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07-19-2015, 02:04 AM | #1 |
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What's this thing with black firewalls?
Why do so many folks paint the firewalls black, regardless of body color. I think it looks cheesy myself. How did the trend get started?
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07-19-2015, 05:00 AM | #2 |
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Re: What's this thing with black firewalls?
If you mean '32s, all were black as the firewall was not an integral part of the body, but rather it was effectively a part of the chassis.
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07-19-2015, 07:25 AM | #3 |
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Re: What's this thing with black firewalls?
No, I am not talking about 32's. Seems mostly street rodders.
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07-19-2015, 08:22 AM | #4 |
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Re: What's this thing with black firewalls?
I think it was started when one rebellious guy heard that all firewalls should be body color.
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07-19-2015, 08:31 AM | #5 |
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Re: What's this thing with black firewalls?
Maybe when Mustangers got into flatheads?
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07-19-2015, 08:43 AM | #6 |
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07-19-2015, 10:47 AM | #7 |
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Re: What's this thing with black firewalls?
Back in 61 when I built my 32, the firewall was white until I covered it with a sheet of polished aluminum.
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07-19-2015, 12:08 PM | #8 |
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07-19-2015, 01:59 PM | #9 |
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Re: What's this thing with black firewalls?
I like black firewalls..below the reveal.
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07-19-2015, 02:01 PM | #10 |
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Re: What's this thing with black firewalls?
I was going to say most I have seen are white or some lighter color. I think black is more of a muscle car thing (and some factory) from the 60s.
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07-19-2015, 04:02 PM | #11 |
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Re: What's this thing with black firewalls?
White reflects heat, black absorbs it.
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07-19-2015, 07:56 PM | #12 |
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Re: What's this thing with black firewalls?
Its from the drugstoe hotrodders setting at the soda ftn reading the latest mags.
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07-19-2015, 08:04 PM | #13 |
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Re: What's this thing with black firewalls?
In the old days i think the black firewalls were so you could not see all the blow by oil all over the firewall. LOL
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07-19-2015, 08:49 PM | #14 |
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07-19-2015, 08:54 PM | #15 |
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Re: What's this thing with black firewalls?
Now let's put a flat aluminum firewall in the mix.
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07-20-2015, 08:51 AM | #17 |
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Re: What's this thing with black firewalls?
Nothing as sharp as a checkered flag painted firewall on a fenderless roadster. Gloss paint not flat so as not to be offensive.
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