D88-90: Firewall v2 + Unpowered Brakes

I haven't had a chance to post from the last few days in the garage, so here's a quick update. I've wanted to redo the upper firewall for the driver side since the first one went in. Here is my second go around. I think it turned out much cleaner. I also moved the mount for the steering shaft up a little bit to simplify the final weld and move the steering u-joint away from the engine mount.

After removing the brake booster, the master cylinder sat a little close to the firewall. I build a "shim" to move it out by about 3/8".

Here is the new firewall with everything attached. I'm so much happier with the way this version turned out.

With the brake booster removed, I had to shorten the push rod from the pedal to the master cylinder. Here is the shortened version.

Below is the brake pedal with the new push rod installed. Now I just need to figure out how to make sure that the brake pedal doesn't swing back and the push rod come out. This was all held in place by brake booster before. Oh, and I hope that I don't need that booster. Ha.

D25:Spindles and Engine Mount Supports

I've got the supports for the engine mounts in. From here I can get the engine fit for, hopefully, the last time. Since the engine sits at an angle, I want to make sure it doesn't make contact with the bars on top that the rear uprights attach to. It shouldn't... but wouldn't be the first time my measurements were off. I've also stripped the front spindles in preparation for the modifications needed to convert them from using struts to an upper control arm. I'm still finalizing my design for that change over. I'm also doing a fair amount of research into a-arm design, materials, etc. Once I make sure the engine still fits, a-arms will be the next project.