Only The Big Stuff Remains

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit) 10/23/2019 at 12:53 • Filed to: esprit, parts car, rust bucket, firebird, firebird esprit

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The rear axle & leaf springs. The front subframe/suspension/driveline.

But first the heavy ass doors.

I made a quick and easy roll- able pallet for them, and to attach the engine and trans to, so they’re mobile. Used the casters off my engine stands/car rotisserie and a free pallet from work.

I sucked out the rest of the loose rusticles, and left the interior open to the elements. There’s nothing left in there anyways. Let it get wet.

OH SHIT I FORGOT SOMETHING

Once I pull the back window, rear end, and separate the front subframe from what’s left I can start hacking it apart and hauling it off for scrap.

Gotta get that done before the snow flies...

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Takuro Spirit 10/23/2019 at 12:58

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Looks like you have about picked the ThunderChicken carcass clean nice job!

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Takuro Spirit 10/23/2019 at 13:07

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Wow, you’ve got that one sufficiently stripped. Are you using most of what you stripped, or is that primarily spares?

How much d o the doors sag? When I was fixing up the 81 Camaro I had, I replaced the hinges with a new GM set. Made a world of difference and aligned the door much better. They were kind of expensive IIRC, but wor th it.

Takuro Spirit > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 10/23/2019 at 13:12

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A few things I was able to spare for my car, mostly the HVAC and dash parts. The doors hinges LOOK better than any of the spares I got. I need to go through them and see which ones are best when I hang the complete doors on my Trans Am. Its been so long and I only had the empty doors on it once so I don’t remember how much play they had.

That reminds me, I need to snag the strikers off the parts car. 

On the Esprit I couldn’t tell if it was the doors sagging, or the body.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Takuro Spirit 10/23/2019 at 13:27

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Did the parts car have the same t-tops as your Trans Am? I know there were at least two different sets of T-tops on these cars, but I can’t remember when that changed.

Given the look of the floor of the Esprit, I’d imagine it was a little of both the body and the doors that created the sag.  

punkgoose17 > Takuro Spirit 10/23/2019 at 13:47

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*thumbs up

nice work!

Takuro Spirit > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 10/23/2019 at 14:19

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Nah, my TA is a hardtop. I sold the t-tops off first thing to make up for some of the purchase price of the whole car .

The driver’s door sagged a little when opening, the passenger side made the whole rocker and firewall sag so much I had to put blocks under what was left of it.

MM54 > Takuro Spirit 10/23/2019 at 19:27

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I suspect it won’t take much to turn that into a front and rear half-car. Well done! I’ve always thought it would be enjoyable to completely dismantle a car.

Takuro Spirit > MM54 10/24/2019 at 12:31

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It has been rather enjoyable. Not only to save parts I need, but also to see how it comes apart (to put mine back together) and game plan how to make improvements and modifications .