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Can someone post a picture of a 1922 wood firewall with the cap/gutter on top? Attached is a picture of the 22 body as I got it back from the body builder. It does not have the two side caps on the firewall and it appears that the top cap ends up too high angainst the body. I don"t have the hood here for a trial installation but it looks like it would be above the cowl if it was installed. Is the firewall supposed to have the side caps and should there be the half round cutouts for the hood hinges? Thanks, Art

Our Canadian cars had the half round cut outs for the hood hinges. The rain gutter comes down to the cut outs at the sides and the cap pieces on the sides go from the bottom of the cutouts to the base of the firewall. The side pieces are very thin. I replicated some using metal cut from a 1 gallon fuel can. Sheet metal available was too thick.
As far as height goes, the webbing on which the hood sits needs to be about level with the cowl panel. That way just the rolled edge on the hood sits a little above the cowl panel and so does not scrape/rub the paint from the cowl.
If the firewall is high at the back, the fit of he hood at the radiator sides will be compromised.

Hope this helps.
Allan from down under.

Here are a couple pictures of what I hav. As I said, the top of the firewall appears to be too high and also it serms too wide at the sides. Did they all have the side caps? I dont have a clear picture of begore it was disassembled. Also, is the radiator shroud attached anywhere besides at the two radiator mount bolts? Art

I have a 21 and 22 with wood firewalls. Both have the metal drip rail about 1/8 inch proud of the cowl plus the cowl lace. Also, the sides are about the same. The hoods fit very well front and back and do not rub the cowl paint. Les

The low radiator shells only have the two mounting bolts holding the shell in place. Sometimes you need to check the fit around the neck hole. On one of mine I had to fit a slice of hard black plastic around the back of the hole to prevent the shell gouging the neck.

Your firewall looks well high to me. Now might be the time to mark it, remove it and trim some off to achieve the same fit as the red car in the posts above.

Allan from down under

Allan, tell me more about your Canadian project it has left hand drive but no hinges on the driver's door?