more)
 
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Actually, I just remembered that "redec" (Cory) is building a '67 now. Here is his firewall to compare to:

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I knew my pics would come in handy for something! I still have my original pass side cowl box with the partial vin stamp. Mine has the hole just like yours. I thought about welding it to my new sheet metal, but since my car is not a "correct numbers" camaro, it will be a garage wall decore for now.
 
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Thanks for the great customer service on these Prodigy Customs!
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Almost ready for the engine...
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When I was underneath the bottom of the firewall I noticed some pin-holes in the front toe area of the floor boards. I remember when I did the interior over ten years ago I remember some rust on the floor boards as I was putting a new carpet in and thinking it was no big deal. (I was a highschool kid) So before the motor goes in Im taking care of this. Oh, and the butcher job a previous owner did to the tunnel. The car is an original 4 on the floor car and this has been bugging me for the nearly 15 years Ive owned the car.
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Heres the hack job on the floor
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Ordered a tunnel patch piece but didnt use to much of it. Probably could have just made the piece from flat stock.
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Trying to save as much original metal as possible.
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I got the panels for the front floor boards, I really hope I dont have to go to far to hit good metal...
 
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Thanks, couldnt do it without this site! I am going to upgrade my membership to support it.
 
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herbyjr said:
Are you going to paint, or resurface the underside in some way? I'm trying to figure out the best way to work on my undercarriage without a rotisserie. Got any ideas?

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I know, man a rotissere would be better, but can always make it work. I just did the jackstand thing and after removing the subframe I had all the access to the underside. The subframe is in now just to make it easier to assemble. I just got done cutting out the floor board sections Im going to replace so Im about to drop the frame again to weld in the new sections and do the undercoat.
As far as the underside is concerned yes Im redoing it. I will be using 3M undercoating. Ive seen and read many good things on this site about different options. Everyone is welcome to there opinion, my car is a driver, SUNNY day only, track time and local show time, but still a driver. To remove undercoating you can see many different suggestions on what works for you, some here say scraping, some say heat first then scrape, I did some scraping with no heat and a lot of wire wheeling. I just removed the undercoating though. It is more difficult than you think to remove the old primer on the bare metal as you might think. Especially if its original. Also if there is no rust, I dont want to! If there is surface rust I removed it with a wire wheel down to bare metal, Ill prime those spots and all will get 3M undercoat when I finish these panels. My wife to be and two yr old came home the other day after being gone 2 months so didnt get as much garage time in this week.
Oh a suggestion, if you use a wire wheel lying on your back under the car, especially when removing undercoating, dont bother with any safety glasses.....:eek:
Wear a full size clear flip down face shield:thumbsup:
 
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