After reading through a bunch of people's build threads, I decided to add the additional rear firewall that most builders have made. I think it really improves the look of the engine bay. I was also interested in providing a barrier between the engine and the fuel tank (just seems to make sense). On top of this, I figured I would wrap it in gold heat reflective tape to help keep the heat from the engine from soaking into the cockpit. I am not adding A/C in this car (yes I know, I'll probably regret it). So keeping as much heat as possible out of the cockpit is something I am interested in.

I finished the lower panel. It was a little tricky getting the cutouts the smallest they could be and still being able to install it without having to unbolt any suspension components. I also added a thin layer of adhesive-backed foam on the backside of the panel where it attaches to the frame. I plan to rivet this lower panel in place because I don't foresee having to remove it again. For the upper panels, I will be bolting them on using rivnuts so I can remove and modify them as I need to throughout the build to route wires or whatever. I will use the same foam strip between the rivnuts to keep the rattling away. And completely wrapped in gold tape of course. I think it looks awesome! Kinda like a supercar where they use gold flake in the engine bay.

20230225_152646.jpg20230225_152702.jpg20230225_152715.jpg20230225_152111.jpg20230225_152053.jpg