Ariel's Story - A tale of a Utah Corolla by ariel_86

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Another day off, another day spent with a chisel in hand!

This was the part I was most worried about. How much rust would I find in the floor or firewall? Luckily, it looks like most of it is surface rust that can be taken out with a wire wheel.

Also, anyone have a clue about what that little rectangle hole is in the floor? It has a cover and there are identical ones on the passenger side and beneath the front seats. It's like they are a pocket for the frame rails? I dunno.

This area has me worried though...

I also tried to weigh the interior I removed from the car, but my parents digital bathroom scale didn't want to cooperate, so I have no numbers at the moment. Honestly, I am guessing that I only removed 40 or 45 pounds by taking out all the trim, backseats, carpet, headliner, etc. I still want to weigh the chipped off sound deadening. I'll try to collect it all into a bag or bucket and weigh that sometime soon.

3-29-2015

Its been a while since I've updated this, but I'm making progress on the dash. I might put together a proper update soon.

Here's a little before/after teaser.