Raoul

meh no worries, Ive been lurking for ages & seen constructive criticism used alot so i take it all as it comes, rather than picking at differing opinions. Its all education at the end of the day. Chur

Meh.... To each their own I guess. I didnt do it necessarily just for the weight loss or what ever, I did it because I can, & like I said, every little detail is gong to be done on my car. To me, removing this crap & replacing it with more efficient, modern (& yes, expensive) materials, is just another part of rebuilding my car. There will be more things I will do to it that may seem trivial or pedantic, but these are all taking me to the (perceived) end product of the tidiest KE70 around. But Meh... i look at the bag of shit I pulled out, & the nice new stuff that I can get to replace it, & thats enough reason for me to pull it out. Chur for the advice tho. Appreciated.

Three days, 2 fingernails & a pair of stained hands later I have all of the crap removed, using only a fan heater & a scraper. 10 KGS of the shit, all gone. Bagful of the horrid crap. I left it on the firewall, as its thicker there, harder to get at & blocks alot of the heat/ noise. Ive done some research on sound deadening products & it seems there is quite an aftermarket choice out there. Ill probably use a decent mat type deadener (ie Dynamat) inside on floors & roof lining, (maybe doors & boot) then layer on top of that s/d underlay & then plush new carpet. Under the car Ill look into undersealing. :D

What would be good replacements then? There must be some decent sound deadening available.

Maybe I re - assess the situation I think. Hot feet, noise, dry ice, fingers that look like theyve been where they shouldnt... hmmmm. Maybe ill finish the front part Ive started, then leave the rest. Wouldnt replacing it with more modern materials (ie foam sound deadening you can get with carpet) make the job worth it? Oh yeah, I found that underneath it there are small access points to the chassis rails. Could be useful in hiding wiring etc.

Yeah? I'm hearing mixed opinions, some people say its worth it some don't. I heard somewhere that there is about 9kg (don't quote me) of the crap to come out, we shall find out soon. I was looking into a spray on sound deadener as a replacement & some decent under carpet foam deadener. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, (& don't know squat about painting cars) so I was thinking I would rather be painting the actual floor (even tho you can't see it) than that horrible goop on top? If that makes sense?

Sweet thanks. I gt a rubber hammer, but dry ice have to wait till pay day. I'm keeping all the shit (sound deadening, goop, etc) that I scrape off in a bag & Ill weigh it so when I'm done I will have an idea of how much it weighs in comparison to other forms of deadening. Thought it would be a gd idea to help people decide if its worth the effort or not

That sounds way better than turning my fingers black. Id just have to find some dry ice then. Ta :P

Cheers peoples, the appreciation is appreciated.... yeah ive seen just the twin headlight front end (just the parts for conversion) selling for $500 + & it wasnt complete, so I got a hell deal. don't know if i mentioned that the glass seems factory tinted all round, looks good. I think next time with those nasty nuts on the rear pillar vent I will buy a long socket or something to fit it, it took too long & was too frustrating last time. What did these trim bits come off the factory floor like? Ive seen all chromed ones, chrome round the outside, all black, black & chrome, so what is original? Or is it dependant on the trim level of the car? I got stuck into the sound deadening shit off the floor in the weekend, geez thats horrible stuff to get off. I just set up a fan heater on the part I was doing & slowly peeled & picked at it. Took me 2 hours to do half the front foot wells. Any magical crap removing tips or spells would be appreciated here, my fingers going black...ha.

:) Chur, yeah we got the DXs, heaps of Starlets & plenty of sheep too...h I spent some time pulling all the trims off one side last nite, the door bump trim, pin striping, the rear pillar vents (damn those nuts were a c@#t to get at), plastic screw plugs in the gaurds & stuff like that. All came off with a scrape, some time & elbow grease. The sticky shit that is left comes off easily with a generic Wax & Grease Remover. The badges at the rear came off too, without stuffing em. Just sprayed some CRC around em, let it soak in behind it & carefully (with out bending it) pry it off with a couple of screwdrivers. Pop.

Cheers man. I havent found the exact colour yet, but blood is probably the best description. Deep & dark as a fresh wound, but a vivid red in different lights. Itll go well with the black interior.

Only a shot thru the window but it gives you an idea. 'Scuse the pics, Ive only got a click click camera, so photos take ages to sort out.

Yeah, I think it was a Jap import way back, not too sure tho. Theres so many subtle differences btwn different countries & years - ie our trims over here seem a little different to yours too, DX, GL etc, just little things like badges & stuff.

working on pics, having trouble, more to come