Found a new project at Pomona

[billohio]

John
Is there a trick to welding the Detroit Speed firewall plate on in the top seam? I am going to do a Camaro and wondering how to weld the top in the seam. Not sure how you grind the weld in there
Thanks
Bill

Car looks good

[WILWAXU]

Originally Posted by billohio

John
Is there a trick to welding the Detroit Speed firewall plate on in the top seam? I am going to do a Camaro and wondering how to weld the top in the seam. Not sure how you grind the weld in there
Thanks
Bill

Car looks good

Bill,
Thanks!

Although it sits on there pretty good, the plate isn't welded on yet. I just have it covering the heater hole during mock up. I don't want to weld it in place until I have all the Vintage Air and wiring figured out.

[billohio]

Maybe I better do that too! Good idea

[WILWAXU]

Over the weekend I got the floor cleaned up. The great thing about working on a car that lived its entire life in the desert, very little rust. Worst thing... the dust that is caked on almost as hard as paint

I used a paint stripping disc and chased anything that looked like rust (most was dust ) then scrubbed everything, and lastly wiped it down with solvent. Once cleaned up, I used POR-15 primer and Top Coat to ensure the floor is sealed.

[WILWAXU]

I'm really impressed how well the Holley/Hooker setup works. Here's another example, the clearance to the wiper motor.

[rchaskin]

This is a great build!

I am looking at the Holley mounts as well.

With the motor trans mounts, do think the trans can be removed by its self?
Is there enough room to rotate the motor down and get to the trans bolts?
In other words, can you do a clutch change without pulling the motor?

Thanks!

[WILWAXU]

Originally Posted by rchaskin

This is a great build!

I am looking at the Holley mounts as well.

With the motor trans mounts, do think the trans can be removed by its self?
Is there enough room to rotate the motor down and get to the trans bolts?
In other words, can you do a clutch change without pulling the motor?

Thanks!

Randy,
I haven't tried, but if you look at post #39, you'll see a picture showing the firewall clearance. There looks to be enough room, and even with the poly mounts, the motor does swing down with the weight of the transmission.