Firewall open allowing motor heat to pass into the cab.

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Eugene Adams on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 10:13 pm:

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Whoever made the body of my recently purchased Depot Hack didn’t do any favors when he left a firewall ‘see through’ opening between passenger area into the motor compartment area. I don’t need to explain about all the heat from the motor drifting and being fan blown back from a hot motor!

My pictures should be pretty self-explanatory as to what I did.

I figured; while I am doing this chore that I might as well place a shield between the floorboard and the area under it. There wasn’t enough space available to allow air space between the floorboard and the shield.

The filler piece and the shield is a section of rain gutter cut and beat out flat.

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Eugene Adams on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 10:33 pm:

One of the duplicate bottom pictures should have been this composite picture of my floorboard shield.Sorry about that.
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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Craig Anderson, central Wisconsin on Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 01:15 am:

I think you should do whatever you have to do......kind of like Ford did with the early 20's coupes: http://www.funprojects.com/products/3638E10.cfm

They just made an oddball piece to fill an oddball space........you'll fit right in....... :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Dimock, Newfields NH, USA on Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 02:12 am:

Great Idea ! My grand daughters don't want to ride in the front of my hack in the summer because it is too hot - I have racer's insulation on the exhaust pipe and my Dad put thin insulation on the bottom of the floor board over the exhaust pipe. Making an aluminum shield makes sense. Thanks for the idea and pictures. :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Will,, Trenton,,,New Jersey on Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 05:59 am:

I use a combination of things,,,,, First I use heat tape on the exhaust pipe then I installed that silver heat sheald stuff dirt car racers use stapled under my floor boards, Then on the top side I use camping sleeping mats. Not only does this keep the heat down but also keeps my feet from burning on long trips


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By George Button III (Chip), Lake Clear, NY on Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 07:52 am:

Depending on the year and the proper firewall, there is a metal "Pie Pan" cover and another board that fills that gap. I will try to post a picture of the floorboard on my 14.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By George_Cherry Hill NJ on Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 08:21 am:

That sure took care of it, great thinking!

As other George mentioned, depending on how the hack body is built, sometimes you can get away with one of the stock shields.



Yeah I know, open hack with a manifold heater, lol, it came that way but the shut off grate works fine :-):-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charlie B actually in Toms River N.J. on Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 08:43 am:

Those stock fitz all boards can be a problem anyway. I used mine as a template to cut a new set from 5/8" Poplar which was laying around the shop. Cut & try, Cut & try. It took a while but I've got a set that fits perfectly. Note the top most board. It hugs the metal work "like it was made for it". Those brush kits that fit in the pedal slots and a good mat help too.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Eugene Adams on Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 09:59 am:

monkeyscratch Then, evidently the firewall opening to the engine on my Hack is not unusual?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Walker, NW AR on Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 10:22 am:

Gene -- No, it's not unusual at all. Fun Projects makes correct dash shields for most years of Model T's:

http://www.funprojects.com/search.cfm?querystr=dash+shield&querytype=all

Of course, your solution is a good one, and you can say you did it yourself. :-)


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