BC

And then I decided I could turn the car into a sunroofless 928, so I can fit in it with a helmet - I think it will turn out okay:





I am going slowly to be careful with the metal, and I don't know what I will put in there yet, but it has to be light.

steaditim

MY EYES!
MY GOD, MY EYES

BC

I don't suppose that if I had a 90GT I would be touching it.... Much.

Lizard928

heh looking good Brendan

BC

I should take some new pics. Those are from when the foam was still there. All I have to do now before the new sound deadening goes on is to get the last few bits of foam and glue from the metal surface.

And work out what to do with the sunroof hole.

85fortheDrive

Brendan:

Don't forget to take out the rear seat safety belt receptacles. Those need to be soundproofed too....

Peace.

perrys4

Why does this make me so sad??

BC

Already done!

BC

Ah, Perry, well, maybe because you don't have any faith?

perrys4

No, I just know if I took a car down to that state it would never see the road again. I will be smiling when you post photos of it all back together. Good luck, your a brave soul.

BC

I should have put a smiley there. Some of my cars have never made it back. 2 out of three have gotten back on the road. The other will as well, just not by me.

steaditim

Brendan:

I would love to do a project like this someday. I can't imagine how much more fun these cars would be lighten up.

Post more pics please.

T

JHowell37

If you're turning this into a track car, why replace the sound deadening? I'd have all that HVAC stuff out of it as well. Throw the rear hatch in the dumpster and replace with some chicken wire. Take out the headlight mechanisms and glass over the holes in the fenders. Just be careful with the sunroof, you don't want to cut out any structural rigidity.

BC

The 78 is for racing (the one with the paint issue you and I have discussed), the headlights are gone, as are most useless brackets, and the hatch is there, but with polycarbonate for the window - and its a non-sunroof. It DOES have sound deadening, since it was put in before all these plans changed (once again, only do something when it needs to be done, or you will constantly be chasing your tail on projects that morph).

So this 86 will be a DD, and I am aging (nearly 30) into someone who wants a car I can hear myself think in. I know, I'm getting soft.

mark kibort

i hope you are using a real heat gun for this internal stripping. if not, its 10x harder!
a puddy knife and a heat gun are magic

MK