Can you say A-L-U-M-I-N-I-U-M???

[bigwigracecars]

Cool. Thanks for the kind words.

If anyone wants to talk about some design ideas for road race looking aluminum interiors, let me know. Not everything I do is for drag racers.

[Superbug Scott]

My firewall is due to be replaced.

I never thought about a metal one until I just read this. I'm thinking it would look nice, but I'm worried about heat retained in the engine compartment and the added weight. Vaid conserns?

Is the firewall different in a Super?

[bigwigracecars]

They're very light (probably less than 5lb, as a full set of door and quarter panels only weighs 7lb), because they're aluminum. Here's one I did a while back.

I think the Super engine compartment is same as a Std.

For the firewall, you'd probably want to paint it, clear it, or powder coat it. I say that just because of the heat inside the engine compartment. Aluminum will oxidize over time if not coated. For the race car interiors, we just keep spray wax on them (like Pledge), but I don't think Pledge would stay on very long in the engine heat. The heat won't hurt the firewall, but it wouldn't stay looking good without some coating or some routine cleaning.

[samcat]

You wanna get em anodized

Sam C

[volkdent]

Just ordered a set of your doorsills, can't wait.

Jason

[Doogie S]

bigwigracecars,

Any plans on doing some Ghia door sills or firewall kits?

I had a look at some of the competitors kits, but nothing they offer seems to fit the bill.

I would like something a bit custom but not "in you face". The route I’m going with the car is more street rod / Germanlook hybrid, if that makes any sense to anyone. Custom gauges, ghost flames, billet wheels, big engine, 4 wheel disc brakes, etc…

Anyway, if you are planning on doing door sills and firewalls for a Ghia, I would definitely be interested.

Cheers,


Doug

[bigwigracecars]

Yes, I could make both, but haven't yet. I have the entire rear clip off a Ghia here to use for mock-up of things like that, but haven't had the time to do a set yet for advertising. If you're interested, email me and we can work out the details. For new products, it would probably be about 6 weeks out though. I'm working on a new Pro-Stock car right now that I have to finish before I can do anything other than the products I already have for sale.