Chaparral2f Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 I started welding up all the holes in the firewall and wheelwells on the zx yesterday just to make it look better. The process involves, grind the paint of around the hole, weld it shut, grind it off, dimple it in with a hammer, then smooth it with bondo. I've been molding Harleys for more than forty years, so I have a lot of experience doing this kind of work. Unfortunatly, the old memory seems to have failed me, as I forgot how much I dislike filling holes, grinding, and sanding. Now I'm too far into it to just say, I like the look of all those holes in the engine compartment, so I have no choice but to finish this part of the project. I also must have forgotten how to count, I have seen tennis reckets that had fewer holes in them than Nissan punched in my car. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 I would hessitate to fill all of them. Some of them come in handy for holding various things in the bay (like overflow bottles etc). I went the long way around. I fit the engine, made all the brackets i could think i needed, then took everything out again and filled the holes. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaparral2f Posted October 12, 2003 Author Share Posted October 12, 2003 Tim, What I have actually done is to mark the holes where things like overflow tanks and washer fluid tanks go and am filling the rest. Thanks for the post, its nice to know that others are going through this too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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