just got my 86 se back from the paint shop.i had all s5 exterior pieces put on because it just looks better.(don't flame me for the t2hood).all in all i think it came out good,except for a slight run of clear coat on the side mirror.there was also allot of body work that was done.now that i have it back ive noticed theres a problem with my clutch.whenever i press the clutch in to the floor it just gets stuck there,and i have to manauly pull it back to the disengaged position. if i pump the pedal rapidly with my hand, the clutch works normal for a very short period of time.i had the clutch replaced not to long back,and heard somewhere the lines may need to be bled,or have air in them or something.how would i bleed the lines? i seriously need help with that one. one more thing while im at it, how do i wire an a/f gauge.
now for the pictures.
before

after

 

How much did the paint job cost?

 

$2500 with body work included

 

Which shop is it? Maybe i'll check it out!

 

economy auto body in Newark NJ.they even painted the engine bay too.

 

I think the clutch bleeder valve is on top of the bell housing closer to the driver's side. You should be able to reach it just having the hood up and you bleed it just like you'd bleed brakes.

 

I PMed you for more details. Check your PM.... Lovely FC you got there btw.

 

is that s4 or s5 red?

 

Very nice! What is the color of red?

Vince

 

Nice colour man, what kind of red is that? Clean car and sick paint job for only 2.5k.

 

You need to bleed the clutch line crack the bleeder then press the pedal down a few times make sure u dont run out of fluid pump about 4-5 times then hold the cltch to the floor have someone tighten the bleeder valve then pump the clutch u should get the pedal feel back then hope that helps

 

looks really clean 2 shop did a god job

 

My car did the exact same thing when the clutch slave went out. It was a cheap, easy fix. Squeeze the dust boot on the slave piston to see if theres any fluid in it. It can be difficult to determine a leak there because of that boot. Also the clutch master cylinder can leak on the inside of the car under the dash. So watch out for that too.

 

turned out good!! whish mine was at that stage right now
how long did it take them??

 

Gorgeous.

 

Only problems I see is they didn't mask off behind the air dam and the hood isn't fitted 100%. The sheen looks nice though. If it had s5 stock wheels it would pass for an original s5.

 

2500 is a tad bit to much , i payed 2500 for ,my paint job and its a 2 tone with pearl , and they painted the door jams and everything

 

yea it was 2500 for paint and body work,which it needed allot of,and they painted all the jambs and the bay also. the red is the stock s4 red,(sunrise?)but looks much better than the 20 year old faded red.the pictures don't do it justice.i cant put the s5 wheels on because these are 4 lugs .thanks for the compliments,and for the clutch advice!!!

 

btw,it took them about 4 weeks

 

looks really nice

 

so when i was wiring my a/f r gauge,when i hooked it up to the o2 sensor wire, it didn't give me any readings.am i supposed to run it somewhere else.i noticed that the 02 sensor wire ran under the intake manifold,were there was a connector n the line.was i supposed to put it after the connector?

 

I have those same wheels. paint them!

 

i have the same wheels also got them of my wifes oz lancer wish there offset was a lil lower...but now i got falken hanabi's in the mail . cant wait

 

yeah I wish they were lower too but they beat phone dials!

 

cool,do u have any pics of them painted,yea i wish they had a better offset 2,but there not bad for free.