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Old 11-21-2017, 09:07 AM   #13
gigamanx
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Re: 20 small holes or 1 big hole?

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Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo View Post
Got the panels cut and plug-welded from the inside. I'm liking how it (unintentionally) mirrors the factory overlapped seam right above it. This method may offend some purists, but it was a quick way to do it without precisely fitting pieces for butt-welding, and it's much cleaner on the inside too, as long as one doesn't care about OEM-type restoration - but that ship sailed on this vehicle long ago! I have some welds to touch up, then will apply seam sealer around the perimeter and start reconstructing that butchered steering column hole.
Fantastic fabrication job. I really like the idea of two smaller panels keeping some of the lines of the firewall as opposed to slapping one giant piece on the whole thing.
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