For those who have replaced your firewall pad what are you using? I am considering getting one for my 51 since I normally use them, but all I have seen online is an ABS plastic part that is almost $200 without shipping.

 

I put carpet padding (automotive type, not foam) on the firewall and covered it with pond liner. Total cost about $40. It's hard to find totally black pond liner, apparently they use recycled materials, but it's out there. I think it was 40 mil thick. Easy to clean.

 

Good idea, I may even have similar materials already in stock, plus I dont want the factory punch outs since I welded up all the stock firewall holes.

 

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anyone use the ABS one? Just curious what it looks like and why they would make it out of ABS instead of original style materials. Most muscle cars I have dealt with had new pads available for not much money.

 

The original was corrugated cardboard with asphalt-impregnated paper cover. No way to fold it to ship, and talk about a fire hazard... When I removed mine, I found that wherever there was a blank hole in the firewall, oil/grease had come thru and wicked into the material. Quite a mess.

 

I used the one sold by Quiet ride solutions. They custom build each one to your specifications and they fit without modifications.
http://www.quietride.com/catalogpdfs...72_catalog.pdf