The passenger side firewall is full of holes for the heater and various other bits. I don’t have the original heater so it’ll end up with a different one in. I’d rather fill all the holes and re-drill for what I need than end up with spare holes like I did on the Bel Air.the panel was rippled where the heater hole was, so I taped it and cut it out before making a new one to go in it’s place. No real drama just lots of time later and it was done.I also filled in a few smaller round holes and I’ll grind it all down when I get on with the firewall.

It’s almost impossible to work on the firewall sensibly with the engine and box in place, even with the cab pushed back on the frame till it touches the rear tyres. With the Camaro out of the way, I got the engine and box on the hoist before taking the wheels off and dropping the frame down to allow me to lift it over the A arms easily. I split the 4L60E off the back, as it’s getting a 4L80E instead, and got the LQ4 onto the stand. A very quick clean up and re-sealed the holes before pulling off the water pump and some other bits to lighten it up a little.When I have some time I’ll clean it all up properly ready for stripping down. Think I’m going to have a go at building it myself. Eeek.