ICE damage

["Ian J Haseltine" <Jim_Haseltine@classic.msn.com>]

At last, this afternoon I started to remove the remains of the gross ICE 
install that was run by the previous owner of the quattro. I took out the rear 
seat and then spent half an hour trying to work out what was holding in the 
sheet of MDF that held the speakers. Turned out to be the speakers themselves, 
I had to unscrew them from the board before I could move it.
I knew when I bought the car that the steel shelf had been cut to allow the 
speakers to be fitted but I wasn't quite prepared for what was revealed when I 
pulled the board - the last time I saw holes like these the culprit was a 
shell from a Centurion tank. l'm in two minds, should I tidy up the holes so 
that they are symmetrical or should I bend the 'petals' back into place and 
weld them up to return things to the original? Bear in mind how close the 
petrol tank and battery are.
On the plus side, at the front all they did was to cut the door panels, not 
the metal work and I've got a load of speakers and crossovers that should 
realize 200GBP second-user.

BTW, if you think that your fuel pump makes a lot of noise, try driving 
without the rear seat and parcel shelf.

Jim Haseltine
88 Ur quattro