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Truck is outside, but I brought in the 1962 tunnel with massive holes in it from several different tranny & engine combos. Laid the rusted 1978 tunnel cover on it and fingered out that it was wider, shaped different, yadda... But both covers fit against the firewall exactly the same way.
Using the firewall flange as the datum point, the 4speed tunnel was cut into pieces until it was just the right height & had the 4 speed shifter hole in the right spot. 2 pieces of 16ga scrap were put in the press & rolled to match the top radius of the original cover.
Then came the time consuming final shaping & trimming. Just got done with that.
Tomorrow: weld up these random scraps & test fit in truck. Then grind down welds & paint.
I have found a can of Rust-Oleum decorator satin spray paint that matches the dull OE paint. Should the hump be painted body color or gloss black to match the POR15 on the rest of floor?
Using the firewall flange as the datum point, the 4speed tunnel was cut into pieces until it was just the right height & had the 4 speed shifter hole in the right spot. 2 pieces of 16ga scrap were put in the press & rolled to match the top radius of the original cover.
Then came the time consuming final shaping & trimming. Just got done with that.
Tomorrow: weld up these random scraps & test fit in truck. Then grind down welds & paint.
I have found a can of Rust-Oleum decorator satin spray paint that matches the dull OE paint. Should the hump be painted body color or gloss black to match the POR15 on the rest of floor?