79 Malibu Wagon Firewall

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Patti Dukez

Discussion Starter · Mar 4, 2010

What's up

I've been working on my 79 Malibu Wagon and recently made the decision to take out the heater box/core housing. I've heard that there are some hot rod companies that make a replacement plate fairly cheap that bolts right back up to the firewall.

I can't find it online so I'm not even sure that's true. Has anyone heard of this?

I can just make one, I plan on making it all smooth anyways but I thought I may save myself a step of having to cut out the metal to patch it. Any help is appreciated

Just a pic of my project, no post is cool without pics

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FattyLak

· #2 · Mar 4, 2010

waste of money, don't buy that shit. cut it out, tack it in, smooth it out.

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Patti Dukez

Discussion Starter · #3 · Mar 4, 2010

I agree, I guess it doesn't pay to get lazy at this point. Appreciate the answer.

I'll get to measuring this weekend :thumbsup:

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soldierboy

· #4 · Mar 5, 2010

just clean up the box paint it and put it back on it looks ugly as fuck flat

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WEST COAST HOPPER

· #5 · Mar 5, 2010

take that a/c junk off and throw it out as far as you can :biggrin: and install one of these plates http://cgi.ebay.com/1978-to-1988-GM-G-Body...=item45f16c15fa

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FattyLak

· #6 · Mar 9, 2010

Originally posted by WEST COAST HOPPER@Mar 4 2010, 07:38 PM~16799513
take that a/c junk off and throw it out as far as you can :biggrin: and install one of these plates http://cgi.ebay.com/1978-to-1988-GM-G-Body...=item45f16c15fa

Now that's a nice plate, It's hard to find creative ways to fill the void left behind after you mold the firewall so it doesn't look so plain, but that plate would look nice. :thumbsup:

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hydryan

· #7 · Mar 9, 2010

Originally posted by FattyLak@Mar 9 2010, 03:08 PM~16839233
Now that's a nice plate, It's hard to find creative ways to fill the void left behind after you mold the firewall so it doesn't look so plain, but that plate would look nice. :thumbsup:

sink an optima batt into the firewall :0

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