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Mike Hall
10-13-2006, 09:52 PM
Filler panel (http://www.fototime.com/{6A8722F2-0E9A-4B69-929D-9D29283C72FD}/picture.JPG) I have been looking for a firewall filler panel like this one in this pictures. Could someone tell me who makes it?


Thanks
Mike

camcojb
10-13-2006, 10:00 PM
DSE makes one similar but it doesn't go quite that high; it stops at the factory seam.


http://www.detroitspeed.com/images/Body/firewall_plate_instld_med.jpg

Mike Hall
10-13-2006, 10:04 PM
Yeah Thats what I had planned on getting but I like how the other once covers more. I plan to fill the factory seem which this panel would do. I may just make a posterboard templant and plasma cut one out myself if I cant find who makes this one.

Mike

907rs
10-13-2006, 10:41 PM
Unless it's something really new, I haven't seen one on the market in that configuration. Everyone I've seen do it in that fashion cut their own out of sheetmetal.

comp-spec
10-13-2006, 11:22 PM
We cut our own. Trace out what u want to cover. Then put it on a flat piece of sheet metal and cut it out. It's a pretty simple project :thumbsup: and u can say u did it too

Mike Hall
10-13-2006, 11:42 PM
That's what I just did. Well I made a pattern. I need to find some steel sheet big enough to cut this thing out. Im not sure If I will leave the wiper hole or not as I would like to come up with something that can mount in the cowl to operate the wipers.

Mike

comp-spec
10-13-2006, 11:56 PM
we have ours in behine the drives wheel house

Mike Hall
10-14-2006, 12:05 AM
Do you have a cable setup or something for the wipers? I was thinking about going to the junk yard ad looking around until I found something that looked like it would fit inside the cowl. Any chance you have pictures of how you did your wipers?

Thanks
Mike

Mike Hall
10-14-2006, 12:12 AM
Looks great man.

I hope I can find some metal tomorrow so I can button this firewall on up tomorrow. I need to get in the trunk and start drilling spot welds to get ready for some mini tubs. LOL

Mike

ProTouring442
10-14-2006, 05:42 AM
That's what I just did. Well I made a pattern. I need to find some steel sheet big enough to cut this thing out. Im not sure If I will leave the wiper hole or not as I would like to come up with something that can mount in the cowl to operate the wipers.

Mike

We used the Specialty Power Windows unit on my dad's '56 and it works very well.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill
'72 442 "Inamorata"
www.fquick.com/ProTouring442

Mike Hall
10-14-2006, 11:17 AM
Well I cant find anyone with 16 gauge steel thats open today. HomeDepot has it but its like $25 for a 1x2ft section which im not going to pay.

I guess I will work on getting the inner tubs totaly removed so I will be ready for my mini tubs.

Mike

comp-spec
10-14-2006, 05:50 PM
Do you have a cable setup or something for the wipers? I was thinking about going to the junk yard ad looking around until I found something that looked like it would fit inside the cowl. Any chance you have pictures of how you did your wipers?

Thanks
Mike
we used a stock wiper motor and modified the arms in the cowl
http://www.competition-specialties.com/camaro1.htm

awr68
10-14-2006, 10:14 PM
I remember reading somewhere that a guy used a VW wiper motor because it fit in the cowl area...perhaps a quick google would find it?

Overkill
10-16-2006, 07:15 AM
I remember reading somewhere that a guy used a VW wiper motor because it fit in the cowl area...perhaps a quick google would find it?

I used a VW wiper motor in my '69 Camaro based off of paul67's (over at pro-touring.com) original design. I have some pictures of my install over on my website if you are interested. http://www.camaroheaven.org/modules.php?name=Auto_Gallery&pa=showpage&cid=36

Here's on of the installed pictures:
http://www.camaroheaven.org/images/auto_gallery/misc/wiper/z-my_wiper009.jpg

You can ignore all the pictures of the Camaro wiper switch modifications, I ended up not going that route, but I left the pictures up just in case someone was interested in seeing what the inside of the switch looked like.

Steve1968LS2
10-16-2006, 08:42 AM
That's what I just did. Well I made a pattern. I need to find some steel sheet big enough to cut this thing out. Im not sure If I will leave the wiper hole or not as I would like to come up with something that can mount in the cowl to operate the wipers.

Mike

That's what we did.. covered the whole darn thing :)

Mike Hall
10-16-2006, 11:18 AM
Thanks for the info Overkill. That will be very helpful when I get to the wipers.

Thanks
Mike

bigtyme1
10-20-2006, 08:49 PM
Try mikes custom cars, I got my panels from him, fit great complete side to side all the way to the top.
:thumbsup:
http://www.mikescustomcars.com/index.html