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2-12-2009
Todays progress...
With the dash off, my main project today was to pull the black rubber trim/insulation that runs up and down the firewall and a couple inches under the carpet. I had to also pull the kick panels since this extends behind there too, no big deal since those are just held in place by 4 philip screws.
The rubber is a major PITA. I was hoping it would all just slide out, but I ended up having to get a box cutter and slice and dice it up. The worst part was around and under the steering wheel. Took the most time here, probably an hour, where the passenger side i had out in a few minutes. I just kept cutting smaller sections out and was left with one piece that went under the steering column which i had to grab ahold of with some channel locks and gently tug out.
The weight reduction thread says this is aprox 15 pounds, which I believe, there is also foam like insulation on the back too which was kind of a bitch when cutting the rubber.
Here are a picture of the scrap pile for today...
The bare firewall, minus all this wiring (kind of nervous to start cutting this out, but looks like you can save some weight by doing this) If anyone see's anything I can get rid of, let me know
Snapped a picture of the HVAC block off plate I made from some sheet metal from Menards.
Also the following couple pictures, Im not sure if I need these or not...any ideas what they are?
This metal thing is on both sides, not sure if it weighs anything or the purpose, but if i dont need it...its gone
Im guessing I need this? It was under the drivers side dash, had to pull it to get the rubber insulation off.
On the passenger side, a bunch of lose ends...
