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superstock2's turbo track/street/delicious beast build up thread!
hey there all. so for two years i've had an 87 turbo. the car has been great and i love it to death. i drove an 88 gtu all four years of highschool, then when i graduated i decided to get a turbo II. immediately i was in over my head, and in love at the same time. did a few things like intake, exhaust and had fun.
after a while i began to see the limitations with the car and decided to really start putting some time, work, and money in to her. fast forward to three months ago and this is where the pictures start. first off i disasembled most of the car, began working, and have been putting it back together in the past few weeks. we decided to strip the sound deadening to cut back some weight, and this is kind of where the build spiraled into more track prep less street prep. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d2...2/P8110008.jpg after removing all the tar shit i could i sealed the floor with POR-15 rust sealer... this stuff is amazing and really fun to work with. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d2...2/P8100007.jpg finished prepping the floor. as you can see the por dries amazingly smooth and hard as shit! http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d2...2/P9030013.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d2...2/P9030012.jpg |
okay, so for some reason my turbo II sat really high... i mean really high, even before removing a lot of parts it was a monster truck.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d2...2/P9160017.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d2...2/P9170018.jpg in this picture you can see there is actually positive camber! well not to leave any area un-addresed i decided to buy some coilovers. after lots of research and reading i decided on the stance units... man are these things nice!! (thanks rishie!) woot http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d2...2/P9130015.jpg looking at the "stock" pieces makes me think they aren't what my car left the factory with. upon even closer inspection one of them is taller than the other. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d2...2/P9170029.jpg dirty bitch http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d2...2/P9170025.jpg much better! http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d2...2/P9180030.jpg as of right now i have the fronts fitted also and will have those pictures soon. heres a couple more snaps to keep you busy though! EXTREME CAMBER!! http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d2...2/P9180031.jpg gettin there! p.s. that thing on the front is an airfilter ;) http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d2...2/P9180032.jpg |
decided to do some interior work to change up the pace a bit. and since i'm going to have very little interior anyway it outta be nice!
cut some suede http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d2...2/P9290033.jpg a little glue and alot of adjusting and rubbing! http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d2...2/P9290038.jpg a little off topic. my best work partner http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d2...2/P5240002.jpg |
Oooh cool keep posting!
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looks good so far!
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Originally Posted by superstock2
(Post 7203225)
we decided to strip the sound deadening to cut back some weight, and this is kind of where the build spiraled into more track prep less street prep.
Originally Posted by superstock2
decided to do some interior work to change up the pace a bit....cut some suede
The POR looks great. |
haha who says track cars can't have a little suede!!
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Originally Posted by superstock2
(Post 7203331)
haha who says track cars can't have a little suede!!
Out of curiosity...how did you happen to just have all this suede laying around? |
It looks like you didn't prepare the surface prior to POR-15 application? While you can use any degreaser you want, preparation with MetalReady is vital for proper adhesion on virgin (freshly ground or welded) metal. Without the surface properly etched you may find the POR-15 peeling off in sheets.
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no, i did degrease the surface. in the shot of the bin area, i only prepped the side i painted for comparison.
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Originally Posted by clokker
(Post 7203470)
Out of curiosity...how did you happen to just have all this suede laying around? |
Isn't POR-15 supposed to be applied to rust covered surfaces?
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Originally Posted by MaczPayne
(Post 7204018)
Isn't POR-15 supposed to be applied to rust covered surfaces?
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