RIP

So the S2000 really is no more. The final cuts to the body were completed over the last couple of weekends. Before being completely cut up, taken out of the car were the rear subframe, the last of the wiring harness, the gas tank and the rear bumper beam.

The body of the car has been slowly cut up into sections so that I can cart it away. I clipped the whole front of the car off and then cut it up into smaller pieces. Next came out the passenger and driver floors with rockers, the top of the transmission tunnel was cut off and I'll keep it for now in case I want to re-use as it has nice mounts for the hand brake and shifter. A little more trimming took out some of the metal behind the seats before the final blow as the back of the car was cut in half and fell off the jack stands. It was real milestone as I am now finished dis-assembly and can look forward to builing now. Next week when I'm off I'll pull out the seats of the mini-van and cart the cut up car to the scrap yard.

Before construction of the new car begins there will be some garage preparations to be done. On the list of things to do are:
1) Clean the floor and put down an epoxy paint. I wasn't able to do this before I got the car in because it couldn't be applied in winter.
2) Build myself a good work bench. This will require a bit of shelving modifications and tool organization.
3) Build a construction table. From looking on the internet people use steel studs with MDF for a rigid flat table to build the frame on
4) I'm considering getting a couple more outlets put into the garage. If I'm running a chop saw, welder, grinder and a heater (in winter) I'll be tripping the fuses all the time. This occurred occasionally last winter because of the heater.
5) Insulate the Garage - I don't have an insulated door and there are gaps etc. I'll be doing what I can to put in a bit of insulation so that the winter months aren't bitterly cold in there.

So the first big milestone of dis-assembly is complete. Time for the next chapter in the build. I plan on posting some more photos of the dis-assembly soon once I get them on my computer.