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Do not cut the entire firewall out.  The only thing it needs is one small hole on the passenger side for an hvac box stud, a small filler piece for the hvac passthrough (I used a piece of rubber instead of new steel), and the driver's side just needs the steering column hole moved slightly.  Look through some 97+ threads such as Alexia's and you'll see a very small area of the firewall (12" x 6" ish) gets moved over.  On my build, I just made the hole slightly larger on the original MJ firewall and filled in with a larger (built my own) rubber grommet, no transfer necessary.  Absolute waste of time and energy to move the entire firewall.  Could even cause leaks or unnecessary weakness in the truck.

 

Not knocking your idea (all ideas are welcome for anything) I'm just very strongly advising against it.

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14 hours ago, Dzimm said:

Do not cut the entire firewall out.  .... Could even cause leaks or unnecessary weakness in the truck.

 

Not knocking your idea (all ideas are welcome for anything) I'm just very strongly advising against it.

I agree with this assessment.   The complexity of welding in a large irregularly shaped piece outweighs the benefits.

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