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Old 01-13-2008, 01:52 PM
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I'm thinking of trimming the cowl and welding a panel in to fill the hole. I just don't want to remove the windshield. It would make getting the motor in and out from the top a little easier. Plus I will be running a dizzy.

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mine is cut all the way across. i havent made the seet metal to close it up yet but it definitely does make life alot easier.
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Its not hard at all cut it back get some sheet metal and make a template with a marker and tack weld it in place all the way around and then weld all of it up very easy.
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I was even tempted to trim the whole bottom side off of it to the fire wall.
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smkn95TA on here did this with his car and it came out great, Someday I will do mine the same way, when $ allows.
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i cut all mine out today as much as i could anyone not sheet metal it back up?
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PICS PLEASE!! Sounds like some good weight savings too, at least better then plastic stuff here and there, lol.
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It isn't a direct shot but you can see a bit.It is cut all the way to the windshield(windshield is out) and welded up.Gives a ton of room.
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Originally Posted by jakesz28
I was even tempted to trim the whole bottom side off of it to the fire wall.
mine is cut all the way to the firewall on the bottom. it has been open like that for a few years with no problems. you gotta have those access panels in place on top of the dash on both sides so engine heat doesnt come pouring through the dash. it just looks unfinished from the outside. i will be welding it all up similar to Slohawk's pretty soon.
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i pulled my motor out the top this weekend with it cut like this.
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Don't get confused, you can take the motor out the top without cutting any of it, but with it cut it makes the task very easy.
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love to see some more pics. I was thinking about doing this to my car the other day when i took the wipers out.

Is the black cowl piece still able to mount up?

any weight amount guess?

i would love to try out my new grinder i just bought
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Just got motor.
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Originally Posted by stroked30th
Just got motor.

This ii the best looking way I have seen it. I just don't have the time or money to have the windshield pulled out and reinstalled.

Doesn't get much better then that.

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Originally Posted by stroked30th
Just got motor.


That is the sweetness. Well done.
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Very Nice!!!
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Here are the pics of mine that I did over a year ago. The last 2 pictures are from this fall when I installed the drysump system and the the nitrous setup.















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SMKN thanks for the pictures. Looks good too. Did you mig weld or tig the panel in? I assume that since the tape is on the windshield you did not pull it out during the welding?
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subscribing because I want to know as well...
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Very nice work. I like the idea of cutting out the stuff up under the windshield as well. Should make it pretty easy to get the motor in and out, and service the engine.



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