1. First thing first. I had to drag it over near the house where the 220 cable would reach the cutter, and the cutter could reach the car. |
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2. I had some more things to remove, like the rear springs, some interior stuff, and as many of the hard lines as I could. |
3. I used my dodge to pull it over with that rope. It was sitting on some wooden ramps. |
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4. This is the good side. I want that rocker panel, and the rear fender. |
5. First I cut off the front inner fenders. Mini in the background belongs to my fiance Lori. |
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6. I also cut out some of the toe board. That way I can trim it up to what I need if I use it. |
7. Another view. I had to cut away some of the suspension bracing, but it's not needed now anyway. |
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8. This was it for July 1, the first day. It was getting way too hot out to work. Plus I had to go into town anyway. |
9. The next morning I started by doing away with the foot well areas. |
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10. And the passenger side floor. The toe board has a triangular boxed section, which was kind of a pain to cut out. |
11. Here is what has been removed so far today. The inner wheel wells are elsewhere at the moment. |
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12. I was trying to figure out why my plasma cutter was cutting so crappily. The tip was worn out, and the electrode had melted down a bit. |
13. Next I tackled the tunnel. |
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14. I think I cut it out fairly cleanly. |
15. Here is the floor sans transmission tunnel. |
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16. Figuring out what to do next, I took a look at the area that was under the soft top rear seal. |
17. Kinda nasty, but probably could have been fixable with out too many problems. |
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18. I cut out the driver's side floor next, but a little differently than the passenger side. |
19. Because I wanted to keep it really straight, I left in this part of the toe board to help keep it in place till I was ready to remove it. |
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20. Next the parcel shelf. I tried cutting it out squarely at first, but there was a boxed section underneath. |
21. It was getting too hot to work at this point, but I set my sights on the floor as the next target. |
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22. A shot of the front partly apart. |
23. Lori came up with a great idea. It's too hot during the day? Work at night! My dad's Vette in the foreground. |
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24. Out with the floor. |
25. Next the trunk floor. |
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26. Like the front toe board, behind the seats is a triangular boxed section. (PITA to cut) |
27. Here is that enclosed section under the parcel shelf I mentioned before. It was where the axle bump stops met the body. |
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28. I cut along the rear spring mounting position, because I might want it for something in the future. |
29. Next to go are the rear wheel wells. |
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30. What has changed in this picture? The front cowl is gone. Check that rust near the grounding clamp. |
31. From the front. Got some shiny orbs from the flash that time. |
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32. And the other side is out. |
33. That ends up July 2. I was tired, and ready for a shower and bed. |
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34. I went to the county fair in the morning, so the next time I got to work with the night of the 3rd. |
35. Next to go was the trunk lid area. I might use the rear panel on my car since it has the chrome bumper mounting locations. |
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36. From the back. |
37. Time to whip out the jack stands. I will soon have to be using a grinder to cut the bottom of the frame boxed sections. |
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38. Getting ready to cut the passenger side off. |
39. Here it is mostly removed. What IS holding it on you may ask? |
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40. Hard to see, but the tubular jacking point is the culprit. |
41. One side successfully removed. |
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42. Here's what's left of the passenger side of the car. |
43. Next up, the driver's side. |
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44. From the rear. |
45. Both sides off. Now all that is left to do is clean up. |
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46. Here's what's left of the rear half of the car. |
47. The two frame pieces. |
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48. And the rest of the body.. |
