Author Archives: flaagan

Not much to report for today. Mainly I took out all the parts that had been piling up in the ‘interior’ area of the Solstice, cleaned and photographed them for resale, and stacked them up elsewhere for the time being. … Continue reading →

Quick bit of work for today, attempted to empty the gas tank and hacked off the frame from behind the axle on back. We were going to drain the fuel tank after I got the fuel pump removed, but found … Continue reading →

Between labelling a few wires last night and removing the gas tank tonight, I now have access to and visibility of the rear axle setup. One thing that immediately stood out was the axle-to-frame brace on the front passenger side … Continue reading →

… well, actually feeling like I’m coming down with something, but that’s of no matter. Got home early enough to pull the exhaust out from under the car. Cut it into three pieces (muffler + tip, main tube, front connector … Continue reading →

… the Solstice is exhaust-less. Two bolts below the cat, and four rather stubborn rubber hangers at the back, and it’s laying on the ground. Nothing to take photos of since it’s still under the car (no room to pull … Continue reading →

In a pair of random “oh what the hell, let’s rip into the Solstice” moments over the weekend, I managed to get the whole trunk area cleared off of the back of the Solstice. Also, I managed to pull off … Continue reading →

When they make a fiberglass trunk bin, they make a fiberglass trunk bin. Started pulling apart the trunk area on the parts car Solstice, only got as far along as you see in the photos. I could really beat on … Continue reading →

Started pulling apart the Solstice today, got the hood, door, and rear bumper off, as well as a bunch of other small bits. The more I dig into this car, the more impressed I get with GM’s engineering with them. … Continue reading →