February 13, 2015 - Interior Progress!
With most everything pulled out of the car, I first wanted to get an idea about how the original door panels looked and how they went together.
It wasn’t hard to pull them apart.
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One door done.
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Both door cards apart.
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I will use these as a template for the new door cards I plan on making. They won’t be contoured or have armrests like the factory ones. Just something simple.
Glad to be rid of these ugly, cracking plastic trays from the armrests.
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I also cleaned off the rest of the foam matting from the roof.
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Should be about ready to wipe it down with some goo gone or wax & grease remover.
I also started chipping out the sound deadening. I started on the passenger side. No dry ice, no hammer, no chisel, just a couple of flat head screwdrivers and 30 year old sound material.
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After posting that progress on FB, a friend has graciously loaned me some hammers and chisels to finish the job. The right tools make the job so much easier.
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After getting most of the passenger side done, I pulled out the driver seat to get to work on that side. This is the first time since I mounted the seat in the car that I’ve removed it. Kinda crazy.
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So much room for activities!
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I hope to finish chipping out the sound deadening within a week, then I will try to weigh all the pieces I can to see approximately how much weight I removed.