---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 07/18/20: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:41 AM - Classic firewall.... singleton vs steel & cooling. (Pete) 2. 11:01 AM - Re: Classic firewall.... singleton vs steel & cooling. (D McFadyean) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:41:50 AM PST US From: Pete Subject: Europa-List: Classic firewall.... singleton vs steel & cooling. Hi folks, I found on my classic that the composite firewall pretty well closed off the cowl exit on my classic, with the muffler tucked up right against it. I now wonder if the rudder pedal tubes and drive arms can be left on the engine side of the firewall, and simply fabricate a stainless firewall sheet in line with the upper firewall, leaving the rudder pedals, and all four engine mounts on the engine side of the firewall. I wonder how warm the pedals will get in the summer? My classic does have nicely overlapping and tight stainless rudder pedal passthroughs. Does anyone out there have a classic with a firewall as i have described? Cheers and thx, Pete ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:01:41 AM PST US From: D McFadyean Subject: Re: Europa-List: Classic firewall.... singleton vs steel & cooling. I have a set up (the standard set up) much the same as your proposal. The rudder pedals don't get hot. Anything in the tunnel behind the steel firewall gets really hot, unless you have a monowheel with lots of default circulating cooling air. Accordingly, I have a 'fireblanket' on the back side of the steel, which reduces temperatures in the tunnel. Duncan McF. > On 18 July 2020 at 18:39 Pete wrote: > > > > Hi folks, > > I found on my classic that the composite firewall pretty well closed off the cowl exit on my classic, with the muffler tucked up right against it. > > I now wonder if the rudder pedal tubes and drive arms can be left on the engine side of the firewall, and simply fabricate a stainless firewall sheet in line with the upper firewall, leaving the rudder pedals, and all four engine mounts on the engine side of the firewall. > > I wonder how warm the pedals will get in the summer? My classic does have nicely overlapping and tight stainless rudder pedal passthroughs. > > Does anyone out there have a classic with a firewall as i have described? > > Cheers and thx, > Pete > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message europa-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Europa-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/europa-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/europa-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.