Weight Reduction!
06-28-2004, 10:23 PM
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Ah...finally got around to ripping the rest of this...dung...out of my car...its really a good thing cuz I needed the extra space for my new ignition system components to mount properly...then about 30 mins after taking these pictures ups rolls up with all the stuff I need 
anyway...pppppppictures...look at that dung...total...crapola
anyway...pppppppictures...look at that dung...total...crapola
06-29-2004, 02:51 AM
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I plugged the wholes cuz the stupid wasps here fill anything they find open with mud...not fun
figured there was some more junk inside the dash...but I'm not really worried about digging it all out...seems like more trouble than its worth if you ask me
figured there was some more junk inside the dash...but I'm not really worried about digging it all out...seems like more trouble than its worth if you ask me
06-29-2004, 06:32 AM
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This is gonna sound ghetto as hell, but it works very well and looks good too...
When I ripped out my AC, I plugged the two holes in the firewall using the pop off caps from a milk jug. Painted them both black and coated the backs with high heat gasket sealer. After cleaning up the excess sealer it looks like they're supposed to be there!
Oh and if you're really retarded aout weight reduction like I am, the condenser thing under the dash weighs about 5 or 10 lbs...it's heavy! I ripped it out and fabbed up a piece of aluminum hose to replace the hole left behind. It works really well and looks kinda nice if you take the time to look under there.
When I ripped out my AC, I plugged the two holes in the firewall using the pop off caps from a milk jug. Painted them both black and coated the backs with high heat gasket sealer. After cleaning up the excess sealer it looks like they're supposed to be there!
Oh and if you're really retarded aout weight reduction like I am, the condenser thing under the dash weighs about 5 or 10 lbs...it's heavy! I ripped it out and fabbed up a piece of aluminum hose to replace the hole left behind. It works really well and looks kinda nice if you take the time to look under there.
06-29-2004, 12:23 PM
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this is gonna sound even more ghetto than what he did
the top hole...i found a spark plug...which I believe was origionally out of my car...piece of crap plug...it fit perfectly in the top hole...turned a bit...nice and tight
then I found a bolt in my box as well...which appears to be about...eh...half inch or somethin...i'm bad at juding...either way...stuck it in the bottom hole...twist a bit...nice and tight
the top hole...i found a spark plug...which I believe was origionally out of my car...piece of crap plug...it fit perfectly in the top hole...turned a bit...nice and tight
then I found a bolt in my box as well...which appears to be about...eh...half inch or somethin...i'm bad at juding...either way...stuck it in the bottom hole...twist a bit...nice and tight
06-30-2004, 03:23 AM
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I dunno about where you guys live...but if I leave ANYTHING unplugged...something moves in...stupid wasps usually...building their mud nests...i've gotta pop the hood and remove 3 or 4 of those things a week sometimes...its crazy
so no matter what i'm doing to the car...if theres a hole...i'm lookin for something to plug it with...cuz the stupid wasps are already trying to move in
so no matter what i'm doing to the car...if theres a hole...i'm lookin for something to plug it with...cuz the stupid wasps are already trying to move in