so sunday morning started to do some body work on the car

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found some low spots

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sanding

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still had some low spots still

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next is the pillar

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done

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this is a kicker this trips me out I don't want to grab the 100 ft compressor hose so I decided to use the leaf blower for the dust
ready to paint after sanding


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doing the fender

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sanding the hood now

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it was flaking at the corner so I have to sand it bare metal

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done

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now for the fender

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driver side fender

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time for the door

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You're a regular jack of all trades . I'm sure you save a lot of money doing it all!

 

installing the sideskirts

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drilling the screws in

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trimming the edge where it connects

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this is the hatch im really gonna use clean

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cleaning it up

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sanding it

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installed

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wow I didnt realize its been 7 month since i have been working on this car

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i try to work with what i have but im not sure of having a lot of money to save i didnt have it in the first place

 

I would advise removing as much stuff as you can before spraying anything. I'm sure you will re-upholster the seats, but aren't you getting overspray all over your dashboard and interior plastics? I wouldn't think scrubbing overspray off of all that stuff would be a good time. Your show though, brother. I'm just enjoying the ride.
Keep up the good progress. I come to the builds daily for this thread. Not the flashiest, but I bet I'll learn a trick or two.

 

no overspray on the dash I cover it with a towel I know how hard it is to remove it takes more time removing it than covering it

This is not the final stage im just tired of looking at it in different colors black white red blue this is still gonna sit for a while parts are scattered everywhere if its not in the car I already got a plan going on but I just dont have the money to to do it once I get the coilovers wheels tand ires then im gonna hit the engine bay

 

almost last part of the primer stage
rear bumper removing the lights

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trimming the corner

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better

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have to hammer a little bit

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done

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more body work

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after 1 week of doing this side im freaking tired of working on this side
so today im gonna finish it

sanding and more sanding till it straightens out

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low spots more sanding lol

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its only a spray can so it off course it will still show filler marks but once the actual sealer is sprayed on 3 times it wouldn't show anymore

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now for the flare more sanding

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finally

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my roof came in at the dealer but they wouldn't allow pick up since its an internet order
still waiting for the roof support so they can ship it all at once
next time will be the roof and the door jams

 

so the roof came in last night with the bracket

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picked up some descent coils drove to Ontario
Thanks Jeremy for the coils worked out a deal with me

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took it apart to check how the dampening is and also if its shot
but its good

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Im not gonna install the coilovers cause car will be hard to move when working on the engine
so it has to wait till later once I got the car on jackstands

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so this morning opened the box

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snug fit just needs to trim some of the edges and spot weld it

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This thread is amazing. It's quite the inspiration for me to get off my butt and work on mine!

 

I probably have the worst fd out there i had found some descent ones after i bought mine and im still finding some more. But im already hooked on this one so keep moving forward. Some people strip a perfectly running car for no reason lol

I hope i could encourage all people to finish there car thats been sitting for a while
Just compare what i have to your car which is way easier to work with

 

^No kidding. I hope to see this in person sometime when it's done! Sevenstock?

 

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, literally. Thanks for documenting all the stuff you're doing on this build. Who doesn't love seeing an FD get resurrected from a sure trip to the junker?

 

next year maybe i dont think im gonna make it this year

Thanks

 

so i was working on the sup last night and darn stubborn crank bolt pulley is stuck
so it made me think what if i slap on the volks for now on the fd!!!!!

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i didnt want to force it and break my tools or breaker bar so will be back tonight for some more tricks i tried heating it up but i ran out of propane

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so this morning was hype out feeling better cause of allergies been sneezing a lot

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19x12 1/2 with 315 25 19


while at it i removed the old shocks and slapped on the teins

i got 45 mins to do this got to drop off my son in school

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freaking nice

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and the fronts 19x10 1/2 265 30 19

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and i ran into an issue

studs are short !!!! bummer now i have to replace it but if i use my 18 volks gtu i wont need it

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heres the sup lol!!!

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