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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 02:06 PM
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wide body

time to bring this beast back to life!
picked this up from a family member who needed the cash.
comes with a bunch of after market parts
sorry the pics are crap they were taken at night
ill have more details and pictures later







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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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How the hell can someone let a great beast like that sit there and rust? Anyway GL and keep us up to date and please post day time pics.
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 03:13 PM
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surprisingly there isnt very much rust the car hasnt been in action for about 8 years but it was garage kept for about 6 1/2 of those 8. The car is dirty but cleans up very nice.
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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Looks like a good project, not a big fan of the hood though.
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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get some better picks.
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 11:10 PM
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looks pretty good id really like to see some daylight pics inside and out!
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 12:30 AM
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o damn. what a find. hope you go through with the project. looks like its gonna be monstrous.
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 02:58 AM
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Awesome! Looks like you got yourself a great project.
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 07:42 AM
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Whats the engine all about?
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Dan_s_young
Looks like a good project, not a big fan of the hood though.
I share the same sentiment
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 09:51 AM
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Whats the engine all about?
the engine is out of the car in pieces because my cousin was having a issue with fuel delivery that he couldn't figure out but after replacing the fuel pump and then taking the engine apart, come to find out the fuel lines are just clogged and need to be replaced. its been along time since it was taken apart and was never put back together so the rotors are all rusted to crap but the rest of its still there and could be cleaned up and rebuilt with new rotors.
im not very mechanically inclined so ill probably buy a rebuilt one or a parts car with running engine and have that dropped in. Thats after shes all cleaned up and painted though.

More pics most likely tomorrow....
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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Damn! where were are all my family members with wide bodies when I addopted my orphan! Nice starting point, good luck going forward.

Forget the whales save a 7!!!!
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 10:09 AM
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Hey if u dont go through with the project i will by the widebody kit from you even if u decide not to finnish it in like a year or more ill be here to buy cuz i love the widebody look. but if u decide to keep it then good luck with the project.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 09:54 AM
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here are some in the daylight












parts and stuff that came with the car



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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by killam
the engine is out of the car in pieces because my cousin was having a issue with fuel delivery that he couldn't figure out but after replacing the fuel pump and then taking the engine apart, come to find out the fuel lines are just clogged and need to be replaced. its been along time since it was taken apart and was never put back together so the rotors are all rusted to crap but the rest of its still there and could be cleaned up and rebuilt with new rotors.
im not very mechanically inclined so ill probably buy a rebuilt one or a parts car with running engine and have that dropped in. Thats after shes all cleaned up and painted though.

More pics most likely tomorrow....
huh????? fuel delivery issue so you tear apart the engine????

well, at least it's in different hands, hope you're a litle more logical in your trouble shooting.

Looks alot like mine, mariah mode one wide body, but looks like they used the mode 4 front bumper and molded the front fenders into it.... I'm not real big on that look, makes the nose look too narrow. BTW i'd highly recomend doing a GSL-SE suspension swap, it makes it 10 times easier to find wheels to fill up the wells, or you can buy my old 4x110 15x8.5's when my work equip s03's finally get here.

Good Luck, and have fun!!
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 12:12 PM
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rust

Ok so i found some rust i didn't notice before, at the front of the car the drivers side floor and the frame on that side are wasted.
So i think ill strip everything off and over the winter put the body kit onto my car,
then when the warm weather comes around again ill get it painted (thinking black & gold).
I'll probably do the rear end swap in a couple weeks. maybe i can make some money back when i am done by selling whats left.



(pic i forgot to add before)
These are getting swapped in as well, just need to weld brackets
Attached Thumbnails wide body-000.jpg  

Last edited by killam; Sep 6, 2007 at 12:16 PM. Reason: spelling error
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 03:39 PM
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Ok so now im desperate for money cause ive got court and they are going to spank me hard.
Who wants it and how much are you willing to pay?
I'll post it up in the for sale section when i get home.
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