I am wanting to remove the sheets of tar that are adhered to the floorboard
of my car under the carpet. The problem is that I don't really know the
optimal way to do this. I have heard of two methods:
1)heat gun and a scraper. This does not sound like a viable option--too much
work and chance of getting the crap burned out of me.
2)dry ice. I read in the se-r archives that you can put slabs of dry ice on
the sheets of tar and the cold will cause them to turn brittle, crack and
come loose. This sounds like a much cleaner, easier solution, but I don't
know if it actually works, and I don't know where to start looking for dry
ice.
If anyone can help me out on my questions in number 2 above, or knows
another effective way to get the tar off, I would really appreciate the
advice.
As to the weight reduction part, I really want to put the car on a crash
diet. I have a 94 four-door, which has already had AC, backseat, carpet,
rear seatbelts, jack, spare tire, and factory exhaust manifold removed. What
else can I remove without making the car totally useless/uncomfortable as a
daily driver? I have front and rear STB's, so is there any extraneous
bracing that can be ditched? I won't remove the radio, and I want to keep
the bulk of the plastic interior parts intact (dash, center console, shifter
housing, etc.) just to keep it from looking totally stripped. Aside from the
above constraints, I don't mind getting fairly hardcore about this--between
my built suspension, stb's, ES motor mount inserts and the noise level, I
may as well be driving a dedicated race car anyway, so I don't mind a little
more NVH. Again, thanks for any info you may be able to share.
Slimming down the car,
JWolfe
_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
+---------------------------- Advertisement ---------------------------+
Import Parts Plus - http://www.importpartsplus.com <- CLICK HERE
Need more horsepower? We can help! Convenient online shopping!
