I am thinking about moving the metal that seperates the engine bay from the raintray but just want to know how big a job this is and how would I go about it....Is it just a case of cutting out the metal and rewelding the seam? what happens with the vin number? Thanks
Its not a big job to get it out, and no need to re-weld the seam, the rain tray section you remove is a seperate piece spot welded in. I did mine by cutting down each edge so i could push it back to see a little better, found and center punched the spot welds, use a spot weld drill bit to remove. I photoed the vin in place and then cut it out again with a photo for back up. You could always weld / pop rivit it on to another panel. [/IMG]
Are you retaining the heater and going to use the car for RACMSA Motorsport ? (That seam / seal serves as a firewall between the engine bay and the driver)
No james I am not going to use it for racmsa and my car doesn't have a heater or anything like that. The heater and all components/associated parts have been removed from the car.
It's a mod people do, but could affect not perhaps your use, but someone else's in the future. I wouldn't buy a car with it removed for eg. It creates space, but it's no biggie IMO. A few bits of quite useful tin - amounts to nothing on weight saving.
Agreed ... Unfortunately I`ve seen several cars where that area has been compromised with fuel lines / filters etc ...
You can just put a box over the heater motor air intake, and a duct to supply air. This then retains the sealed bulkhead for Motorsport use.
