Biodiesel Piggie #2 Buildup (was Sad Sad day...)

[dieselcruiserhead]

Welded in..

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

This was last thing I needed to do before putting the piece in... Next, started tacking in.. Was a tight fit with some weird gaps. I swear this was the worst placement of the several times I have done it, as far as making the gaps as consistently minimal across the board. I tacked in, then removed, placed again, finally had semi minimal gaps (with exception of some big ones you'll see) but it all turned out pretty well in the end...

So, tacking..
First I cleaned.. then tacked in.. And then it's starting to look like a firewall again.. (finally!)

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

I used this highlift to move the body up enough to close the gap.. When I cut the firewall out, it drooped a little where the highlift is...

Second pic shows the biggest gap. On this side, driver's side, I welded from the inside. It actually turned out much cleaner than from the outside, how I did it on the passenger side.. Those nasty wire bits etc all got cleaned up and ground smooth in the end. Actually turned out OK...

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

I used this little barb to align the center piece and never removed.. My arms are all scratched up from it being there while I did all the other work.. Retarded that I didn't remove until the end...

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

Next started working on strip piece...

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

All burned in and cleaned up, I have a firewall!

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

From the inside.. You can see the firewall and overall changes inside..

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

And finally, all cleaned up.. You can see the vent port for fresh air.. Again my '71 didn't have this, this one (69/70) does..

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

I took a couple more pics of the motor mounts from the inside... I hadn't posted from this angle, shows particularly passenger side and gussets and how they placed, with frame plate as well... A little cheezy They surprise even me a little with how clean these turned out

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

Anyway, that's it for now..

Bill (tlc88) who has the FJ62 that we are installing a Isuzu 4BD1-T was down at the shop with his family, and they got the engine put back together today.. I'll post pics tomorrow in the 4BD1-T thread, turned out killer...

 

[72cruiser]

still amazingly clean work...keep the pics comin, i'm glad you got some more time to work on it recently, i've been needin this fix, ha ha


malphrus

 

[RHINO]

most excellent mang,,, so are ya gonna finish it with the engine in so you can build around the "protrusions" or do you know where those go already.

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

Will finish with engine back in

 

[RHINO]

psst,, dont tell anyone but mines in too

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

Great! Let's see some pics in that thread maybe?

 

[Radd Cruisers]

Wow, your in deep, looking good and hats off for the balls to fabricate a firewall..........

I would have no idea were to start.

Rob

Next started working on strip piece...

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

Thanks Rob..
Really not that hard to do, just takes time.. And if anyone else could pull it off just as good if not much better than me, and make it look like a million bucks in the end, it would be you my friend!

 

[RHINO]

i keep thinking to extend the footwell of my firewal, i am a bit cramped cause i want to keep the foldability of the rear seat intact.

 

[LT]

Just some constructive criticism. Slow your wire speed down and you'll get less of a crown in your welds

Project is turning out really nice.

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

good call.. It is really tough with the really thin stuff, you have to dial it otherwise it melts out before it hits the metal.. Didn't cross my mind to slow it down there.. Duly noted!