3 Rotor FB build - "Silvie II"

[-xlr8planet-]

I love that car

I had most of the pics you posted on my hard drive

I always loved the way the FD intake looked on that car.

Quick question, how did you remove the tar back in 07? I have to tackle that job and I dont know how to do it

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Originally Posted by -xlr8planet-

I love that car

I had most of the pics you posted on my hard drive

I always loved the way the FD intake looked on that car.

Quick question, how did you remove the tar back in 07? I have to tackle that job and I dont know how to do it

Thanks! To this day I wish I had just rebuilt that REW!

To answer your question, I did the removal in December when it was right around freezing outside. The cold makes the tar brittle, and easy to break up. You can just whack it with a hammer and it'll come apart, then scrape the remaining chunks off with a paint scraper. I've heard of people using dry ice to get the same effect in warmer weather, but I don't know how well that would work.

I noticed when removing the remaining tar this week that soaking the floor in mineral spirits seems to loosen the adhesion enough that you can scrape up big pieces with a flat razor-knife, but I don't think that would work for full-thickness material. Just wait 'til winter would be my suggestion.

Still, it's definitely a worthwhile mod. I was amazed that I got two 5 gallon buckets full-to-the-brim of that stuff out of the car. It's heavy and there's a lot of it!