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Battery tray area patch panel?


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I just got through replacing half my firewall and battery tray/inner fender area on my 280ZXT.

 

I had to fab parts because the donor car I got mine from was a 'bit' rusty too.

 

I would suggest getting a bead roller, as I had to use mine to make the stiffening beads in some of the panel portions that I had to fab.

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I just got through replacing half my firewall and battery tray/inner fender area on my 280ZXT.

 

I had to fab parts because the donor car I got mine from was a 'bit' rusty too.

 

I would suggest getting a bead roller, as I had to use mine to make the stiffening beads in some of the panel portions that I had to fab.

 

A bead roller is quick and ea$y, but it's not that hard to just tap out beads with a hammer and punch and save yourself a bunch of money. Clamping two pieces of wood on the back to form a gap will help make it faster and straighter. Also consider pressing a round rod into the metal to make the bead and just shrinking the wrinkles out from around it with a tuck and hammer or heat.

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