startatthetop.jpg 449 hits | 50.47 KB | Posted: 7/27/10 starting at the Pass side corner cutting out spot welds
centerpunch.jpg 404 hits | 41.76 KB | Posted: 7/27/10 sometimes to find a weld that's hiding you can pull up on the loose side to see where it's still hol...
cutter.jpg 405 hits | 41.18 KB | Posted: 7/27/10 a little pry on the loose side while you're cutting will let you know as soon as you're through, so ...
chiselift.jpg 401 hits | 49.23 KB | Posted: 7/27/10 more prying to find hiding welds
worktopedge.jpg 384 hits | 39.14 KB | Posted: 7/27/10 I lifted the rolled over top edge for better access to lift up on the rest of the welds. it was easy...
findem.jpg 348 hits | 40.67 KB | Posted: 7/27/10 closer shot of a hiding weld
hatrust.jpg 464 hits | 65.44 KB | Posted: 7/27/10 with the top cowl panel removed we can see the remains of an earlier attempt to seal the fresh air i...
middlerust.jpg 489 hits | 65.54 KB | Posted: 7/27/10 a lot of perforated rust along the whole bottom panel of the cowl, or what they called 'the Pillow' ...
drvsiderust.jpg 405 hits | 55.44 KB | Posted: 7/27/10 Driver side corner where the fresh air vent would be if it were a non-A/C car, more trouble here
hatnew.jpg 430 hits | 55.87 KB | Posted: 7/29/10 reconstructed intake stand-off. for some reason I decided to go with rivets rather than tack weld it...
fiberglass.jpg 577 hits | 73.01 KB | Posted: 7/30/10 fiberglass resin & cloth to cover the holes
doneinside.jpg 421 hits | 65.93 KB | Posted: 8/25/10 i sprayed black paint onto a wet fiberglass resin 'wash' in hopes that the paint won't ever peel off
coverpainted.jpg 410 hits | 67.87 KB | Posted: 8/30/10 inside of cowl cover rust treated, extra holes patched & epoxy painted ready to go back on
clamps.JPG 330 hits | 113.17 KB | Posted: 6/6/11 closer shot of the holes left from cutting the spotwelds out
clampsclose.JPG 358 hits | 97.02 KB | Posted: 6/6/11 top edge of cowl cover clamped in place
clampsdrvside.JPG 430 hits | 108.52 KB | Posted: 7/23/11 some clamps near the fuse box area of the cowl
opening the cowl
