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

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February 13, 2015 - Interior Progress!

With most everything pulled out of the car, I first wanted to get an idea about how the original door panels looked and how they went together. 

It wasn’t hard to pull them apart.

One door done. 

Both door cards apart.

I will use these as a template for the new door cards I plan on making. They won’t be contoured or have armrests like the factory ones. Just something simple.

Glad to be rid of these ugly, cracking plastic trays from the armrests.

I also cleaned off the rest of the foam matting from the roof.

Should be about ready to wipe it down with some goo gone or wax & grease remover.

I also started chipping out the sound deadening. I started on the passenger side. No dry ice, no hammer, no chisel, just a couple of flat head screwdrivers and 30 year old sound material.

After posting that progress on FB, a friend has graciously loaned me some hammers and chisels to finish the job. The right tools make the job so much easier.

After getting most of the passenger side done, I pulled out the driver seat to get to work on that side. This is the first time since I mounted the seat in the car that I’ve removed it. Kinda crazy.

So much room for activities!

I hope to finish chipping out the sound deadening within a week, then I will try to weigh all the pieces I can to see approximately how much weight I removed.