Ok heres the deal. I got a 30 Ford Tudor and a 48 flathead with a C4. I want the radiator in the stock location and dont want to recess the firewall either. Every friggin time I have seen it the fire wall has been severly cut. I dont want to cut it. is there a way?
Add a few inches to the frame...................between the firewall and the front crossmember............if you are not going to have fenders. .
yeah I thought about adding a few inches. but I have a perfect hood and sides for it and I want to use it after playing with it for a few hours I think I will block off the fuel pump and make a ever so small recess. if you all have any pics of your fire wall, let me check them out.
A family friend had an 8BA with a C4 in his 29, he's not the most patient fellow and I don't think he had hacked his firewall that bad until last winter when he brought the car over and my Father put a 292 Y block in the hole... An uncut or moderatly cut firewall is a thing of beauty...
An electric fan will give you a little extra space. Reversing the firewall is an option but isn't easy. Cutting, in my humble opinion, should be a last resort. pigpen Measure once, cut twice. (or is it the other way?)
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