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Old 09-18-2006, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by boxhead
Hey there Rebel, the join in the panel for the firewall is a butt type joint where the firewall is a cut edge that is glued/bonded to the turrent.

The sill panel is only bowed after where it joins the floor panel so I cant just cut the floor free and rebond it in a straighter position (If that is what you where thinking)

Thanks again to everyone for the advice.
Boxhead, I'm somewhat reluctant to fill the firewall seam with any type of bog and/or a fiberglass fillet.

Reason is that often these joins can pull/shrink as the body heats up in the sun and you get a noticable wrinkle in your paintwork.

I'd prefer the mastic/silicon solution as Leeroy mentioned.

As to the sill problem. I would use a heat gun to soften the glass and then clamp a straight edge along the sill to hold it while the thing cools. Several applications of heat/cooling cycles should get most of it out.

Cheers and best of luck.
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