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2-7-2013
so i've decided to go ahead and spot weld all the seams on the chassis. at least the interior and engine bay anyway. may end up doing the hatch area in the future. been waiting until i either find a friend with a welder or until i purchase my own welder before i take out the dash harness and all. once that's done i'll still have the sound deadening to remove then wire wheel all the seam sealer from all the seams. after that's all done i can do the welding i want and also lay the aftermarket sound deadener/heat barrier. once that's done the pedals can go in and the interior slowly start coming back together.
i've also started thinking more about weight and trying to save alittle here and there wherever i can so i'm gonna try and keep that in mind during my build. i also want the car to be safe so i've been thinking about a cage. not sure if i wanna go with a prefabbed piece or what tho.
i've decided to get rid of the airbag system and all it's wiring. gonna remove the srs harness from the dash harness and front harness as well. i've got the protege steering wheel and airbag and i wanna try to remove the airbag from the wheel. not only is it more weight but, it's just dangerous from what i've read. i have also been given an rx8 seat. it's actually the pass side but from what i've seen so far, i should be able to make it fit for a drivers seat. i wanna remove the airbag from the seat as well. i like the hard plastic backing on the seat too and the fact that it only weighs ~5 lbs more is good. it'll shed more weight once the airbag is removed.
i'm not really sure i'm gonna keep the seat yet. i'm sure it'll look good but, i'd really like to get a pair of aftermarket seats from bride or recaro. i haven't given much more thought to the interior. right now i'm worried about wiring and getting all that sorted. i'm just trying to read and gather as much info as possible.
2-12-2013
i've got alot to do and everyday a new idea comes to mind. i'm an avid speedhunters reader so i love seeing all the time attack cars and things they do to improve their cars and times. they're really an inspiration.
as far as my car goes, i'm not stripping the car entirely. it'd be great to get it stripped and on a rotisserie. i haven't given too much thought to spraying the undercarriage. i did get some aerosol rubberized undercoating to spray the wheel wells with when i get that far.
i've also been wanting to replace alotta the bushings but, i'm finding it hard to drop the cash on a new bushing set. i have been keeping my eyes open for good deals on here tho. i got some superpro toe link bushings from a guy that had some left over while selling some other parts. once i pulled the toe links i was only able to get one side out. i did try pressing the new bushings in but it didn't happen. i'm trying to find a friend with a press to get these things in. right now the bushings have taken a backseat until that happens.
i haven't done any work on the car in a week or so. i need to get more motivated and finish removing the carpet & sound deadener. i've also decided to remove that loose padding from under the carpet too. i think that's where the "old" smell is coming from. don't think i'm gonna replace it.
been thinking more and more about getting a welder. not sure exactly what i need to get to start off on the right foot. i've been reading up on different types of welding and how to go about it. i think a mig welder would be good to start off with. saw some flux core welders on the cheaper side but, i'm still not sure if it'll give me the results i want. i just want a nice clean spot weld to join the seams in the car. any ideas?