I made new panels made of waterproof cardboard and covered them in vinyl and
glued insulation to the back. They look real nice and give a finished
appearance to the underside of the dash. Took me awhile to do but worth it
IMHO. I used a punch kit I bought from Harbor Freight to make the holes.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "R Haug" <haugchiro@moscow.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 12:57 AM
Subject: inside firewall cardboard
> I took the last of the few remaining things off the body over the
> weekend.
> In the process I took off the old cardboard stuff on the inside of the
> car
> on the firewall.
> I am wondering if this had more significance that just a type of heat
> shield?
> It looks to be similar to matting board for picture framing.
> I am guessing that most will replace this material with a newer
> insulation
> slash carpet pad.
> I finally have the paint and crud stripped from the body. Within the
> next few
> weekends I will begin to get some DP40 primer on there and get nearer to
>
> a paint job this summer.
> Bob
> 67.5
> Moscow
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