Pierre Martins

Okay, after 3 days of crawling around inside a 928 we finally got rid of all the tar, foam and contact adhesive. Used the heatgun tip to remove the tar, and liberal amounts of acetone applied by paintbrush to remove the residue.

Geesh, I'm hurting in places i didn't know i had places, lol, but I guess it was worth it, ditching more weight from the car +/- 70kg.

Now we gotta paint the inside...

Pierre Martins

We didn't have much time to work on the car yesterday, but we quickly painted the front half of the interior, cut the skid plates and put them in there (loose) to get a feel for what it's gonna look like -

Benton

Aren't those skid plates going to be in the way of the cage? Looks nice. Did the tar come off easily with acetone? I'm NOT looking forward to doing the interior, although I will probably get to work on it next week sometime.

Pierre Martins

No, they haven't been bolted down yet. No, they won't be in the way of the roll cage. I plan to have the cage welded in. We're a bit out of sequence here, but i couldn't wait to start on the inside.

You must use a heatgun to remove the tar. Acetone only removes the residue underneath. The interior is a **** job, but the rewards are huge. You can get rid of plenty weight here = cheap mod and you will cut more weight than you could imagine.

Good luck and post pics, will ya?

Cheers,
Pierre.

Pierre Martins

An interesting point worth mentioning - We noticed the more we strip stuff from the interior (and the rest of the car) to save weight, the more it bends when you jack it up at one corner, the doors won't open or close when jacked up anymore...

The tub is very flexible. Perhaps the roll cage will sort that out.

Benton

I have about half of it out with the heat gun so far, but the residue looks pretty mean as well. I'll definitely update my thread soon, once I'm done with the rod bearings.

What did you do about the body glue (or whatever) that was under the tar paper? ...that off-white junk that is squishy.

I hear ya about doing stuff out of sequence... I tend to leave the worst stuff for last.

Pierre Martins

Sad news.

I don't know whether it is right posting this, but my heart goes out to Gavin and his family. His son passed away this morning. It's been a hard struggle for all involved since November last year. I'm just an outsider, but I've witnessed his family take strain and go through tough emotional times.

If you've been following this thread, please spare a moment of thought for a fellow 928 enthusiast - Gavin, and please shoot a prayer for him and his family.

Thank you.
Pierre.

Benton

Wow, that is awful. Gavin, may God bless you and your family. I can't imagine what you are going through, but stay strong.

bcdavis

That really sucks...

Pierre Martins

Bodywork is almost done...

sublimate

That's looking sweet, Pierre. That 1st pic has some of the lines of a 60's era Camero.

DoubleNutz

No doubt...SWEET is an understatement!

bgrabner

Pierre - that is hands down the most beautiful body mod I have ever seen on a 928 - would love to see more pics! Kudos to you on such a professional job!

Bill

SharkSkin

Wow, that looks really aggressive... any butt shots?

Pierre Martins

Thanks for the compliments.

I'm fetching the car from Gavin's place tomorrow. When I get it home I'll take plenty pics from all angles and post them here.

Cheers,
Pierre.