firewall done and ready for paint

Last weekend I grafted 22 ga. steel onto the firewall including the driprails. Initially my grandpa had cut large reliefs into the firewall for clearance of the 41 fenders. I fit all the sheetmetal back onto the firewall and rebuilt the drip rails around the whole radius. Should be nice and waterproof for this winter's snowboard trips to Mt Baker

Also I stopped in a pull a part and got a blower fan and housing. It fits great but I still need about a half inch with the hood completely closed cause it rubs slightly, I think I can get it with a hammer and dolly though.

tilt forward hood

The hood is coming along, the gap to the doors still needs fine tuning though. I need to build the inner fenders too but I'm gonna wait till I swap the 50 series tires for 60s. The gear ratio is just too far off with the 50s, turns about 3000rpm @ 70mph. I don't think the bone stock 302 likes it much and I want to road trip this thing bad!

Also, I picked up the rest of the 3/4" EMT I need to do a body kit around the front and rear clips to make the car appear lower. Im gonna try 3" to start, imagine a line off the bottom of the side pipe. This should help compensate for the 60 series tires and raising the suspenion an inch or so. With the current set up, Im hitting the stoppers fairly easily.