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Rear Interior & Functional Features

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Harry Gant's 1988 "Skoal Bandit" NASCAR Aerocoupe Monte Carlo (Unrestored & Sounds Epic)

What happens here

Moving to the rear interior, various features are pointed out, including a green cooler, a squirrel cage blower (an 80s electric motor) possibly for cooling, and a fire extinguisher mounted on the floor. The exposed wheel tubs reveal rivet holes from previous crush panel replacements, illustrating how body damage was repaired in racing by riveting new panels over damaged areas. The floor pan design, with cutouts for the truck arm, is also shown, emphasizing the functional and repair-oriented nature of race car construction. A wooden block used as an accelerator pedal extension is also highlighted.

Goal: Observe practical racing features and repair indications within the rear interior.

Tools and materials

  • Fire Extinguisher — Onboard fire suppression system
  • Green Cooler — Possibly for driver hydration or component cooling
  • Squirrel Cage Blower — Likely part of a ventilation or cooling system
  • Wooden Gas Pedal — Custom accelerator pedal extension for driver fit
  • Paper Notes — Providing operational instructions

What they say

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and here again was the man he was the man but he like he doesn't look because like no they called him handsome Harry yeah I don't know what this little cooler thing is in the back that doesn't look like it's from the 80s but maybe it is but that little motor thing a little squirrel cage blower that's definitely an 80s electric motor oh this is so cool you can see the rivet holes in there from Crush panels from other bodies that were put on there that's what they would do is say they call it a crush panel because this part is like part of the chassis obviously this is just the body so if you get hit or something this panel in here gets crushed and you replace it or it is used to film the gap between the chassis and the body so every time a car would get re-bodied there would be more holes in the wheel tubs where the crush panel will go in to fill it back in I guess this was before they had holes in the window to do the wedge from outside the car I wonder when that started and it's like I don't know this is a factory floor pan or if they use the the 65 Ford ones during this but it's a clearance there for the truck arm has a nice vent here that goes to uh a driver and a wooden gas pedal I'm gonna check that out you like the block of wood or the gas pedal huh that's pretty wild oh wow oops sorry I just pulled my elbow back to the point of something and she was right behind me just like elbowed you in the throat yeah I'm sorry

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