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opening the cowl

From 1972 Ford Ranchero, documented by 2seater.

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1972 Ford Ranchero - starting at the Pass side corner cutting out spot welds 1972 Ford Ranchero - sometimes to find a weld that's hiding you can pull up on the loose side to see where it's still holding 1972 Ford Ranchero - a little pry on the loose side while you're cutting will let you know as soon as you're through, so you don't go deeper than you need to 1972 Ford Ranchero - more prying to find hiding welds 1972 Ford Ranchero - I lifted the rolled over top edge for better access to lift up on the rest of the welds. it was easy to roll it back down after the lower w… 1972 Ford Ranchero - closer shot of a hiding weld 1972 Ford Ranchero - with the top cowl panel removed we can see the remains of an earlier attempt to seal the fresh air intake, it worked for a while, until the… 1972 Ford Ranchero - a lot of perforated rust along the whole bottom panel of the cowl, or what they called 'the Pillow' on the assy line because the top & bott… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Driver side corner where the fresh air vent would be if it were a non-A/C car, more trouble here 1972 Ford Ranchero - reconstructed intake stand-off. for some reason I decided to go with rivets rather than tack weld it in 1972 Ford Ranchero - fiberglass resin & cloth to cover the holes 1972 Ford Ranchero - i sprayed black paint onto a wet fiberglass resin 'wash' in hopes that the paint won't ever peel off 1972 Ford Ranchero - inside of cowl cover rust treated, extra holes patched & epoxy painted ready to go back on 1972 Ford Ranchero - closer shot of the holes left from cutting the spotwelds out 1972 Ford Ranchero - top edge of cowl cover clamped in place 1972 Ford Ranchero - some clamps near the fuse box area of the cowl 1972 Ford Ranchero - Firewall and engine bay of a 1972 Ford Ranchero undergoing restoration work. 1972 Ford Ranchero - The firewall of a 1972 Ford Ranchero, painted yellow, shows its construction with numerous rivets and openings.