rebuilding a 7 for show?
 

can neone tell me if uve done this?? im buying 2 and i was thinking about rebuilding one and creating a show car from it. would this be a good idea?? what about fiberglassing interior parts, is it hard??? i just need info!!!! on nething.... lol

I think it is a great idea, however very costly. I am in the middle of doing just that. I am not going to and extreme, cause I want to do most of the work myself. I will get the interior, and paintjob pro done, but the rest of the car I am doing myself.

I know nothing about fiberglass parts, but I understand fiberglass is a bitch. Patience is needed.

Good luck.
Chris

so what are u going to do for the carpeting? I have been looking arond on the internet and there is like NOTHing for them

Here is a show 1st gen. Expensive is not the word for it. Money pit is. New pics will added soon with new motor and turbo. www.cardomain.com/id/rotorhead37

Money Pit!!!! So true! For the carpet I orederd a carpet kit and have been woking with that. They are not the best, but they do work. Do not order the Victoria British one, I have read they suck. I will take the carpet kit to a local shop and have them seem some of the edges, they dont come seemed most of the time. I did a search here on the forum and found a good place to order it from.
Chris

Here is a link with some pics, I have not updated since I started to put my carpet kit in.
http://www.chrisandjocelyn.com/Pics/...tion/index.htm

Dayum! Nice car!
 

WOW, that is a beautiful FB. I don't think I've ever seen those side skirts before, what kind are they? The rest of the kit appears to be the Mazdatrix one, is that right? Kudos!

There are two trains of thought on resto-buy an expensive "unmolested" car to start with, or buy a POS. The nicer one will cost a lot more up front, but shouldn't need all the expensive repairs that the POS will.

Looking good!
 

Ahh, Maya Gold! I had an 81 GSL that color and loved it (to death :(). I wish I could find my old pics of it. It made my newer SE look cruddy by comparison, and that's saying something...

I started ordering parts for my car 3 years ago, and had just been waiting for the right time to tear it down. I have the Mariah kit in the garage, new front fenders, RotaryShack 12a Turbo Street Port with Weber down in LA, and allot of other goodies just waiting to go on. Like you said Mills, a POS would cost a fortune, lucky for me, I had a real nice base to start with.

Salesco in San Diego says they have if for $229 complete set. http://www.salesco.com/ The telephone # is 1 800 407 8665. I haven't seen it so don't take that as endorsement. For a show car you probably want a better grade of materials and should probably get it custom made, either from an upholsterer or an existing manufacturer who has the pattern. There are some carpet ads in Hemmings.

I concur with Wankler. Victoria British carpet sucks. I'm still trying to find a good maroon replacement carpet for my FB. I'm going to be patient and try to find original pieces, at least for the front. I've spent about $2500 on my GSL-SE so far and will probably dump that much more on paint and body this winter. I'd go local for the carpet. Bring in a sample of yours to an upholstry shop and get a 'hands on' feel of what it'll look and feel like. It might cost a little more, but you get what you pay for.

all rgiht.. what if i was to go to a carpet store, for houses... and then just buy some like that and custom fit it all...?? does that sound good.?
i know it would be time consuming..but stilll would it be worth the trouble?

If you painted it yourself, would you use house paint? :rolleyes:

Fitting a carpet isn't easy. I have even had to ask some very good professionals to re-do work I wasn't completely satisfied with.

House carpet won't hold up. It'll shift around and fall apart. I know, I've seen it first hand. An upholstry shop will mold the carpet to your pan, put the heel pads in and everything. If you want a show car, you are going to have to suck it up and spend a little. You'll be glad you did in the long run.

p.s. nice restoration project Wankler! I'll post my pics one day.....

Also, a home sewing machine won't work for binding the edges/seams. (You could of course sew it by hand.)

ahhh.... lol all right.. well im young and i have time.. BUT NO MONEY!!! lol oh well. no for painting it.. i dont think that i will do it my self ill take it to a pro!!!. Oh yeah another q for the interior, dash and door handles and such.. they are all faded, whats the easiest thing todo for that?? or what can i do to repaint it.. or get better ones

OH YEAH.... what about painting engine parts.. like the alt...and all that...can u ?