MyBuildup. stich weld wire relocation

[NateKim]

What did you paint the interior with? How did you strip the stock sound deadening/paint?

[FallbrookS13]

Originally Posted by NateKim

What did you paint the interior with? How did you strip the stock sound deadening/paint?

i removed the sound deadening with a air hammer/chisel on a cold night. used that technique for 3 cars and seems to work good. i took the bit to a grinder dulled it down and also taped the end of it with some duct tape. its a very delicate process. i dont actually chisel it off more like just vibrate the metal and it comes flying off. i've done the dry ice and other techniques, but i've figured the air chisel out pretty good and can do a whole car pretty quick.

for the seams i just used a heavy duty wire wheel and a hand chisel and just went out it. this is definitely the most tedious part of the project. there is a pretty huge layer going around the bottom of the rear shock towers. I also cleaned the metal with acetone after that. some day im gonna get a good paint job and at that time ill strip everything and get the whole car sprayed inside and out. but for now its just rattle can... like the exterior of my car.

Originally Posted by McRussellPants

Why did you stitch the seat braces?

pretty much cause i wanted to, pretty simple. its a triangle piece that connects my shock tower to the chassis which is a strong design and i wanted to reinforce it.... you think that structure is only there to support seats ? i doubt that since the coupe has a whole piece that goes across from shock tower to shock tower.. seems like something they had to design for the hatch that wouldn't go all the way across so there could still be good storage room when the seats are down and also add support... im sure that is why they came up with that piece. in addition im sure some cornering forces will be distributed though that piece and now its stronger.

you can see that in this pic