so, i bought this car a couple of weeks ago from a kid for 500$.
after a motor swap, t2 drivetrain (minus engine) interior work, seats, exterior work, shes finally driveable and i took her on her maiden voyage. there is no better feeling then taking a car that is in shambles and building it up to a decent DD.
i just have to fill up the tranny fluid and thats it.
here are pics from start to finish.
starting when i just purchased the car and its at the dudes house:


then a walk around of it

 

more pictures


then after some work and i decided to primer it




after some more primering




damn, i dont have any pictures of the old engine bay sadly, but leave it as this, random **** painted blue and all kind of fucked up
out with the old, in with the new
heres a few recent ones

 

some more




then today (pictures taken 30 seconds ago)

 

Spraybomb it black!

 

last 2



it still needs a wee bit of work, i know i know, it needs a paintjob but that will be done after shaving everything in the rear. i have a few things still to button down and replace like the tps (on its way) i have to tighten down the oil cooler, replace the turn signal lense and skrews, new wheels and tires.
but besides that, its finished.

peace

 

oh, and new jdm (yo) ftp's.

peace

 

ballin. I love you. I wish i could do this to my 7 soon. but i gotz no $$ and no income

anyways, u need some sort of music in your car. Get speakers asap lol.

 

good lookin car. Personally I like the primer. Soon to due the same w/ mine. Need to drop this V8 in it first.

 

sweet deal, man! not bad at all!!

 

Post up the finished pictures!

 

Not bad! I like the turnaround!

 

Wow. I was about to point and laugh but you really turned that car around. Good job.

 

hey thanks guys. it was alot of work, i pretty much tore it down to a shell then built it back up. what a bitch, i hate stupid ricer kids that think that they know what they are doing and end up ******* things up. i had to rewire part of the dash, part of the engine bay, i still dont know whatsup with the turn signal, and i have to remake the door panels. ****, some people should be slapped.
but, i started wyotech today and ill get A TON of experience and parts 1/2 off!!!

peace

 

It's starting to look very nice. It's what I plan to do to my FC when I get it. Complete teardown and overhaul.

 

update. blew the oil cooler line, so its down again. ugh. anyways, im replacing the whole oil cooler and lines tomorrow, but i want to figure out why the pressure is pegged out? i dont have the compressor wire hooked up, but i dont know if that will make a difference?
any suggestions?

peace

 

maybe somehow the oil level sensor wire got grounded???

 

If you ever want to slap a different color of paint besides the primer. Just a rattle can job. I know a couple of people that use this rattle can paint that comes out pretty good. Its called 2G nitro black by Montana paint.

Its graffiti paint and has a very nice spray cap. It pretty much lays it self down very evenly and requires very little wet sanding. and for around 30 bucks it comes out really nice. no blochy spots at all even before sanding. Its a super matte black.

 

pix?

 

aight. well, just took it for its "maiden voyage" and all was perfect. the reason that the gauge was pegged out is because it was reading propper pressure. i think the oil cooler was fucked or something, replaced the lines and cooler, and now reads perfect everything. got it to op temp and all checks out. got the new tps on its way, shift boot from redlinecustoms and i have to clean out the interior. got a part time job during the day before going to wyotech. only dude there with a 7 seems like.
fremont campus, if you go to wyotech and have a 7, shout out!

peace


oh, and on a sidenote, going to start on those fiberglass door panels. ill update when available!

 

Job well done! She looks great so far!

 

i passed on wyotech great school and layout..its huge facility in blairsville Pa..couple buddies go there and i been up there for some partying but women count is like 100/1 so ill stick to my college life now..there's couple rx's up there but suby's and acura's are domonient...what classes you taking? chassis fab is a great class

 

ya. for sure. im actually doing wyotech in fremont, ca. and ya, sick of all the road squeegies. there are 2 sti's, a mk4 supra, a few mustangs, my boys stage 4 roush, and 2 really sweet 350z's.

peace

 

yep gotta love the rich kids that dont know **** about **** up there..first time i went up there a group of kids came up were checking out my 7 and got me with the "turbo 4 or 6 cylinder" question..shook my head for that one..later same guy was complaining about how dim his headlights were and i asked him the last time he checked the headlight fluid in there..he actually walked back and popped the hood...ha priceless. btw he drives a black mkIV supra. feel so bad for the car

 

no ****. i talked to that guy on friday. hid headlights? stern wheels?

peace

 

looks good cept the overspray on the door window trim lol