Fixing floorboard to firewall joint damage
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Heel & Toe
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Fixing floorboard to firewall joint damage
Well, I pulled engine last week and started to remove firewall components to clean up and paint. After removing AC box found that PO had hit something against splash shield and drove it into firewall. Its cracked up and the joint attaching firewall to floorboard is seperated. Where do I start? Should I rebond the joint first, then fiberglass the cracked area or visa-versa. Also being its a 73 should I use the smg resin or doesn't it matter being its the floorboard and firewall? Whats the best product for rebonding joint?
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On my '72, when cutting the floorboard along the bottom, removing the dimmer switch bulge, and up to the steering column height on each side, I swung it forward about 3" and lowered the pedals to get my knees more room/straighten my knees.....
I used ordinary glass to redo the entire joint, fail to see that a '73 would be any different.....so it's glass hair, and resin....I taped it up on bottom to give support to the mess, still leaked a bunch of resin on the floor, oh well....
I used ordinary glass to redo the entire joint, fail to see that a '73 would be any different.....so it's glass hair, and resin....I taped it up on bottom to give support to the mess, still leaked a bunch of resin on the floor, oh well....
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Heel & Toe
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floor bonding
Thats kinda what I was thinkin, glass the 2 pieces together. Would proby be stronger that way too. I've been cleaning the area up all afternoon, its worse than I thought so I think thats the way I'll go unless somebody gives me a good reason not to. Thanks for the input!
