Did a little work on the fire wall this weekend. My down pipe was VERY close to the body and had rubbed the insulation a bit over the last few months. So I removed the insulation and cleaned everything up.

I beat the firewall back about 3/4" or so and reshaped it a bit, also shaped a pinch weld seam below.

A few questions...

What can I coat the firewall with that will hold up? I am thinking Bed liner material? Something I can spray on a few light coats to give a bit of heat barrier and some sound insulation.

Second is somewhat unrelated but... What would cause all the paint to come off the frame like that? Seems the factory would use something a bit better on the frame? Something oil and gas solvent???:doh:

 

Go to auto zone or something get some high heat spray paint haha

 

I am going to beat it a bit more this weekend, Get that entire pinch weld down and go from there...

 

wow thats nuts how that paint would come off. Did you only pull the motor for that or was there other problems?

 

No... Pulled the motor because of this...

 

WOW!!!!

 

yikes

 

Brake cleaner will do that do the factory paint.

Works great to remove residual oil....and paint, and anything else for that matter.