{"id":816,"date":"2012-11-17T15:38:16","date_gmt":"2012-11-17T21:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/?p=816"},"modified":"2013-01-20T16:54:46","modified_gmt":"2013-01-20T22:54:46","slug":"firewall-brackets-nov-17-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/2012\/11\/firewall-brackets-nov-17-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Toe Boards Nov 17, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Had a little bit of time today so played with the patch pieces because before I can replace the firewall brackets, I need to patch the toe-board areas. \u00a0I must also take into consideration where my patch will connect with the full floor pan I will be replacing. \u00a0So after studying some pictures of a full floor pan, I cut into my two partial floor pans for the pieces I will use to patch.<\/p>\n<p>Used some tape as a guide so I cut as straight as possible:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P10100022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-817\" title=\"P10100022\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P10100022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P10100022.jpg 568w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P10100022-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P10100041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-818\" title=\"P10100041\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P10100041.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"757\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P10100041.jpg 757w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P10100041-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P10100041-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other side:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-819\" title=\"P1010005\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010005.jpg 568w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010005-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P10100071.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-820\" title=\"P10100071\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P10100071.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"757\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P10100071.jpg 757w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P10100071-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P10100071-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cleaned-up the edges a bit and decided on focusing on the passenger side first where the rusted-out area was bent up from removing the firewall bracket:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-821\" title=\"P1010008\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"757\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010008.jpg 757w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010008-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010008-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So I used the plasma cutter to trim some of it away so the pan will sit in there better to give me an idea of where to cut next:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-822\" title=\"P1010009\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"757\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010009.jpg 757w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010009-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010009-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-823\" title=\"P1010010\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"757\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010010.jpg 757w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010010-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/P1010010-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The plan for tomorrow is to cut the floor area smaller than the patch panel, then &#8211; if time permits, trim the patch panel to fit in the cut-out area. \u00a0I should also mention that there are two ways to do this: either lap one piece over the other (easier) or butt them right next to each-other side-by-side (harder). \u00a0I want to butt them together which is a little more work and difficult, but should have better results in the long run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Had a little bit of time today so played with the patch pieces because before I can replace the firewall brackets, I need to patch the toe-board areas. \u00a0I must also take into consideration where my patch will connect with the full floor pan I will be replacing. \u00a0So after studying some pictures of a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dougbratton.info\/blog\/2012\/11\/firewall-brackets-nov-17-2012\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Toe Boards Nov 17, 2012<\/span> <span 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