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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 11:52 PM
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Vert Restoration 101!!! (heavy) - UPDATE 2014

Its getting new Quarters and wheel wells. Whole things sandblasted, had 5 coats a paint.

Alllll Ready!
Pops bout to do some work.


pops Making a drill bit for drillling welds






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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 12:05 AM
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 12:08 AM
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good stuff!
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 12:37 AM
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wow. keep up the good work
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 12:39 AM
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yes it says fucked across it
bondo.. half inch thick.

the car got blasted on the pass side. like side swipped or T boned. i knew this when i bought it. I didnt know they made a WHOLE quarter out of bondo. i will post up pics of the back side of the quarter. It is getting a new quarter and door on the pass side.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 10:01 AM
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that is some project you got there, good luck and maybe post some slightly larger pictures

keeping it NA?
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 10:47 AM
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When I was a little kid i found a phillips head screwdriver, within a few minutes I took apart my dad's double tape deck recorder..

When my dad got home from work he saw his dubbing machine in several peices on the floor..

He looked at me and clearly said "Son, anybody can take something apart, put it back together and if it still works I'll be impressed.."

I am always amazed at intense bodywork like that.. But I do wonder why you would put so much work into a shell that is a dime a dozen.. Maybe I missed another post where you said what your goal was for the car? Stock? Wide? whats going on there.?
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 11:20 AM
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that is some project you got there, good luck and maybe post some slightly larger pictures

keeping it NA?
The car will look good when done along with the 626 lip /s5 bumper combo. i will be updating that as well.

going for 600+ whp on Pump. My build thread will be soon probably. i will rock my old motor this summer, it made 4xxwhp, i mean its slow butt. i will also have a sick cage thread coming up, full complete interior, working everything, wind deflector and all.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 11:30 AM
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Welll, Dime a dozen maybe.... LMK when you find one that dosnt have a ding, scratch, dent, ~WAVE~, in ANY panel, Rust ANYWERE under the paint or in any corner. I painted the engine bay already thats why its coverd up. My father builds Hot rods, he does sheet metal / body work for a living. like chip foose on a serious note, The pictures you see has maybe 5 hours of time invested MAYBE. he took the quarter off in 30min if that. I have about $150.00 invested in this so far and thats because i bought quarters. Ive done other restoration. I have a 90civic SI i put on a rotisorie. Maybe ill post up some pics of some other cars when i get a chance.


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When I was a little kid i found a phillips head screwdriver, within a few minutes I took apart my dad's double tape deck recorder..

When my dad got home from work he saw his dubbing machine in several peices on the floor..

He looked at me and clearly said "Son, anybody can take something apart, put it back together and if it still works I'll be impressed.."

I am always amazed at intense bodywork like that.. But I do wonder why you would put so much work into a shell that is a dime a dozen.. Maybe I missed another post where you said what your goal was for the car? Stock? Wide? whats going on there.?
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 11:34 AM
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Nice lookin project it looks like you're bout to get into.
I love my Vert, she's a total dream.

What's your "old, slow butt" 400hp engine?
What are you wanting to do with the car?
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 02:38 PM
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we always love pics

This has the makings of an awesome project, keep us posted!
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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One of My dads cars we built from scratch.
A Z i did. thing is sick, wire tuck i did is nutty, car is nutty period. rolls on microtech and over 500whp onpump just put some new shoes on her.
Stopped by to see what dad was doing today..oh putting a quarter on..go figure
Frame off restoration 64 impala dropped the engine in 2 days ago
My car before i started this

My brothers VG i built, turbo on my car is on this currently, hoping to make 500+ on pump
The crazy *** soon to be world record colt, this is the glimpse of what it had on it just so we could start it and get the motor broken in. BW 4 serious, lots of spray and holding on tight coming soon, No roll cage
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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colts are cool!! show pics of the ef!!
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by RX7Boy06
colts are cool!! show pics of the ef!!
wich one my DDsi orrrrr the restored SI. i dont think i have pics of it on this comp. maybe some old ones when i first started it on my e mail
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 10:13 PM
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cant wait to see the top come on
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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[QUOTE=RX7Boy06;9885733]colts are cool!! show pics of the ef!![/QUOT

colt has, honda radiator, rx7 throttle cable, honda injectors. evo fuel rail, now it has a sick lS2 coil on plug setup i made last week. runs haltech. theres like every piece oof every car on it lol. its actually a budget build we planned. has 350 windsor valve stem seals for injector gromets into the head. ***** trickory lol
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Seamoan
cant wait to see the top come on
**** man i just took it off 3 days ago your already wanting it back on..
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 04:32 PM
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always respect people who can be patient and do things the right way! glad to see another bad shape fc ressurected!! keep up the good work!
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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just startn lets do mine after you finish yours k?
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 10:54 PM
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taking the wheel well patches out that was all ni****d in there
Un brazing the patches
the patch

taaking all the undercoating off the new quarter to get to the welds


back side of the old quarter BARF
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 11:02 PM
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Stock Engine bay!!!
The Z Engine Bay I tucked!!!. Yes it still has Everything. all emissions and ****, yes still has fuel filters and **** lol.
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 08:32 AM
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looks like the Vert is coming along well! you're only like 20 mins from me actually. at any rate, lets pray for some warmer weather and keep the pics coming!
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by mazdaverx713b
looks like the Vert is coming along well! you're only like 20 mins from me actually. at any rate, lets pray for some warmer weather and keep the pics coming!
Yupp im only like 20mins from you dave. havent seen you or met you yet lol. maybe this summer..Pray for warmer weather FTW!!
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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the z you tucked the wiring on came out great... only thing id say would be to have relocated the battery as well...really would have cleaned it up
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Originally Posted by vipers
the z you tucked the wiring on came out great... only thing id say would be to have relocated the battery as well...really would have cleaned it up
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Amazing job!.....wonder where everything went? Z32...Quite possibly the worst car to work on EVER! The first step for every service is "remove engine"
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