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Here are some pics. I'm gona do a writup on it sometime soon...
http://www.steamymirror.com/dsc240sx/strip/interior.jpg
http://www.steamymirror.com/dsc240sx/strip/interior7.jpg
http://www.steamymirror.com/dsc240sx/strip/interior8.jpg
http://www.steamymirror.com/dsc240sx/strip/interior3.jpg
For the whole list click here (http://www.steamymirror.com/dsc240sx/strip)
So I don't think this made me any faster, but it really was a fun project. Not that I particularly enjoy being in ~90 degree temperatures using a heat gun and scraping goo out of my floors, but it was fun to strip the car down a bit. It was a blast driving with just the drivers seat in, felt like a race car...was pretty loud too.
Anubis
06-30-2002, 05:06 AM
looks good, trunk looks like my trunk <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'> Also, I sprayed some insulator over the steel under the upholsery and it melted that goo shit in the seams of the welds. Does anyone know what that stuff is? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':thumbsup:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>
Bbandit
06-30-2002, 06:57 AM
redline? whats it for DSC?
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Bbandit @ June 29 2002,09:57)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">redline? whats it for DSC?</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
mt-90 on the left for tranny, 75w90 gear oil on the right for diff...in the box is just the rest of those 2 types.
240meowth
06-30-2002, 12:17 PM
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DSC @ June 30 2002,09:38)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Bbandit @ June 29 2002,09:57)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">redline? whats it for DSC?</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
mt-90 on the left for tranny, 75w90 gear oil on the right for diff...in the box is just the rest of those 2 types.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
redline? REDLINE IS EVIL!!! must not do it unless u don't want to live w/ ur 3rd gear syncro...
i'm surly tryin ammsoil after i swap out my redline after a year.
Silviaholic
06-30-2002, 12:41 PM
At least you had Kudos to get you through the day
SR20Fastback
06-30-2002, 01:55 PM
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Silviaholic @ June 30 2002,11:41)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">At least you had Kudos to get you through the day</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
DAMNIT I was gonna make light of the kudos bars <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('>
Anubis
06-30-2002, 03:17 PM
If you thre a coat of dynamat on there right now, you would have some bitchin insulation. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>
HippoSleek
07-01-2002, 06:49 AM
oh... that kind of weight reduction. I was waiting to see a plug for Subway sandwiches <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>
Did you by any chance weigh what you removed? I'd be curious what it's all worth.
The other thing - too late for you, but maybe for others thinking about this: Heat guns suck (esp. in 90 deg.). Dry ice and a scraper will to it MUCH faster and much cooler. You just let it sit on it for a few minutes, then it comes off relatively easy.
No I haven't weighed it yet, here's my writeup...click me (http://www.steamymirror.com/dsc240sx/install/weight/installweight.htm)
Nismos14
07-01-2002, 11:04 PM
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (HippoSleek @ June 30 2002,09:49)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">oh... that kind of weight reduction. I was waiting to see a plug for Subway sandwiches <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
hey now dont knock on my job! imma sandwich artist and proud of it <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hehe:'>
Nismos14
07-01-2002, 11:05 PM
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (HippoSleek @ June 30 2002,09:49)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">oh... that kind of weight reduction. I was waiting to see a plug for Subway sandwiches <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
hey now dont knock on my job! imma sandwich artist and proud of it <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hehe:'>
Grant
07-02-2002, 12:21 AM
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (anubis9228 @ June 30 2002,2:17)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">If you thre a coat of dynamat on there right now, you would have some bitchin insulation. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
well that stuff was basically for sound insulation, whats the point of putting dynamat on there to add weight again?... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/dozingoff.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':zzz:'>
Anubis
07-02-2002, 01:25 AM
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Grant @ July 01 2002,02:21)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (anubis9228 @ June 30 2002,2:17)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">If you thre a coat of dynamat on there right now, you would have some bitchin insulation. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
well that stuff was basically for sound insulation, whats the point of putting dynamat on there to add weight again?... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/dozingoff.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':zzz:'></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
because it deadens the sound. duh. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/dozingoff.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':zzz:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/dozingoff.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':zzz:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/dozingoff.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':zzz:'>
Grant
07-02-2002, 03:47 AM
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (anubis9228 @ July 02 2002,12:25)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Grant @ July 01 2002,02:21)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (anubis9228 @ June 30 2002,2:17)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">If you thre a coat of dynamat on there right now, you would have some bitchin insulation. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
well that stuff was basically for sound insulation, whats the point of putting dynamat on there to add weight again?... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/dozingoff.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':zzz:'></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
because it deadens the sound. duh. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/dozingoff.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':zzz:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/dozingoff.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':zzz:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/dozingoff.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':zzz:'></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
thats what the original padding was for bro..
my240likenoother
07-02-2002, 08:36 PM
im not flaming but why do all that to lose mabye 20 pounds??
i just see no point in this it makes the car look like shit (unless its a race car) and the road noise must be unbarable on the highway <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/eh.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':eh:'>
but hey what ever flotes your boat <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sly.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':sly:'>
Actually, its not really any louder. Even with everything out it wasn't THAT loud but the carpeting and seats (rear) do most of the sound insulation and those were put back in.
As my Review (http://www.steamymirror.com/dsc240sx/review/review_weight.htm) states, there is no point. But it was a fun project none the less...I got to spend some good quality time bonding with my car <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>
I've never really worked on cars before, so taking the interior apart and seeing what was under the carpet of my big overpriced toy was pretty cool.
BTW, the sound deadening does feel like its about 15-20lbs, with the spare and everything else out I was estimating 40-50lbs weight loss.
whateverjames
07-02-2002, 09:22 PM
i used to take out the spare on my old cars. now i'm paranoid. ever since my trip to the meet in KC, i've been driving around with one of the full sized wheels that came with my car, wrapped in a trash bag, in the back seat <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> mostly becuase i didn't want to take out my amp and subs on the highway if i got a flat. that and i didn't want to drive 55 mph for 200 miles on spare on I-70. i'll take out the full sized wheel and write a review. hehe just kiddin. DSC you have a badass links section. i just may have to link to your links section and put it in MY links section . <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'>
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (SR20Fastback @ June 29 2002,3:55)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Silviaholic @ June 30 2002,11:41)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">At least you had Kudos to get you through the day</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
DAMNIT I was gonna make light of the kudos bars <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
DAMIT i was gonna too.
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (whateverjames @ July 02 2002,12:22)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">i used to take out the spare on my old cars. now i'm paranoid. ever since my trip to the meet in KC, i've been driving around with one of the full sized wheels that came with my car, wrapped in a trash bag, in the back seat <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> mostly becuase i didn't want to take out my amp and subs on the highway if i got a flat. that and i didn't want to drive 55 mph for 200 miles on spare on I-70. i'll take out the full sized wheel and write a review. hehe just kiddin. DSC you have a badass links section. i just may have to link to your links section and put it in MY links section . <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Hehe, your links section is in my links section already <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>
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