This has now become my teal coupe build. im leaving the hatch pictures up even though the car has been sold. I saw no reason to make a whole nother thread when i can just continue this one. Hatch final pictures on page 3, new build on page 3. New build will be slow, i have no job ATM









First weeks progress was all electrical



what i took out of the car that was extra ricey crapola

second weeks progress.. bumpers, different ricey wheels, and dumped







soon to come, stock headlights, carpet, ex cluster, diff wheels, built d16z6 swap, and paint!!!!


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good start

 

good luck

 

looks like a project !
good luck with that.

 

thanks guys. its definately a project

 

nice, i thought i saw a thread about this one already, might've been someone else

 

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it was mine. that was just a couple quick shots, this is my official build thread that i shall keep till the end

 

good start

 

looks okay.

don't forget to put some m4d tyt3 jay DEE EM good ness

 

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jdm, not jdm, dont matter to me, i just like a clean ride, im not into all this hype

 

alot of work ahead...good luck

 

I would just cut off that fart can for now... haha, its hideous. Good start man Good luck with the build.

 

pictures of my donor car and motor!!!! total cost $500 !!!!!

d16z6, skunk2 intake manifold and throttlebody, 7lb flywheel, stage 3 clutch, aem fuel rail, fuel pressure regulator, fuel filter with replaceable element, bigger injectors port and polish, head milled i think .001? ill have to ask the old owner what all he did. i plan to pull it apart and check it out before i actually put it in my car...hopefully in a month or so

shall be my turbo project







Modified by 92ehatch at 5:23 PM 9/30/2006

 

got started on dropping the motor out of the donor car. snapped some pictures.

unfortunately, only 1 shot of the motor being stripped down, my camera didnt save some of my pictures. oh well here they are.




I would have finished today, and pending my cherry picker i would be prepared to have the motor pulled out. HOWEVER!!! as i was loosening my drivers side axle nut the last one i had to loosen before pulling the axles....breaker bar broke



bye bye breaker bar

And a little custom work



more to come soon, im going back to work on it sunday i hope

 

forgot about this one

 

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dont worry, when i start my $50 paintjob ill be whoring up that thread more than you do lol

 

mo pictures bitches


new motor ready to go in


i can lift my whole car and 2 fat guys with this thing



gettin there, ready to pull.



tomorrows transportation



playing with my new camera



swap should be done by the weekend. ill post more as more comes along

 

MOTOR SWAP IS FINISHED LOTS O PICS.

Motor is ready to pull





skrew you A/C



MOTOR OUT





can you say burned valves?





What the old motor left on my garage floor when revved up YIKES



bad axle



Me and my helpers




Broken mount



New motor dropping in




Motor is in...mmm skunk 2



Needed a valve adjustment



LOL @ Blue Valve Cover

 

so today i decided i would rattle can my car. i was going to do flat red but couldnt find a color that suited me in my price range. so i went with gloss red and black.

some of the pictures are very blury, my arm was tired and by god it was freezing out when i took them.

overall, there were alot of runs/overspray so it looks like hell. but i guess its better than white/red

to the pics.







hood needs a good wetsand and polishing. notice the lines/uneveness



Whats this....wrinkle coat blue???

NOPE!!!









Where are my bumpers and fenders?

here they are.





















LOl i cut that gigantic tip off my exhaust...from the back it looks ok, but from the side....someone steal my exhuast please lol

thats all, ill get some less blurry tomorrow


AND YES I KNOW. IT LOOKS BAD !!!!

its just to get me through winter till i can save up money for a real paint job.

any comments welcome of course

 

So its been a long time since ive updated this thread, so i figured id throw it back to the top.

ive had the car about 8 months now and its gone through some changes here are all the pix


got a turbo, small t3, will suit me just fine. Gonna be a while before it is in the car tho


through the rattle can stage, which was a STUPID IDEA!!!!


Monster truck?


Thats better!!








Started sanding...gotta get that damn spray paint off

New Wheels!!! FAT FIVES FTW







made my own trunk cover



hood went into the shop...Had to put this TITE JDM PINK HOOD ON!!!!



Goodies waiting for the finished product



Custom Hatch Cover



OEM EX Tach and no more gay red cover thing



Dead Pedal FTW



Crown Shift boot owns you



Rear disc swap!!





And this was a horror story, poor bodywork from when the car was wrecked (before i got it) so we had to dig all that bondo out and build it back (which still isnt done)







Roof is painted!!! im going two tone



The hood woulda been, but the paint peeled, due to this....



Yes tahts clear coat from the previous paintjob, it wasnt stuck...



Strippin the old paint down to the primer/orginal paint



and how she sits now, some dents fixed, some more sanding. Its getting close.



dont care about the tag






The current interior



and this is what it should look like when finished (its a manga) i decided on two tone, black roof/hood milano the rest. i like it, if you dont thats cool

 

another update, been a long slow process....got some more parts painted, hopefully it will be completely painted in a couple weeks.

 

coming along nicely, good job

 

Damn now that's progress........it's startin to come along real nice....

 

thanks guys.

im trying to wait on paint and find a new rear quarter, im not happy with all that filler there.

its just a matter of time before it cracks again, or someone slams their door open on it and busts it out.

already replaced the passenger door to get rid of that bunch of bondo.

and the reason its being painted in pieces. i didnt have a car to drive to leave that one at the shop i work at, and since the paint job is free its not a big priority to finish there.

kinda sucks, i want the paint done and turbo to begin

 

that little car has come a long way.........keep up the good work.