Depending on how much he takes out of the jeep beforehand, he may have a small fire on his hands using a acetylene torch. The more grease, oil, old paint and interior left in it may provide quite a show!
My father and I cut apart a 1986 Pontiac Fiero that he turned into a Lamborghini Countach. A lot of fun to look at, not so fun to drive... A sawzall works surprisingly well, was fun to chisel the Fiero down to its chassis.

How the car turned out:
-Original V6 engine with very few modifications
-5 speed Isuzu manual transmission (original was 4speed manual)---> new clutch a few weeks after getting the car on the road
-One piece fiberglass shell with custom attach points to the modified and reinforced Fiero chassis
-Springs cut down to lower the car enough to match the Countach profile
-Working scissor doors with a remote cellinoid for opening
-Entirely new interior except for instrument pod (apparently one of the few things needed for licensing)
-Canary yellow with cheap but convincing replica wheels and low profile tires
-The car had so many blind spots, even the most basic maneuvers were difficult.

He probably put a few hundred miles on it before selling it. I drove it once and wouldn't you know, a Viper pulled up next to us at a stoplight. Light turns, we take off and luckily the driver wasn't proficient with a stickshift so we were able to keep up. I think all of us had fun with it. A few months later my father heard of a Viper driver in our (small) town trying to find out who owns the Countach.


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• OT and Dumb: Anyone cut up a car before?, FrozenSaab, Mon, 12 May 2003 20:18:21
  • Thanks for the advice..., FrozenSaab, Tue, 13 May 2003 11:05:33
  • Sure......., Richard Miller, Tue, 13 May 2003 10:12:04
  • Milwaukee Sawzall might be better, JBinMD, Tue, 13 May 2003 09:23:02 <-- Viewing This Message
  • No, but I shot one up once, JJ, Tue, 13 May 2003 09:14:22
  • Check with DMV about what to do with the title, Dave Westlake, Tue, 13 May 2003 08:58:06
  • OT and FUN!, Skip, Tue, 13 May 2003 07:34:58
  • Re: OT and Dumb: Anyone cut up a car before?, BHarvey, Tue, 13 May 2003 07:33:39
    • Well, he wants to completely cut it up..., FrozenSaab, Tue, 13 May 2003 08:12:48

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