Firewall Protection

[gmcjetpilot]

I enjoy the ingenuity and research builders do. Personally my thought is the
fiberglass cowl will not last long with a full blown fuel fed fire even if the firewall
has extra protection. The benefit of firewall insulation is less heat and noise
into cockpit. Fire? I think stock stainless firewall is sufficient with that in mind.
A fire would be a nightmare. Have the best fuel lines under the cowl for sure.
Oil fires and catastrophic engine failures are also risks.

[Brdog42]

dwranda,

What did you use for the firewall pass throughs?

[dwranda]

Originally Posted by Brdog42

dwranda,

What did you use for the firewall pass throughs?

The stainless steel closet rod holders from Amazon. Inserted from the back with a washer on the front to sandwich the firewall.

[Brdog42]

Originally Posted by dwranda

The stainless steel closet rod holders from Amazon. Inserted from the back with a washer on the front to sandwich the firewall.

Thanks! Going shopping...

[160kt]

If you would, please post a link to what you find. Thank you

[Cannon]

I’m quickly getting to the point where I’ll be making lots of FWF decisions and poking holes in the firewall of my RV-8. I bought it as an unfinished project, and the previous builder painted the inside of the fuselage, including the firewall..

I plan on insulating the engine side of the firewall (already have the Fiberfrax - just need the foil), but need to deal with the paint. Any suggestions on how to remove paint from the inside of a SS firewall? I can’t imagine that the fiberfrax/foil combo would keep it cool enough to ignore this in a fire situation.