Multiple Panel Firewall

[BZ]

Hello everyone,

We're making a multiple panel firewall this year and are a bit concerned about the rule requiring that the panels be sealed at the joints.

Have any of you made a multiple panel firewall and had any issues at tech with joints in the firewall? I wanted to fasten them together with plastic rivets and seal them with some edge trim but I don't know if the rules require something hardier.

I am currently trying to contact the rules committee about this but to my knowledge, they have a minimum two week response time and unfortunately, I need to decide how to seal the firewall in two days.

Thanks,

[jlangholzj]

we do, never have had issues. IIRC, it's a maximum of a 1/8" gap around the edges...which can easily be conformed to and then covered with edge trim. Our split is in the middle and it overlaps....so no problems there either.

[Dunk Mckay]

We've done thisd in the past and I believe we had an overlap at the seams and put some fire resistant silicon gel type stuff along them.

[Alex Lewis]

We generally have a gap of 5-10mm between our firewall and chassis side panels covered with a large strip of foil tape - been running that style for 2-3years with no dramas.

[BZ]

Thanks for the quick responses guys. I guess I won't have to worry about the firewall not passing tech.