What to cut?, Sawzall party Options

[Seventyfive914]

Hello. Well I'm progressing slowly to the point where it's getting to be time to put the "little white car" on a diet care of the cut off wheel and the whole saw. My first question is, in the rear trunk where the stock engine lid latch is located, is it ok to remove that section of sheet metal that is bent 45 degrees out beyond the strut towers? Looks to me like it does not contribute to the structural integrity of the tub, and the removal of it would obviously save some weight as well as provide better access to the engine. I'd just like some knowlegable advice before I get all medieval with the cutting implements. Thanks, -K-

[Rusty]

That's a tough question. What are you trying to achieve? If you plan on replacing lids & fenders with fiberglass, I wouldn't cut until you actually get the parts you're going to replace them with.

If what you want is weight loss - start with the simple: undercoating, gobs of seam sealer, soundproofing behind the backpad, carpet, tar on the floorboards, pad in the engine compartment.

By your name, I assume you have a 75. Have you backdated your bumpers yet? There's big weight loss there, too.

-Rusty (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smoke.gif)