Progress Pic: Smooth firewall - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Slammed67 · 05-28-2002, 01:01 PM

Here's a picture of my firewall after being smoothed. It still needs a little work, but it's gettting close. All the holes were welded closed, then body filler was applied to get it nice and smooth.

Burlinator · 05-28-2002, 01:04 PM

lookin pretty sweet
what are you gonna do about a heater?
I wanna smooth my firewall too and I dont want any hoses goin to it so I am thinkin electric heater I only really need defrost anyways

barn9 · 05-28-2002, 01:07 PM

Just curious, what are you going to do for temp. control in exteme weather? Two windows and park it when it's cold out? Don't take me wrong, I like the look of a clean firewall, but in our part of the country, well, you know!

imdarren · 05-28-2002, 01:08 PM

Where are the wires going to go outside the back of the fuse box?
Darren

NuBomb · 05-28-2002, 01:32 PM

Looking good!

paintpyro · 05-28-2002, 01:34 PM

Lookin good Jay, how soon before that cabs back home on the frame?

*Shane* · 05-28-2002, 01:39 PM

Looking Good!

Just goes to show that great minds think alike.....LOL!

Since this pic was taken I have also filled the big round fan hole on the left hand side of the firewall.

Big69C20 Toy · 05-28-2002, 01:42 PM

Looks great, keep it up

Low69CST · 05-28-2002, 01:59 PM

Looks Slick, but I have the same questions as everyone else.

*Shane* · 05-28-2002, 02:07 PM

I plan on using a Hot Rod Air AC/heater unit in mine. It will mount behind the dash and only requires the two heater hoses and the two AC lines to go through the firewall. As far as the wiring, I plan on using a Painless Wiring kit and mount the fuse box behind the seat, on the flat section of floor where the gas tank use to be, and let the wires run out the bottom and along the frame rail. This way, all the wires are hidden and the firewall is smooth as a baby's hind end! LOL

RodC · 05-28-2002, 02:11 PM

Looks great, now if we could just do something about that nasty steering column hole......

jay-dawg · 05-28-2002, 02:37 PM

looking good man.

I was thinking the same thing with the aftermarket underdash ac/heater deal.

jay

Slammed67 · 05-28-2002, 03:05 PM

Heater? We don't need no stinkin' heater! Well guys, this truck will be a fair weather truck when it's done, so I'm really not to worried about climate control. It won't be a trailer queen by any means, but it'll be parked during the winter kept out of harsh weather. I'd rather cruise around with the windows down and the vents open than with AC anyway. As for heat/defrost, I may rig up something under the dash. Flex-a-lite makes an auxilliary heater that can be mounted under the dash that would be perect, but it's a little expesive. As for the headligt/park lamp wiring, I plan to run it up in the drivers side fender. The engine wiring will probably be ran under the cab and along the frame. I'm just trying to give the engine compartment a clean and simple look. I also plan on getting rid of the brake booster and just having manual brakes for the same reason.

And yes, Shane, great minds do think alike! Getting that firewall straight was a pain in the ass, wasn't it?

Low69CST · 05-28-2002, 03:14 PM

Shane,

I'm putting in a Painless wiring harness, Your gonna have to lengthen alot of wires. (Dash, steering column, brake lights, ignition switch, turn signles, reverse lights, headlight switch) But all the other wires you'll have double what you need.

*Shane* · 05-28-2002, 03:18 PM

Low69CST - I'm not planning on using the Painless kit specifically built for our trucks. I am gonna use one of the 18 circuit Street Rod kits, most street rod builders dont put their fuse boxes on the firewalls, so they make the wires longer for this type of thing. The only down side to this kit is you have to put all your own terminals/ends on the wires.

And yes slammed....that firewall was a real pain in the rear! But well worth it now that it is almost finished.

05-28-2002, 01:01 PM	#1
Slammed67 Progress = 0% Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 2,108	Progress Pic: Smooth firewall Here's a picture of my firewall after being smoothed. It still needs a little work, but it's gettting close. All the holes were welded closed, then body filler was applied to get it nice and smooth. __________________ Jason - '67 GMC swb \| '57 Bel-Air 4dr hardtop \| '56 210 4dr Wagon \| 2000 GMC Sierra

05-28-2002, 01:04 PM	#2
Burlinator Just Another Crazy Canuck Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Richmond,British Columbia Canada Posts: 1,228	lookin pretty sweet what are you gonna do about a heater? I wanna smooth my firewall too and I dont want any hoses goin to it so I am thinkin electric heater I only really need defrost anyways __________________ 1985 454/465/205, 38.5x11-16BOGGERS soon to be installed: 14bDETROIT,Edelbrock Performer cam,intake and valve springs,Comp roller tips,MSD HEI

05-28-2002, 01:07 PM	#3
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	Just curious, what are you going to do for temp. control in exteme weather? Two windows and park it when it's cold out? Don't take me wrong, I like the look of a clean firewall, but in our part of the country, well, you know! __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

05-28-2002, 01:08 PM	#4
imdarren Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: SW Washington Posts: 1,006	Where are the wires going to go outside the back of the fuse box? Darren __________________ Washington State 1967 Chevy C10 LWB Rodstoration In Progress. 1972 K20 Cheyenne Super

05-28-2002, 01:32 PM	#5
NuBomb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canton, Georgia, USA Posts: 1,119	Looking good! __________________ Jeremy (NUBOMB) 72K5 CST 350/350/205 1951 Chevy 1/2 ton North Georgia Group "... And the first rule to being a man is you gotta spend your life doing crap you don't wanna do." Red Forman.

05-28-2002, 01:34 PM	#6
paintpyro Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Santa Fe Springs, CA,USA Posts: 1,579	Lookin good Jay, how soon before that cabs back home on the frame? __________________ 70 shortbed stepside "Schleprock" 350 w/TH400 rallys and BFGs -We can rebuild it, we have the technology-lower,shinier,faster

05-28-2002, 01:39 PM	#7
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Looking Good! Just goes to show that great minds think alike.....LOL! Since this pic was taken I have also filled the big round fan hole on the left hand side of the firewall. Attached Images

05-28-2002, 01:42 PM	#8
Big69C20 Toy Livin' it up. Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Richland, MI Posts: 2,212	Looks great, keep it up __________________ -Greg; Sold the 69 C20. It's off to a better home with more love! Now onto the 86 CUCV M1009; K5 blazer with 6.2L diesel, corp 10 bolt axles, Detroit locker in the rear, trutrac front, 3.73 gears, 35" tires.

05-28-2002, 01:59 PM	#9
Low69CST Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA Posts: 2,163	Looks Slick, but I have the same questions as everyone else. __________________ '69 CST Short fleetside Lowered, 400 small block, 700R4, 4 wheel disc brakes, front sway bar & rear camaro sway bar (in progress) '87 V10 4x4 Short Fleetside Quad Suspension and Dual Tanks

05-28-2002, 02:07 PM	#10
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	I plan on using a Hot Rod Air AC/heater unit in mine. It will mount behind the dash and only requires the two heater hoses and the two AC lines to go through the firewall. As far as the wiring, I plan on using a Painless Wiring kit and mount the fuse box behind the seat, on the flat section of floor where the gas tank use to be, and let the wires run out the bottom and along the frame rail. This way, all the wires are hidden and the firewall is smooth as a baby's hind end! LOL

05-28-2002, 02:11 PM	#11
RodC Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Fairmont WV Posts: 304	Looks great, now if we could just do something about that nasty steering column hole...... __________________ Rod Childers '71 C10 Stepside

05-28-2002, 02:37 PM	#12
jay-dawg chevelito Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI USA Posts: 1,609	looking good man. I was thinking the same thing with the aftermarket underdash ac/heater deal. jay __________________ New deadline...when my son can drive. Aloha from Honolulu, HI

05-28-2002, 03:05 PM	#13
Slammed67 Progress = 0% Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 2,108	Heater? We don't need no stinkin' heater! Well guys, this truck will be a fair weather truck when it's done, so I'm really not to worried about climate control. It won't be a trailer queen by any means, but it'll be parked during the winter kept out of harsh weather. I'd rather cruise around with the windows down and the vents open than with AC anyway. As for heat/defrost, I may rig up something under the dash. Flex-a-lite makes an auxilliary heater that can be mounted under the dash that would be perect, but it's a little expesive. As for the headligt/park lamp wiring, I plan to run it up in the drivers side fender. The engine wiring will probably be ran under the cab and along the frame. I'm just trying to give the engine compartment a clean and simple look. I also plan on getting rid of the brake booster and just having manual brakes for the same reason. And yes, Shane, great minds do think alike! Getting that firewall straight was a pain in the ass, wasn't it? __________________ Jason - '67 GMC swb \| '57 Bel-Air 4dr hardtop \| '56 210 4dr Wagon \| 2000 GMC Sierra

05-28-2002, 03:14 PM	#14
Low69CST Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA Posts: 2,163	Shane, I'm putting in a Painless wiring harness, Your gonna have to lengthen alot of wires. (Dash, steering column, brake lights, ignition switch, turn signles, reverse lights, headlight switch) But all the other wires you'll have double what you need. __________________ '69 CST Short fleetside Lowered, 400 small block, 700R4, 4 wheel disc brakes, front sway bar & rear camaro sway bar (in progress) '87 V10 4x4 Short Fleetside Quad Suspension and Dual Tanks

05-28-2002, 03:18 PM	#15
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Low69CST - I'm not planning on using the Painless kit specifically built for our trucks. I am gonna use one of the 18 circuit Street Rod kits, most street rod builders dont put their fuse boxes on the firewalls, so they make the wires longer for this type of thing. The only down side to this kit is you have to put all your own terminals/ends on the wires. And yes slammed....that firewall was a real pain in the rear! But well worth it now that it is almost finished.



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