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Reproduction firewall pad discussion - Not year specific

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J_Speegle:

--- Quote from: Bossbill on December 03, 2017, 01:17:48 PM ---Maybe Jeff can merge these threads?

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Could but given how old  and that they both have different focus (a specific year and plant on one - generic on the other) they would not flow or red right. Instead by providing a link to each other in the thread they will be joined in a way ;)

Other thread link again and most of the others posted sometime in the past. Since some are older a reader may need to read through them all to see if time has changed things. No particular order

Firewall Pad restoration
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=16730.msg104776#msg104776


Firewall Pads
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=6698.msg69080#msg69080


Firewall pad options are there any
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=2856.msg15217#msg15217


Firewall pad
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=574.msg2904#msg2904


April '64 Dearborn Firewall Pad?
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=8067.msg46469#msg46469


65 Firewall Pads (Specifically San Jose)
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=5773.msg33358#msg33358


65 SJ firewall pad manual trans no air
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=4177.msg23140#msg23140


1967 Reproduction Firewall Pad - Least of the Evils?
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=14150.msg87987#msg87987


Best Source 67 San Jose Firewall Pad
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=9343.0

Proof that the 67-68 Repop Firewall Pad is Junk
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=729.msg3904#msg3904


'68 Firewall pads
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=9336.msg54929#msg54929


69 mustang firewall pad and cowl insulation photos
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=16458.msg103139#msg103139


69 Mach 1 Non-AC Firewall Insulator Pad and Cowl Insulator Pad
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=5493.msg30830#msg30830


1969 Firewall Pad from California Pontiac Restoration
http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=10133.msg60501#msg60501

J_Speegle:

--- Quote from: Bossbill on December 02, 2017, 11:41:55 PM ---Does anyone have any good, high resolution pictures of a SJ firewall pad?

Enough of these ugly repops -- what does a real one look like?

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Here is what the texture/surface of a typical San Jose firewall pad looked like




And for others or comparison here is what a typical Dearborn/New Jersey suppliers firewall pad looked like



Neighter are from 67 but they they both show the surface well IMHO

Bossbill:
Phew, that's good work on listing the various pad threads! Thanks Jeff.

I'm really coming to realize how far off the repops are, especially the SJ pads! I might be able to use the jute of a repop -- maybe.

As for the SJ pad, using a drawing program I have that scales objects I get these approximate dimension for the dots. [I took a known hole in the firewall and then dimensioned the dots to this known hole size]:

Dots are on a 10x10 mm offset shifted grid (approximately, as the pattern shifts a bit over the entire surface)
Dots are approx 5mm in diameter
Dots are approx 2.5mm in height

Can someone verify these dimensions?

J_Speegle:

--- Quote from: Bossbill on December 03, 2017, 07:00:44 PM ---The Dearborn/New Jersey firewall pad looks a lot like this product that I just tested today. In case the picture disappears, it's Rust-oleum Leak Seal:


As for the SJ pad, using a drawing program I have that scales objects I get these approximate dimension for the dots. [I took a known hole in the firewall and then dimensioned the dots to this known hole size]:

Dots are on a 10x10 mm offset shifted grid (approximately, as the pattern shifts a bit over the entire surface)
Dots are approx 5mm in diameter
Dots are approx 2.5mm in height

Can someone verify these dimensions?

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Bill why don't you repost your last post over on the other thread since this one was asked about reproduction firewall pads not reproducing, restoring or repairing. Let me suggest as a focus for that.

http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=16730.msg104776#msg104776

As mentioned before I found that applying a spray coating (for Dearborn.NJ versions) from 3-4 foot above, raining down from above, produced the best results for me. The messier the spray nozzle got or me hanging the tip of my figure over it seemed to help also

I don't have any 67 San Jose examples at home to measure but will drag out a 65 or 66 and measure those spots tomorrow

ruppstang:
Here is a Dearborn firewall pad I just restored. I made the repairs the same as in my previous post except this time I used spray Plasti Dip for the finish coat. I really like it because it dries fast so you can add a lot of coats in a short time. Appearance is very close to the original and best of all it add a strong flexible top coat.
Marty

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