jbrentd's 2nd Chance CQ

[jbrentd]

I’ve read a little on the subject and it seems those are the most common methods for removing the sound deadening panels. Will try them and see what works best for me.


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[simons2]

I’ve heard of dry ice being used to remove sound deadening , might be worth a try

[Error404]

Heat up the sound deadening with a heat gun and use a plastic scraper to remove it - that way you won’t damage the e-coat underneath. Use panel wipe or thinners to remove the adhesive residue

[Tractor Dave]

Welding thin metal is something that takes practice. You need a good mig welder and I find it easier to use a joggler and drop an oversized patch in rather than butt weld. Hopefully, it won't be too bad when you strip the sound deadening off.

[jbrentd]

It's a lot of work to scrape out the black stuff on the floor and you are going to find quite a bit of rust.
Can you weld?
Chisel or multi tool for the black stuff. Some use a blow torch but I found it made a mess.

Can I weld? Haha...I have a welder, but I have only done some basic jobs with it.


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[Tractor Dave]

It's a lot of work to scrape out the black stuff on the floor and you are going to find quite a bit of rust.
Can you weld?
Chisel or multi tool for the black stuff. Some use a blow torch but I found it made a mess.

[jbrentd]

When I started to pull the carpets, I was hoping to find some loose change, maybe my lost parking garage badge. Not rusty floor pans. Not sure what the best plan of attack is. Any BTDT help would be appreciated.












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[jbrentd]

Managed to get the rear subframe back in place. Also routed the new emergency brake lines and ABS sensors. The sensors aren’t OEM so I cut off the old grommets to reuse. Better than nothing I suppose.





I also managed to break the emergency brake adjustment bracket. Quick trip to the hardware store and we’re back in business. The emergency brake has never worked in this car in the 10 years Since I bought it.





Couldn’t finish the rear suspension since I am waiting on my friend to press the new bearings into the hubs. So, I decided to start working on the interior. Need to remove the dash for harness and HVAC swap. Also want to pull out the carpet so I can clean it well and run the positive battery cable to the hatch. Carpets are pretty nasty.

[jbrentd]

Thanks. I know I would be unhappy with myself if I didn’t take this opportunity to get things cleaned up.

[Chris5044]

loads of work done. its a tedious job getting everything cleaned up, but definitely worth it

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[Greg_S]

loads of work done. its a tedious job getting everything cleaned up, but definitely worth it

[Nuvo]

Nice update. You've done a great job there.

[jbrentd]

It's been a why since I updated this, but some progress has been made.

With the 3B waiting on the stand, I've been working on the suspension and other stuff. I am replacing all of the bushings...solid for the subframes and poly for the rest. This was not fun.



Cleaned up the rear diff. Here are some before and after pics.





Also applied POR15 to a bunch of the suspension parts. With a box full of new hardware that i picked up this week, I hope to have most of the rear put back together. Still waiting on my buddy to press the new bearings in to the hubs though.





Cleaned up my homemade coilovers. While I was at it, I swapped the springs front and rear, added the helper springs, and fitted the AKMS/Verkline top mounts.



Next were the wheel wells, which were quite nasty. There was also a decent amount of overspray on the wheel well liners from when I had the car painted.

[jbrentd]

Progress is a little slower than I’d like on the coupe, but I was able to get some of the suspension torn down this afternoon.

I’d like to find a set of brake dust covers, but won’t hold my breath. I’ll probably just knock down the rust and apply the 3-step POR15 products. Thinking about using that stuff on a decent amount of the suspension and steering parts.

[jbrentd]

With the exception of swapping out the oil filter housing for an AAN version, I think I’m just down to running vacuum lines.



Working on making room in the coupe. Im thinking about removing the engine and transmission together. What’s your preferred method? Is it best to drop it with the subframe and all the suspension? Or other? I do plan to refresh all brake parts and bushings while it’s apart.