CUTTING SH*T UP SINCE 6AM....update,
well for one reason or another i managed to get down to the car nice and early today... like really early, was quite nice working on it so early, my main task today was to just CUT SH*T UP and MAKE SH*T LIGHTER, i managed to get a fair way through, but was the doors were putting up a good fight...
I started on the tailgate first, i had to check through my carbon fibre panel stocks and worked out i had a nice piece that can panel the tailgate so i marked up the (already lightened) tailgate and got to cutting....
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after
also going to loose 1 of the struts from the tailgate, light enough to only need 1 now,
so onto the doors, again these had already been lightened a bit but i could loose alot more, i again marked out where my carbon panels would fit and then got cutting / trimming
before
after
as you can see along the upper part of the main door i have made some cuts, i plan to take a fair bit more out here, but its about 2-3 skins thick in places and it was a bit of a ballache with the grinders/cutting discs i had, could really do with an air-saw, but i will get these bits done on my next visit..
with that in mind i then set about other bits on the doors, the strengthening bar that runs the full length of the door has had its spot welds drilled out so only needs the glue heating up for removal,
and then the holes were measured and marked in the base of both the doors ready for hole-saw / swagering
oh and i also had a mix-up with a toll, Hi(spot)....doh, not a problem really as all the bodywork is getting treated anyways.
i then moved onto the body (as i had the spot weld drill bit out), a small panel inside was marked for removal, as were a couple of excess renault metal on the rear......
all in all it felt like a relatively productive day, quite happy with the progress and quite happy with how much got removed....
GOOD TIMES, the love is definitely coming back, oh and i have a few ideas on the colours too...