Lighter = Faster (N/A build thread #2)

[Silver86]

yikes!

i do like the cluster ideas though!

[infernosg]

Originally Posted by Silver86

yikes!

i do like the cluster ideas though!

So far it's the worst part on the car. The driver's side is pristine except for that black crap, which I've also discovered is even inside the doors! I'll just treat that section like any other accident damage; drill out the spot welds and replace.

Back before the holidays I finished swapping the front subframe. Empty red car:



Removed with steering rack:



In its new home:



Though it's heavier I decided to keep the tilting steering column from the red car in case the lower seating position warrants the use of the tilt feature.



I don't feel like removing the ignition switches so I've been working on swapping all the locks on the cars. It works out in the end since the locks from the '89 are in better shape.

Been focusing on stripping down the red car. Someone wants the chassis so I need to get everything off I intent to keep so I can get rid of it. This is how the interior looked Monday night:



It's a bigger mess now.