Inspecting the firewall - 2 hours

Now that I've had time to let things sit and I can now really look at things. I'm really becoming uncomfortable with how the firewall looks. When you really look at it, since that sealant is soo thick, I fear that I do not have a good solid mechanical connection between the pieces.

After much swearing, looking, head scratching. I decided to drill out this connection to get a better look. It ends up to look much worse than it really is. Where the parts actually mate, the sealant is very thin. however, by drilling/punching all the rivets out I'm quite concerned that the rivet holes are too opened up/sloppy.

Being this is a major connection/stress point for the engine. I've made the difficult decision to abandon this fire wall. I will have to order a whole new firewall, but it isn't cheap and I have no money for new parts right now.

This build is put on hold for a while.