This afternoon I got the fire wall stripped and ground most of the holes to be welded. I also got al the old insulation out of the cab.
The more I get into this the more I am not impressed with the PO"s work. They never removed anything when they painted the fire wall. They also never cleaned under the cowl when they painted. I vacuumed piles of leaves and dirt out of there, paint over the top of everything. Good thing they never got any farther than the fire wall. I am no great body and paint guy but I at least remove stuff and clean before painting.