so today was scorching hot
finished the other side underneath

scrape scrape scrape
b27 by nakahachi, on Flickr

b28 by nakahachi, on Flickr

i have to use different brushes for the corners man arms are tired

b30 by nakahachi, on Flickr

b29 by nakahachi, on Flickr

removed the insulation on the transmission tunnel
theres tons of ashes behind it

b26 by nakahachi, on Flickr

b25 by nakahachi, on Flickr

still scraping
b23 by nakahachi, on Flickr

time to paint

b21 by nakahachi, on Flickr

b20 by nakahachi, on Flickr

done

b24 by nakahachi, on Flickr

b22 by nakahachi, on Flickr

 

installing the rear subframe was heavy but i was able to install it by myself with two jacks finally figured out the easy way is one side first

b19 by nakahachi, on Flickr

b18 by nakahachi, on Flickr

b16 by nakahachi, on Flickr

b15 by nakahachi, on Flickr

tightening the bolts
b14 by nakahachi, on Flickr

i thought i was done
b13 by nakahachi, on Flickr

this has been sitting for a long time stuck but i was able to hammer it and wd40
b12 by nakahachi, on Flickr

b10 by nakahachi, on Flickr

hanged the calipers for now i thought diff was bad lol
b9 by nakahachi, on Flickr

 

just a little bit more cleaning on the inside
b7 by nakahachi, on Flickr

b8 by nakahachi, on Flickr

removed the burned wires
b11 by nakahachi, on Flickr

i painted the dash bar cause its all rusted out also

b6 by nakahachi, on Flickr

b2 by nakahachi, on Flickr

b5 by nakahachi, on Flickr

so i installed the bar cause this car has to be moved im already tired but just stretching it
steering is connected to this i still dont have a steering wheel
b4 by nakahachi, on Flickr

finally car is moveable and on the ground

b3 by nakahachi, on Flickr

b2 by nakahachi, on Flickr

b1 by nakahachi, on Flickr

so time to chill and hunt for parts

 

Try find a totaled/wrecked car for parts, not BURNT, you have one already.
LOL
You go Boy!

 

THIS IS AWESOME! Bring that beauty back to life!

 

So Monday aug 31 i have 45 min to install this before my son wakes up and drop him off in school

i decided to install what i have so i can see what is salvageable

body1 by nakahachi, on Flickr

started brushing the fender again man im getting tired of this

body3 by nakahachi, on Flickr

also the winshield area needs to be painted

body4 by nakahachi, on Flickr

finally installing it back
body5 by nakahachi, on Flickr

the passenger side wasnt really affected
body6 by nakahachi, on Flickr

installed the hood easy its light i can do it by myself
body7 by nakahachi, on Flickr

installing the headlights
body8 by nakahachi, on Flickr

body9 by nakahachi, on Flickr

and finally the bumper it came with the car not really my thing but will do for now
body10 by nakahachi, on Flickr

body11 by nakahachi, on Flickr

body12 by nakahachi, on Flickr

 

after i dropped of my son
went back working the car

looking at my parts i looked at the door at the frame is still ok so i decided to take it apart and remove the parts inside of it

door1 by nakahachi, on Flickr

door2 by nakahachi, on Flickr

door3 by nakahachi, on Flickr

taking the speakers out and some broken glass

door4 by nakahachi, on Flickr

door5 by nakahachi, on Flickr

door6 by nakahachi, on Flickr

and the rails and window motor

door7 by nakahachi, on Flickr

door8 by nakahachi, on Flickr

side mirror whats left of it

door9 by nakahachi, on Flickr

 

scrub

door10 by nakahachi, on Flickr

scrub

door11 by nakahachi, on Flickr

and still scrubbing

door12 by nakahachi, on Flickr

primer time

door13 by nakahachi, on Flickr

door14 by nakahachi, on Flickr

removing the door locks which i forgot

door15 by nakahachi, on Flickr


kinda rubbing on the door lock part will hammer a little bit but its installed

door16 by nakahachi, on Flickr

door by nakahachi, on Flickr

 

still have time to work on the gas tank

gt1 by nakahachi, on Flickr

removed the fuel sending unit and im surprized fuel pump is still alive

gt2 by nakahachi, on Flickr

gt3 by nakahachi, on Flickr

gt4 by nakahachi, on Flickr

inside has some oil and water but still good

gt5 by nakahachi, on Flickr

Now time to go to work!!!!

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
What do you call what you have been doing with that car, FUN???

 

thanks for the motivation guys!

so i came along an ad that theres a free hatch on the socal classifieds drove up to rancho cucamonga and picked it up last night good guy mark. bad *** fd thanks bro

its good i havent thrown away my old parts yet cause it was missing the hinges and locks so i transferred it

hatch by nakahachi, on Flickr

hatch1 by nakahachi, on Flickr

this cant be reused anymore
hatch2 by nakahachi, on Flickr

scrub scrub again

hatch4 by nakahachi, on Flickr

and paint

hatch5 by nakahachi, on Flickr

installed the hinges
hatch6 by nakahachi, on Flickr

hatch7 by nakahachi, on Flickr

hatch8 by nakahachi, on Flickr

hatch9 by nakahachi, on Flickr

installed it

hatch10 by nakahachi, on Flickr

hatch11 by nakahachi, on Flickr

hatch12 by nakahachi, on Flickr

glass is hard to find but i will find it

 

thats motivation !!!

 

LOL, this thing's gonna to turn out looking better than most build threads around here! You are bringing this car back from the dead! I wish you well in keeping up your momentum!

 

i still have time to work on the gas tank a little bit

scrub scrub scrub again

gastank by nakahachi, on Flickr

gastank1 by nakahachi, on Flickr

gastank2 by nakahachi, on Flickr

bottom of the tank is not as bad as the top so im going to just clean it up but not totally removed the under cause its still good

gastank3 by nakahachi, on Flickr


this is the best i could do

gastank5 by nakahachi, on Flickr

gastank4 by nakahachi, on Flickr

cleaning and painting the strap its still good

gastank6 by nakahachi, on Flickr

gastank7 by nakahachi, on Flickr

i will buy some chemical cleaner to do the inside of the tank and undercoat spray paint so it will be done although i need some sensors in it

 

Duuuuuude, Much like everyone here my jaw has dropped and mind is officially blown.

I hope to see your finished product in person one day! I've got a set of stock wheels laying around that I never ever plan to use Im not sure what condition yours are in. I'm selling on the forum, but I like your determination and want you to succeed. So if you want them they are yours....free. I'm in So Cal so you can come pick them up if you want them.

I may also have a couple of random things you many be able to use, I'll have to dig.

 

Found your thread!! Great meeting you by the way. but just wow....when you said your car burned this is not what I imagined!

Good luck man! hopefully we cross paths again once this beast has been resurrected!!

 

oh great more free parts i will finish this car it might not be at full options but this car will run...

just hit me up guys if you have anything in your garage that you want to get rid off right now im on a budget this is not a priority build so whatever i can grab i will use it i will pick it up i live in buena park 714 737 8874

right now i need just the basics
driver side door
tail lights
rear bumper
steering wheel
seat

 

this was my fd way back 2004 sold it 2007 i missed it

 

Nakahachi, PM me your address.
I want to send a couple of things your way.
Rear side markers, some door seals, wiper cowling and few other engine parts, that I have laying around.
Lets bring this brother car back like the Phoenix.

 

oh wow!!! thanks man
right now im just concern about the exterior on the car but nonetheless it will be greatly appreciated i can paypal you at least for shipping i dont want to take advantage. Im not trying to beat some badass builds over here but just trying to do my best on building this myself

 

so when i got home i finished the gas tank bought some undercoating paint and cleaned it with simple green

kinda dark in the backyard

gs 1 by nakahachi, on Flickr

gs2 by nakahachi, on Flickr

have to roll the tank

gs13 by nakahachi, on Flickr

cleaned inside

gs3 by nakahachi, on Flickr

rolled it in the garage and wipe it

gs4 by nakahachi, on Flickr

covered the holes with paint tape

gs5 by nakahachi, on Flickr

trying to heat it so dries up some of the wet spots

gs6 by nakahachi, on Flickr

paint paint paint

gs7 by nakahachi, on Flickr

gs8 by nakahachi, on Flickr

 

gs9 by nakahachi, on Flickr

heating it up a little bit so paint would stick better

gs10 by nakahachi, on Flickr

bottom part of it

gs11 by nakahachi, on Flickr

top part of it

gs12 by nakahachi, on Flickr

 

i painted the strap this morning

r1 by nakahachi, on Flickr

i broke the headlight cover and pissed me off
and i tried to fix it worked

r1 by nakahachi, on Flickr

r2 by nakahachi, on Flickr

r3 by nakahachi, on Flickr

r4 by nakahachi, on Flickr

didnt work well so i also used jb weld and its done

r5 by nakahachi, on Flickr

installing it back

r6 by nakahachi, on Flickr

r7 by nakahachi, on Flickr

 

so just an easy job today after the headlights and strut tower bar

so i was looking at my pile of junk

and saw this stb that i could reuse so i started the process again

stb by nakahachi, on Flickr

stb1 by nakahachi, on Flickr

stb2 by nakahachi, on Flickr

scrubbing into tight corners again

stb3 by nakahachi, on Flickr

paint

stb4 by nakahachi, on Flickr

and install

stb5 by nakahachi, on Flickr

i know what you see but thats all i have lol

stb6 by nakahachi, on Flickr

 

Keep up the great work can't wait to see how this thing turns out like others I am super shocked to see some one bringing a fd back that was burnt this bad I also have tons of parts and dont mind helping out if I can i know alot of the stuf I have collected I will never use most likely and wouldn't mind letting it go cheap or free to a build like this dont see many fd's burnt up this bad and built back up to its formuer glory pm me if anything beat of luck