Finally got the car stripped down. The process of building Shamu took place over many years and I have long since forgotten all the work and modifications that when into it. Stripping the new car has reminded me of all that. It also reminds me I have allot of work ahead of me.
The first order of business after stripping the car was to call out the pressure washer. I don't plan to remove any of the undercoating because I will need the weight any and it does provide good protection. I wanted the car clean though so I could weld in new sway bar brackets and do any other necessary work before painting.
Before.
After.
Not only was the washer more then 3 hrs late, but the hot water and chemical was not working as promised. But he still charged me full price. I was not happy! But it was a major event to get this scheduled so I wasn't going to send him away.
Next step is to weld in the Buckly Racing sway bar brackets and do whatever underside work needs to be corrected, then I can paint the whole underside of and the trunk and engine compartment. At one point I thought about painting the car black with a red underbelly (and wheel wells).
Then I will move on to removing the sun roof and installing the cage. I have installed a couple GAS Motorsports cages, but they don't have the tubing size I need for this one so I'm going to have to build it myself from scratch.