ok i've pretty much removed everything non-essential from my lude all that is really left is the tar on the floor of the car. i was wondering what is the best way to remove this? heat gun a scraper a assume but does anyone have any advice or tips? any help is appreciated.

my other question was about how much does a prelude stock weight and about how much does a prelude with just a stock dashboard and driver's seat weight? also keep in mind that the entire a/c system and heating system have been removed and PS system as well as the windsheild sprayer nossle system etc... all things that aren't required for the car to run have been removed. i would just weight them all but some of these things i sold long ago so i can't weight them.

 

The answers are in the spec's for the car as to the overall weight. I assume you have weighed the parts you removed since that is the best method to determine their actual weight. ANother thing here is to take the car and put it on a truck scale.

Now to the serious part-if you have stripped the car then what kind of competition do you plan for it. Honda Challenge allows certain things to come out while Improved Touring has different rules from that and e or F Production. If you plan to Autocross, then there are rules governing what comes out for that. I know not about NHRA/IHRA drag race rules.

If by some chance you have the car set up for SCCA Improved Touring-you have some parts to put back in. These include the actual heater box and core assembly along with the control unit. You are also required to retain the window washers in a usable condition. What I'm saying is that some parts of the car need to be there as tho it were being street driven. That also means NO lightweight windows. The other classes of competiton for both SCCA and NASA will permit different levels of change. Check the rule books.

Now for the Tar removal-there are those who are quite successful with Dry Ice and then there are those, me included, that use a light hammer and sharp chisel and work slowly to get the 20 pounds or so of stuff out of the car. Whatever method you use have several spray cans of Rustoleum primer and a color coat ready to use. Final cleanup here was done with a combination of products-started with Mineral Spirits and finished with PPG AcryliClean then paint. For a final covering I am using a mat of ThermoTec aluminized material from Summit-weighs nearly nothing and portects you from the heat on the floor.

 

wow i must have tottaly missed that about IT thanks for the heads up! its a good thing i didn't waste my time getting the heater out yet actually, i was gonna do that tommarow. i still have my washer system, the only real reason i pulled it was becuase i got a CF hood and didn't wanna bother putting the nossles in it, guess i will now. thanks again!