Re: Final Interior Plans

[Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>]

Farmer wrote:
> 2.  Beadblast entire interior to remove all existing paint
>     - SHOULD I REMOVE TOP & HAVE SHOP BLAST RAIL ALSO?

Have you had the top off yet?  Check the passenger rear corner for rust
on the rail.. Rail?  What rail?

Anyone ever replace theirs?  The top of my passenger quarter panel, to
the rear, is GONE.  Of the 3 rearmost bolts, only the middle (to the
front) bolt is there... thus the rear bracket for my soft-top is held on
by one bolt.  The rest rusted away.

>     - Will also paint fender interiors.  Not sure how to control paint
> thickness.

Will POR really hold up *that* well to rock chipping?  Durabak sure
seemed like a good product for the inner fenders..

> 7.  This will provide me with painted door interiors (I'll be using some
> steel door panels), painted sides, and a rubber/vinyl floor.  Any other
> suggestions for the interior sides?

Some type of Dynamat on the backside of the door panels?  Just to kill
noise.

> and a winch to carry me through the summer.  Oh yeah, and I better figure
> out what kind of top to get.  It gets darned cold up here at altitude, but
> I'd love to just live with a bikini top for the first year!

Bikini is cheap n' quick.. but your neck gets cold FAST at night!

-Tom