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Don't give me any ideas Brick.

Everybody (but me) had to work this weekend, we celebrated Father's day Thursday, so I had the weekend to work on the firewall. Got a fair amount done.

Since this WILL be a street legal car, I found a new spot to display the trim code tag.







I stuffed it between the strut tube & the inlet side of the intercooler.
Also made paper patterns for a couple more pieces of the puzzle.

I decided to stamp a "Camaro: logo in the driver's side panel









The press and bead rolling oil canned the panel a little but I think it will straighten out when I put the 7/8" tabs on the top & bottom with the brake.

It came out fairly clean, even the little piece in the top of the "o" stamped. That part was about 1/2 the size of a pencil eraser. When I paint the firewall I'll paint the logo over this, the stamping will give it a little extra "pop".

Neat work Z!!! The details are gonna really make the car stand out... I worked all weekend too--didn't get anything done except rearranging and making room for what's in the shop now, and another new project.... But I'm gonna get back on my own stuff someday!!!!!!

Man your sheet metal details are excellent. You and Dave can come out and stay with us anytime!

Thanks Dave & Steve. I figure I should put some dents in the metal to stiffen it up some, so this is what I came up with.

A quick question on bead rolling. I just got a brand new Woodward Fab bead roller and I am already in love with the possibilities it provides. But I have a quick question. It seems to be leaving a scratch along the sides of the bead. have I tightened it down too much or is this just because the dies are new and the edges are still sharp?

Could be a little of both. Check you dies for sharp edges, also try backing the pressure off just a little. Grab some scrap and experiment until you find the right pressure.

Pro - I have to ask - is this car ever going to be done? (I have enjoyed watching your work and actually hope that it is never done for my reading sake and probably many others)

Yea, I'm hoping to drive it before SS kicks in.

Originally Posted by pro70z28

Yea, I'm hoping to drive it before SS kicks in.

Yeah - I tried that too, but it didn't work out that way -

These are my two projects on the go at the moment. The bucket isnt a project, but has been off the road for the past 18 months as we tried to cobble together a good reliable 540 cube blower motor on the cheap.

And the guy at the race shop told me I could have any two of fast, reliable and cheap.

By using a lot of second hand stuff, the long motor owes about a third of what it would have if Id bought new. Just took a while. Still, we hope to have around 900hp on the street for not much more than a 383 crate motor costs down here.

Yup, Im cheap

Oops still learning how to do this stuff.

Will have to figure how to shrink my other pikkys down to size before I can post them

The more I looked at the Camaro panel the more things I found I didn't like. The deal breaker was when the bead rolled lines didn't match up to panel next to it. So, tonight I knocked out another one. It didn't take long since I had the stamp & measurements from the first "prototype". [ prototype = politically correct term to describe "junk part"]. I had to lay the panels in place to see how it was going to look. There's a lot of massaging to be do to get everything to fit, but it is getting closer.

looks good i have had a bead roller for many years i do not use it much .like to get it out to take nice sheet of steel or alum and turn it to junk. allso great for rolling the top of your finger skin thru the gears then at that time your new boots fill with pee. i think i told you that before ??? ok i never piss in my new boot it never made it that far ok wich tube will the hot pop corn come out of ?

I think the one pointing up, to get more elevation.