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Mart · 12-31-2021, 04:32 AM

Can I offer an observation?
The stock original one Deuce posted above shows the pad sandwiched between the instrument tunnel flange and the firewall, but can you see that the tunnel flange actually sits on 6 protrusions that stick up from the firewall. The pad has big holes here so at these six points the tunnel bolts direct to the firewall. The stock pad is compressible enough to squash down in between the protrusions to allow the direct bolt up.

Unless the new pad has clearance holes to go around the protrusions and is compressible enough in between, then it might need more clearancing to allow a direct bolt up.

There is very little clearance between the instrument panel and the dash. It might not tolerate standing off the firewall due to an over thick (or under compressible) firewall pad.

Mart.

12-31-2021, 04:32 AM	#55
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,750	Re: Burned '32 PU came to new home today Can I offer an observation? The stock original one Deuce posted above shows the pad sandwiched between the instrument tunnel flange and the firewall, but can you see that the tunnel flange actually sits on 6 protrusions that stick up from the firewall. The pad has big holes here so at these six points the tunnel bolts direct to the firewall. The stock pad is compressible enough to squash down in between the protrusions to allow the direct bolt up. Unless the new pad has clearance holes to go around the protrusions and is compressible enough in between, then it might need more clearancing to allow a direct bolt up. There is very little clearance between the instrument panel and the dash. It might not tolerate standing off the firewall due to an over thick (or under compressible) firewall pad. Mart.