1970 Swinger 340 Hemi Orange 4 speed
I got the cowl all prepped and dropped off at the dippers, along with my K-frame. Hopefully I get them back in a day or two so I can continue on with replacing the cowl on my car. Removing one of these cowls without drilling any holes in it is one hell of a challenge!
Started rusting under the lead. I will weld this seam solid when I put the new cowl on and use fiberglass instead. (Like I did on the quarters)
Here is the glue I'm going to use. My dad recommended glueing the top seam as well to prevent water leaking between the seam where the dash bolts.. Which makes sense because if water goes thru the cowl vents from washing it or driving in the rain it will spray up into that seam area and leak down under the dash. The factory used some sort of foam sealer that they spot welded thru. So now I'm only going to weld the sides and lead seam. This glue is used in body shops for panel replacement, so I shouldn't have any worries of failure. It almost feels like cheating glueing the panel on, but in reality it has been way more work because I didn't wanna drill thru my doner cowl.. Once it's done nobody will ever know it has been touched because it still retains all the original spot weld markings. I also picked up some good seam sealer as well for the lower cowl baffles. I will epoxy/paint inside the cowl area too just like I did to the quarters and doors.
Picked up another gallon of epoxy primer. I think my car weighs an extra 100lbs from all the epoxy on it!
I got the cowl all prepped and dropped off at the dippers, along with my K-frame. Hopefully I get them back in a day or two so I can continue on with replacing the cowl on my car. Removing one of these cowls without drilling any holes in it is one hell of a challenge!
Started rusting under the lead. I will weld this seam solid when I put the new cowl on and use fiberglass instead. (Like I did on the quarters)
Here is the glue I'm going to use. My dad recommended glueing the top seam as well to prevent water leaking between the seam where the dash bolts.. Which makes sense because if water goes thru the cowl vents from washing it or driving in the rain it will spray up into that seam area and leak down under the dash. The factory used some sort of foam sealer that they spot welded thru. So now I'm only going to weld the sides and lead seam. This glue is used in body shops for panel replacement, so I shouldn't have any worries of failure. It almost feels like cheating glueing the panel on, but in reality it has been way more work because I didn't wanna drill thru my doner cowl.. Once it's done nobody will ever know it has been touched because it still retains all the original spot weld markings. I also picked up some good seam sealer as well for the lower cowl baffles. I will epoxy/paint inside the cowl area too just like I did to the quarters and doors.
Picked up another gallon of epoxy primer. I think my car weighs an extra 100lbs from all the epoxy on it!
