Empi SS Louvered Firewall

Anyone ever try to fit the Empi Louvered firewall kit for a T1 in a CMC or other? Looks like it would dress up engine compartment and increase fire protection at same time. It's stainless steel so no China chrome rust within a week!

http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ACC%2DC10%2D3898

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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=408739

I think that's an easy enough modification. A pair of tin snips, some rivets ... you'll have 'er hung in there in no time!
You must be closing in on done, if you're working on tins.
Keep it up, old chum! We'll be driving to Carlisle next year, right?

I would want to be sure that they would be big enough to cover all the surfaces in your CMC.

Yeah - its the width that had me concerned - can always make smaller. Guess could fill either side if necessary. Just don't have bug handy to measure width (and height - but not as great a concern).

Cory - make great progress over when you and Kelly helped on it. I'll definately be at Carlisle this year. We may have a demo project there installing top and tonneau - but shine or NO shine I'll be there.

My tonneau seems to be too short. I need to get a piece spliced in the middle to lengthen it about 1".

I think it will be easiest to install the tonneau while I still have to windshield off to replace the corroded posts.

If it's, only 1" too short it's not really short but shrunk just a bit.
Lay it in the sun for 5-10 minutes..it'll easily grow like it rolled in Viagra. Alan

I'll try putting it out in the sun again.

A while ago I tried putting it in the sun for several days trying to get the wrinkles out. That wasn't totally successful so I bought a steamer and tried using that on the underside. I wish I hadn't done that because it took some of the black color out. Of course, not many people will see the underside of my tonneau but I will know.

It seems to be short to the rear of the door opening. I think this is at least partly due to me using tenax fasteners instead of snaps and they are farther from the edge than snaps would be.

I think Viagra takes about 45 minutes. Five or 10 minutes may not be long enough.

Michael--Alan meant to put the TIN in the sun! Just makin sure.---Jack

I was wondering how much the SS louvered firewall will expand in the sun? From skinny dipping experience I know mine shrink and shrevil up when I get them wet - especially when its a bit nippy out.

My tonneau was too short as well, but only over the instruments SOOO I used the piece that was cut out of the rear window of top! sewed(My GF) it on adding an inch or so.

No decided not to use it - the CMC has a large 1/2 moon raised fiberglass area which has big cut out to get cooling air directly into the fan.  So that firewall is 1/4 missing on a CMC.  See CMC build manual for details.  Not sure if VS has same cooling feature.