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I get to destroy a Mustang! (tech q's inside)

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Old May 15, 2001 | 09:17 AM
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I get to destroy a Mustang! (tech q's inside)

My friend just bought a wrecked 65 mustang for parts, and its now at a warehouse in downtown (the same one as the porsche I wanna buy). Anyways, the mustang was crunched from both sides and the doors were pushed into the seats. We had hellla fun yesterday beating the living sh*t outta the doors and fenders to remove the doors! lol he was prying from outside, I was kickin the door from inside... :P. My tech question is pretty simple, but I've never done this before. What should we use to cut out the dash? Its made of sheetmetal, but its literally crunched because both A-pillars were hit. A hacksaw will take too long I would think, and a torch would ruin the wiring harness, which is what we want from under the dash. Any tips appreciated, we've never parted a car out before. But we sure are having fun ripping off all the parts :P

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1983 Firebird
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"A four cylinder is half an engine."
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Old May 15, 2001 | 09:29 AM
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Old May 15, 2001 | 09:36 AM
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Aha! I never even thought of that! im gonna try that today when we go over there... The hardest part about this car will be pulling the motor, tranny and rearend. i guess we will have to haul my cherry picker all the way downtown - god, that bastard weighs as much as an engine...

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1983 Firebird
TH700R4 Auto
Small Block 400
LG4 ECM, Intake, Carb, Distributor, etc.
Soon to be non-computer.
Clarion Head Unit 45X4
2 Pioneer 400W 12" Subs
Third Gen Performance
"A four cylinder is half an engine."
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