First Move

Not long after purchasing the car, I made plans with a good friend Travis of Shiomi Garage to do a cage and some fabrication. I had some prep work to do before bringing the car up, which included removing all of the interior, wiring, windows, and other miscellaneous parts that needed to be out for him. 

I tackled under the hood while my partner Nick got to work on the inside. We had a lot of fun taking pictures along the way!

The interior panels were already out, so all that was left was the wiring. We decided it would be a good idea to take pictures of each plug as they were taken off and label them. This was our first time working with the car's wiring and thought it would be a good idea for future reference. It would be a good amount of time before putting it back in.

It was a little extra work, but it was out in no time.

I had all the wiring removed from under the hood soon after.

Before

After

Wiring was successfully removed and was in pretty good shape. 

Next was to take out what remained: motor mounts, fluid reservoirs, and miscellaneous brackets. 

I wonder how much horsepower I would be? Hmm.. ^. ^

With all of our tasks completed, the car was rolled outside for some fresh air. Actually it was so I could snap some pictures while we waited for a friend to arrive to remove the windows.

Kenny arrived and began to remove the windows. The front windshield had been installed incorrectly with clear silicone and was also cracked, so I wasn't able to salvage it. The good news is that I was able to save the rear windshield and quarter windows, which were in great shape.

They were out in no time!

This would be the last time seeing it this way, so I took a few pictures of her before she would be sent off to have a roll cage installed. I appreciate the vintage and original touches the car had. It was going to look very different before long!

I packed up some parts I had been collecting over the past few months to take with us.

After all of the work was done, the only thing left to do was load the car on the trailer. The next morning we would be making the trip to Shiomi Garage.

We arrived at our destination and had everything unloaded shortly thereafter. It was a pretty rainy day, but to our luck, the rain had stopped just long enough for us to unload the car and not get too wet.

This is where Sheena would sit for the next 8 weeks hanging out with her new friends, Travis's S13 coupe and the sil80.

It felt good to finally start working on it after having spent months planning what I wanted to do with the car. My dream was starting to become a reality. I couldn't wait until the next visit!

"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step."

-Lao Tzu