Alternative Firewall Ideas

Yorvo · Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 10:43 pm Post subject: Alternative Firewall Ideas

Has anyone messed around with building their own firewalls with alternative materials? Like galvanized or copper sheating or something? Or do you frown on that? The kits seem cheap and easy but I want something different. Kinda ratty.

Dynaflash · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 10:27 am Post subject:

Sounds fun. Copper would look cool

Dr OnHolliday · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 11:26 am Post subject:

If I was to do it, polished stainless or damascened aluminum would be my choice.
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Yorvo · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 3:20 pm Post subject:

Thanks for your replies. Not sure what I'll do. My bug is kind of a patina ratty style. I thought it might be cool to do something like that for the firewall.

61SNRF · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 3:33 pm Post subject:

Go to a junk car or scrap metal yard and have a look around.
Might find something from an old car or truck, or even something architectural/industrial to re-purpose like a heating/cooling grate.
Antique malls or flea markets would be another good place to look, any flat sheet stock that's heat resistant you can easily cut and form.
How about decorative tin ceiling tiles?
Or a layer of old license plates?
Cut up and folded Beer or Oil advertising sign?
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Yorvo · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 3:54 pm Post subject:

Aynthm · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 2:00 am Post subject: steel

itskyle · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:57 am Post subject:

Yorvo · Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 11:06 pm Post subject:

So this is what I decided on. It's 36"X18" and I need 35"X16". So just a little but of cutting and it should sit sweet. Of course you won't be able to read the whole thing but you'll see just enough to know what it is. The engine is out and being rebuilt so I'll put this in sometime next week. Pretty excited.

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Steve22 · Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 7:31 am Post subject:

GET YOUR FEET OFF THE TABLE!
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grandpa pete · Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 7:57 am Post subject:

Yorvo · Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 8:17 am Post subject:

Hahaha! At least those are her shoes on the table. I've got that going for me.

fabricator john · Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 10:00 am Post subject:

Quilted stainless would look really cool ......
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arizonabuckeye · Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 10:09 am Post subject:

Will the paint on that stand up to the temps? It would be a bit ironic for your firewall to catch on fire...

Yorvo · Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 3:38 pm Post subject:

61SNRF · Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 5:21 pm Post subject:

Nah, VW engine heat's not gonna hurt that sign at all. If anything might darken next to any hot spots, but that would still be cool.

I say mount it upside down so it reads backwards too, you want to make it look like it was done out of necessity.
Also throws people off and they have to look twice.
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