not an entire lot done today/this week. I just put an order from j-auto for some parts to start step one of many steps of my build..

anyways...I realized that removing the sound dampening stuff from the floor board was not really that hard....Since it has been in the high 90's in Minnesota it came off easy....

took around 30 minutes to do the rear hatch section...





I took off some other stuff too, but did not take a pic of it...I plan on going over to my dads and working on taking apart the rear I picked up earlier this week.....need to get that prepped as well...

 

anybody have any advice on how to get the black "bushings" off the front control arms?

 

Torch!

 

wont that warp the metal?

 

a propane torch won't warp cast aluminum, especially since the rubber will burn off long before any damage would be done

 

Just cut them down the centre if your scared of using a torch. And your not supposed to use a torch on suspension components. So unless it's the llast resort don't use it.

 

Yea I plan on doing that tomorrow. there is rubber a metal piece then the rubber...I just need to find the right tool to cut it without causing damage to the arm


anyways a little more work I did today...it was extra hot so I did not get much accomplished.









OLD v. NEW

 

I just cut the bushings out...



only took about 10 minutes each arm...took my time haha

 

I didn't mean to puta torch to the control arm, just to set the bushings on fire if they were stuck. Sounds like you figured it out though, nice work.

 

Yeah that works lol but stinks like ****..and toxic fumes.

 

So I just figured I had an extra hour before I needed to get ready for class to try and get more of the sound crap off the floorboards.

here is what it came out like in about an hour to an hour and half.






sadly as you can see that there is a set of rust spots that found their way thru my floorboards...this means more cutting and welding for me



anyways sorry for this cluttered pic lol





anyways this is how she looks now....have not finished the front driver side because I have not pulled the wires thru my fire wall

 

that it would but yea i had to improvise

 

Dude dry ice works awesome for sound deadener. You break it up and spread it on the deadener then smash it right off with a hammer. Dry ice is available from any welding supply place. And use Kerosene to clean up the residue of the deadener.

 

I know .....but I could not find any supplier in Minnesota that sold dry ice.......

I have kerosene, but would it be alright to just sand blast my interior to get that residue up

 

So just a little update....

I received the following parts today in the mail that I ordered a week or so ago













more to come soon!!!

 

sadly my pics front the first two pages are now gone??!?!??!

anyone know if it would be ok to restart a new thread?

well regardless here is what I finally got around to doing tonight. was going to pull the motor but my class got out pretty late...

 

just upload the photos to photobucket. Looks like you have your hands full with this 7

 

I'll create an account lol. But yea it's going to be completely redone. I ordered the spherical bearings from awr and will post picks of my subframe and arm components when they are back from powder coating

 

so as I was having my dad pull out my motor/tranny today I realized I forgot to unhook on of the harnesses from the engine bay

I nearly pulled the car off the stands and made it fall onto the ground





but I did manage to get it out without doing that!!!



its going to be going forsale, but I have no idea what it is worth

anyways...my car now sits sideways lol

 

I just got in from the shop tonight and I sand blasted the front arms..they do look purrday now hahaha

before




after



I will take them to get powder coated as soon as I get my subframe/cross member and rear arms sand blasted

 

naaaaaas!

 

Lookin good dude. Don't sand blast in your interior you'll regret it. Brush kerosene on the tar and let it sit for awhile most of it will come off.

 

Why would i regret it? I would like to get the paint off inside tho? Is there a reason not to? is it just a mess or would that too warp the metal?

I know this place "Blastmasters" said they sandblast the interior and soda blast the exterior....so i was trying to save some money and do the interior/enginebay wheel wells and some of the bottom myself..

 

Dude sand gets EVERYWHERE!! You will be vacuuming sand out for months. Lol ask me how i know.

Just clean the tar off with kerosene and Dynamat it. You wont regret it. Maybe the price of the Dynamat lol that's it.

 

hahaha ok "how do you know?"

well...I may just do the engine bay and under then...let the blastmasters do the rest...

either way my entire car is going to get repainted....so thats why i am pretty concerned of getting "all" of the paint off that I can...