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hotrodrookie · 03-06-2009, 04:27 PM

Thanks for the responses guys, It looks like im gona have to mount my doors back on before I try and tackle doing it myself. For the extra metal you guys added, did you just take a long stip of sheet metal and put a 90 in it and use that to weld to the drip rail and the top of the door jam? And another question.. Im thinking about cleaning up the firewall and making it smooth, anyone have any preference on cutting the stamped portions out on either side of the trans hump and butt welding in new flat pieces? Or like i'v seen welding the flat pieces right over it..... And any suggestions on how to trim the lip that runs around the firewall? Is it the same approach as the drip rails?

03-06-2009, 04:27 PM	#5
hotrodrookie Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sacramento Posts: 425	Re: Shaving drip rails? Thanks for the responses guys, It looks like im gona have to mount my doors back on before I try and tackle doing it myself. For the extra metal you guys added, did you just take a long stip of sheet metal and put a 90 in it and use that to weld to the drip rail and the top of the door jam? And another question.. Im thinking about cleaning up the firewall and making it smooth, anyone have any preference on cutting the stamped portions out on either side of the trans hump and butt welding in new flat pieces? Or like i'v seen welding the flat pieces right over it..... And any suggestions on how to trim the lip that runs around the firewall? Is it the same approach as the drip rails?