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john charlton · 07-07-2019, 09:15 AM

I bought a 31 Budd cab which had been cut to take a V8 . I drilled out the spot welds and the firewall came out easily . I bought a good unmolested indented cowl for $100 and MIG welded it in . The factory spot welder leaves dimples so it is easy to see and then drill out .The donor firewall had the same spacing so it was easy to plugweld the connection . The only clue is there are now no 3 waffle rivets at the bottom where the cowl meets the frame just plug buttons . Fore and aft register is maintained by the rad tie rods to the cowl if you note where they were before you start .

John in overcast Suffolk County England .

07-07-2019, 09:15 AM	#4
john charlton Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,304	Re: Fire wall swap I bought a 31 Budd cab which had been cut to take a V8 . I drilled out the spot welds and the firewall came out easily . I bought a good unmolested indented cowl for $100 and MIG welded it in . The factory spot welder leaves dimples so it is easy to see and then drill out .The donor firewall had the same spacing so it was easy to plugweld the connection . The only clue is there are now no 3 waffle rivets at the bottom where the cowl meets the frame just plug buttons . Fore and aft register is maintained by the rad tie rods to the cowl if you note where they were before you start . John in overcast Suffolk County England .