I've got my interior completely stripped out. This originally started when I had to take the carpet out to weld in my subframe connectors. Here's some pictures of the progress I've been making.

Preparing the floor pan for POR-15. I never want to do this again. My friends and I used grinders with braided wire brushes for the most part, and airplane stripper for the more cumbersome areas.





Started painting the POR in sections. The prep effort really paid off. I had absolutely no problems with adhesion.

Hatch area


Backseat


Front seat, firewall area




Floor plugs. I originally wanted to weld shut the floor plugs before I started painting the POR, but my welder friend decided to move across the country. Oh well, at least I got my SFC's and rear coilovers on before he left.

 

Next I moved on to sound deadener. I started with about half a roll of RaamMat original, and also bought a second box of RaamMat BXT II.

I started with the passenger side firewall.


A shot of the floor plugs installed with the new seam sealer. I used white 3M body sealer. The white made it easy to see any spots I was missing, as opposed to using black. Contrary to popular belief, the seam sealer stuck to the POR-15 surface exceptionally.


Completed laying deadener on the firewall and the drivers side floor.


The old firewall insulation was smelling pretty bad (t-top car), so I just threw it out. For a replacement I'm using 3/8" neoprene matting. I glued it on with 3M Super Trim Adhesive. Here is just the upper section.



And that's as far as I am right now. I'm going to finish the neoprene firewall next and get the HVAC system back together.
I am thoroughly sick of laying RaamMat at the moment.

 

Nice work! I used the FatMat and had good results as well. Por 15 is killer stuff. Just don't get it on your hand like I did lol

 

I only had one mishap. I wore gloves the whole time, but afterwards I poured lacquer thinner in my container to clean it out. Took my gloves off and accidently stuck my finger right in it while I was moving it. The end of my finger was black for about a week haha.

 

Just makes me realize how much I'm NOT looking forward to doing this on my car. The wifey gets mad when I spend too much time out in the garage.....

 

I need to do this to the iroc but the wife already gets upset if even touch the car after it being apart for 4 years and finally got it together last summer when i went to change the headers to the big block swap headers she got made and told me to leave teh car alone I can just imagine if i tried to pull out the interior and do this plus I have to pull the motor now cause my oil pan has wings and the swap headers don't fit right LOL she is not happy Oh well life goes on. maybe i just wont tell her and just do it she will never know LOL

 

I got to do this to my car eventually when I get time. I rocker guarded the floors inside and out for now to protect them in the mean time.

LOL my wife gave up on telling me to not work on my car. Told her a gave up drinkin and wasting money on other **** so STFU and go buy some shoes or something. she leaves me the hell alone now LOL. Its come to the mutal understanding that she has her stuff and I got my car plain and simple.

 

For anyone else planning this, I'd recommend using something besides POR15. The stuff works great and the results are awesome, but the prep work took a really long time. If I had to do it again, I'd use something that didn't require bare metal.

I was originally planning to do the wheel wells and underside with POR as well, but there's no way I'm going to put myself through that again. Instead I'll just be prepping any rough areas with some good old rust converter, and then rolling on Herculiner.

And I have no wife to yell at me about any of it!

 

It looks like you're doing a great job. Keep us posted on the completion. I'd be interested in know if it lowered the noise level inside the car.

 

Ok, this is the WIFE!!! I'm with 6SIX6, give me the credit card and I'll leave you alone with the black Z-28, but LEAVE THE POOR IROC-Z ALONE!! He's amazing just like he is!!! (Just Sayin) That's all, Rebecca Hainer ;=}~

 

Sanded, primed and painted pedals and steering column brace. I got sick of looking at the bare rusty metal, even though you never see these when they're in the car.

I also got new rubber pads for the clutch and brake pedals. The clutch pad is a Dorman item that can be special ordered from Autozone. Their brake pedal pad has been discontinued though, so I ordered Hawk's new reproduction.