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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 07:46 PM
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Well earlier this year i picked up an 88 base for $400 having an idea in my head that it would be a fixer-upper. It was rough the floor was rotten, the body was rusty and had no brakes and power steering. First i fixed the brake lines and machined the rotors. just before starting work on the floor i came across something special. A roller 86 base shell with no engine or front suspension for $150 with minor body rust and a clean floor.

Few pics of the cars. Burgundy is the 88 and white is the 86.
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 07:50 PM
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The next step is to pull the engine from the 88, have it rebuilt and drop it in the 86. While the engine is being rebuilt, the suspension will be swapped over and body will be cleaned up.
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Old Mar 10, 2010 | 03:07 AM
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thats alot of body damage. what are u gonna use the cars for drift or track?
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Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:30 PM
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thats alot of body damage. what are u gonna use the cars for drift or track?
no just gonna be a project for a summer cruiser kind of thing. Not worried about how much time it will take me anyways
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Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:49 PM
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Good luck man & good finds.
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Old Mar 10, 2010 | 04:21 PM
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Good luck man & good finds.
Thanks,

here are a few more pics.
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Old Mar 10, 2010 | 05:28 PM
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That's a shame about the bugandy one, I love that color (pretty rare too) . But white S4s are nice too. Looks like she needs a little TLC, but that's the fun part right? Good luck .
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Old Mar 10, 2010 | 05:38 PM
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That's a shame about the bugandy one, I love that color (pretty rare too) . But white S4s are nice too. Looks like she needs a little TLC, but that's the fun part right? Good luck .
Ya, maybe someone with a little more time can fix it up. Ya it is a pretty rare colour and it also has an aluminum TII hood on it as well.
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I just picked up some new suspension, Tokico Hp's and Eibach lowering springs for the front and rear.
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here are some pics.
They're not the greatest but they'll do for now.
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