I picked up a 1993 Del Sol Si for $400 a couple days ago. Overall the car was a steal for $400 it has no rust at all which is extremely hard to find in my area of New York. It "has" 88K on the odometer but i don't believe it. Probably more around 120-130K. The interior is destroyed and i already started gutting it. There are hacked wire jobs for led lights which i ripped out most of them already. And the thing that i really dislike is the doors. They are shaved( have no handles) instead they have a keyless entry type thing that you press and press in on the door and "sometimes" it opens. The passenger one does not work at all as of right now. Eventually ill just be replacing the doors. All the interior parts were painted or covered in vinyl a long time ago. The job is very hacked and not nice at all. I don't have much pics of the car before i gutted most of the interior but ill post all i have below. The seats are sun faded and the brackets aren't made for a del sol so you can only put one bolt in them. It has a huge water logged ricer wing that looks like complete **** in my opinion. The seats and spoiler are going to go up for sale the rest of the interior I'm just going to toss.
Heres the pics i have so far. More to come.

The first 4 pics are from the previous owners craigslist post











This pic is from me when i was checking out the car



Some interior like the center console and hand rest was taken out here



More pics to come!

 

Im supposed to be getting all the interior this weekend for $300

 

oh man.. You have long way to go but its awesome you are trying to save her.

I am parting out a samba green sol and still have the doors with glass. pm me if interested or when the time comes and I can show you what they look like.

 

Im definitely interested but the shipping prices for the complete doors would probably be crazy. Unless you happen to live in the new york area lol.

 

haha yea that is true.. Indiana is not (terribly) far though.

 

Thanks anyway. Why you getting rid them are you giving up on your sol? Ill find some seats locally on cragslist. Occasionally there are some part cars here.

 

Oh no I'm not giving up on mine, I bought a parts car that was wrecked in the front got what I needed off it and am trying to save and sell off what I can before I scrap the shell.

 

Oh okay good lol.

 

Shipping prices aren't that bad. Get them wrapped up and thrown under a greyhound bus. My neighbor did that with a 380zx hatch from AZ to PA for $75. But, being that you're in NY, you'd have access to alot more things than you do in BFE.

 

Thats a good idea. The doors aren't really first on my list to do in the meanwhile ill be checking craigslist every once in awhile for parts. Ive had a lot of good luck finding parts for extremely cheap on there.

 

Here is what i spent on everything so far. (This is more for myself to keep track of)
Del sol Costs
Sunday 3/6 : Car $400
Sunday 3/6: Tow $150
Monday 3/7:AutoZone Stuff: NGK Plugs, Gear oil, Seafoam, Fuel system cleaner, $35
Total so far: $585

 

Rice wing was deleted today. Paint underneath wasn't to bad slight rust bubbling but nothing serious just have to remove the old adhesive and plug the holes.

 

Looks like a long road ahead of you but in the end, it'll be all worth it. Looking forward to the end result. Good luck!

 

Thanks. So am i.

 

Small update for today: I fixed the rear window before it wouldn't go up or down at all. I took it all completely apart. Come to find out that the previous owner spliced the wires that go to the motor and then wired them to a speaker. Don't ask me why i don't understand the logic of this. But i rewired it all and got it working thats all that matters. Tomorrow I'm picking up all the interior for $300. Ill get a better look at some of the wiring (there looks like there are a lot spliced wires. Mostly from interior lighting and the shaved automatic door kit.) the previous owner did under the dash when I'm replacing it.

 

3/12 Update: Got all the interior for the del sol today. Also got the stock steering wheel. All that cost $300. Also got the stock wing / spoiler for $30 and rear brake lights for $30.

Total cost to date:
Sunday 3/6 : Car $400
Sunday 3/6: Tow $150
Monday 3/7:AutoZone Stuff: NGK Plugs, Gear oil, Seafoam, Fuel system cleaner, $35
Saturday 3/12: Interior parts $300/ Stock Spoiler $30/ and Rear Tail lights $30 $360 total
Total cost $945

 

Just put in most of the interior today except for a couple small things here in there i have to finish. It looks so much better though! Some pics below. Better ones will be posted tomorrow i ran out of day light.
Before

After














All the parts loaded into my impala lol

 

Peep those OEM zig zag floor mats. Mine are overall good condition just a little faded and dirty. I heard these might be worth some money is this true?

 

Im supposed to be selling the blue bucket seats that came with the sol tomorrow for $90. Then i will possibly be buying doors that have real handles sometime this week.

 

Nice turnaround so far !!!keep up the good work !

 

There getting very rare Yeah a nice set is worth 200-250..new in box 400-450 ....I have seen beat up ones with wear holes for 100.00

I really wanted a set but since mine is just a daily driver... I got 96-00 civic ones and there a pretty good fit and still plentiful and cheap

 

Ive been away for a little bit but I'm back now!
Heres some updates: I sold the blue bucket seats and blue steering wheel together for $140
So heres the total cost update so far
Sunday 3/6 : Car $400
Sunday 3/6: Tow $150
Monday 3/7:AutoZone Stuff: NGK Plugs, Gear oil, Seafoam, Fuel system cleaner, $35
Total so far: $585
Interior parts $300
Spolier and rear tail lights $60
Total cost $945
Sold seats and steering wheel +$140
Total cost as of 3/26 $805

 

Also just bought a crappy eBay cutback kit for $120



Also bought a cheap $8 valve cover gasket kit.

Heres some pics of the mats i have they could be cleaned up a little better I'm looking to sell them to put the money towards some other more important things for my sol. I know this isn't supposed to be a for sale forum but if anyone is interested in buying them let me know. Accepting paypal.














Del sol Costs
Sunday 3/6 : Car $400
Sunday 3/6: Tow $150
Monday 3/7:AutoZone Stuff: NGK Plugs, Gear oil, Seafoam, Fuel system cleaner, $35
Total so far: $585
Interior parts $300
Spolier and rear tail lights $60
Total cost $945
Sold seats and steering wheel +$140
Total cost as of 3/26 $805
4"INCH Catback kit $120
Valve cover gasket kit $8
Total costs as of 3/29 $933

 

I didn't notice your reply before. But thanks man!

 

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