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The next task was the firewall on the drivers side.

It was made with 2 removable sections and a lid for 2 main reasons. The first was to allow the headers to be put on with the engine in the car as I'm not sure the engine can go in with them on. It also gives more clearance so the engine can go in with them on.

The second was the lid that allows access to the top of the pedal box for adjustment of the master cylinders and also access to the brackets holding it in. If it wasn't removable there is no way we could ever get the pedal box in or out.







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Many many hours of work and I have closed in the top section of the cage.

I made curved bars to match the rear section near the boot, which was a pain to get right. I then made little brackets all the way around the outside.

Lastly the aluminium top sheets were done in 5 pieces as there is very little access. The infill pieces will be riveted in.

We are thinking British racing green as the body colour and with stainless bolts gives it a sort of riveted look. Perhaps.

Then it was time to close up the vertical section. This wasn't too hard but after installing 78 rivnuts on the top section I knew it would be fiddly. Especially getting the bend in the lower quadrants exactly correct.

So there are 4 quadrants, the top quadrants connect to the curved bars. The lower connect to basic brackets welded along the bottom and side, with a bar across the car to connect the top and bottom together. As always making the panels was easy, the drilling, rivnutting took many hours. That and the 90 degree bend in the left hand lower quadrant. I wanted it to be exactly the same height as the right. That took about 4 hours and 50+ measurements before I was confident to do it.

Now onto the trans tunnel which should be easier.

The tunnel and passenger firewall is now done. Looking like a finished car more and more.

Both rear flares are on.

I have one new front guard and one old so decided to get the old one blasted. I have a rust repair section for the rear of this fender so if I screw up I can replace it.

I knew it had some rust repair but it ended up not too bad. There is a section that was cut out and filled and a weird hole on top, plus the lower rear lip is rusted.

I was pondering going fibreglass front guards but the spoiler mounts to the guards so it can't be fibreglass and by the time I finish there won't be much left.

I'm planning to cut the entire rear section out just above the seam line in the panel and then rivet in an aluminium section to funnel the air out like the cars below. This removes the bulk of the rusty section and removes weight. The folded in section can't go all the way to the door as there is an internal panel that holds the back of the guard to the body. But that is fine.

I will put a vent/louver like the ones here which will very nicely cover that weird hole.

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And both sides are done.

The front flares are not identical, nor are the wings/fenders but everything is as exactly matched as I can do.

The louvers are from Professional Awesome as they were bigger and cheaper than racing louvers.

Now onto brakes.






Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/23/2024 09:50PM by choppedfish.