So, after a couple of weeks of tinkering with the Bradley and the other vehicles we have here on our land I finally got another day to make some real progress on the MPV.
Mostly I've been working on pulling stuff out of the interior that either needs to come out to prepare for the swap or shall be replaced due to weight issues. I've also been doing a lot of research on the vehicle and what is and isn't compatible with it.
Anyway on day three I got the roof rack off, pulled a lot of the interior out and continued to dismantle a few bits of the engine to sell later. Also pulled the middle seats out to reduce weight, I'm looking into some lightweight racing seats for her later. Anyway, enough boring text right? On to the photos!
Removed the roof rack from the girl, I like the smooth lines it creates without the rack on. Plus, with something as blocky as this van I'll take all the aero I can get! Definitely going to sand down the holes and fill them since I have no use for a roof rack in the MPV's future.
The roofrack removed. I currently have a lizard residing in it.
Removed the rest of the plastic intake system, including the MAF and filter.
I also pulled the hood catch off for ease-of-access to the engine since I decided to put the hood back on. (My shop sprang a leak right on the engine bay. Unacceptable.)
Pulled the carpet and siding out of the back. Not hard to do, just a little tedious in my opinion. Also, you can note the rear heater unit here (White round plastic thing.) that'll come out as it weighs a good bit and I'm not going to need it as I don't use the heat, let alone the rear heater.
The other side with the tank for the rear-window cleaner.
I also took the side panels for the doors off, since I want to replace them as well as fix the door handles which are broken.
The rear door in it's un-assembled state. I'm thinking LED's to replace all the lighting in the vehicle. Those are lighter than the typical incandescent bulbs anyway right? I think so, but I need to research it later.
Anway, all in all I think I probably pulled about eighty pounds at least from the girl in siding and carpet.
The MPV has been sitting down in the shop for maybe a month now, and already it has collected it's own unique blend of... tenants. At least these guys are amusing and aren't poisonous.
I'm thinking... Well no I'm going to repaint the MPV sometime I'm not sure of the color yet, but there are a few very tiny rust spots that aggravate me right now, so I'm gonna do something to get right of them for now.
More rusties.
Now this is cool. I took the seats out because they weighed so much and I wanted to get to the fuel tank without dropping it. To begin with I couldn't figure out how you were supposed to get to the bolts for the seats. Hidden near invisibly are little seams in the carpet where you can lift little access flaps to get to them. Nifty!
The seats removed. It's quite spacious without them taking up all the room back there... Maybe I should install a hot-tub in the freed up space...
Anyway, mostly weight reductions performed today, and I can't wait to keep moving forward with this project.
Until next time,
Edward K. A.
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