I traded my coupe for this. It was painted Harvard Blue (halfassed). When there is enough light I could see the red through the basecoat.

I plan to paint it back red. Not sure which shade, maybe Torch red. But either way this blue is coming off, and the engine bay will be painted black soon also.

There are a couple of other minor problems with it aswell.

But heres what it looked like before I got it:






It's getting stripped down for paint now..I'll be posting more pics along the way

 

I started sanding down the roof and found a little rust...apparantly some idiot decided to put silicon over it...I got it all out now

Just needs to be welded and painted over it will be fine

 

I got most of the roof sanded down. As it sits of the moment

shitty paint + pressure washer = pwnt
its getting a new hood anyway. so this one doesnt matter

 

bring her back to life

 

I'm hoping to have the engine bay prepped and ready to spray this weekend..

Then goes in teh B16.

 

Was it originally HBP, or a color change?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by umop-apisdn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Was it originally HBP, or a color change?</TD></TR></TABLE>

It was originally red...Apparantly the person who owned it before me had it sprayed in their back yard..There is sand under the paint in certain places.

It just needs a little TLC and she will be good as new

 

strange that the car is two different factory colors. I would have just bought a HVP hatch if I wanted one, not paint an MR car HVP. Anyway good luck w/ the project.

 

strip this bad boy down,

any engine choice yet?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NIKE SB’d &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">strange that the car is two different factory colors. I would have just bought a HVP hatch if I wanted one, not paint an MR car HVP. Anyway good luck w/ the project. </TD></TR></TABLE>

well i really didn't want a harvard blue hatch either. the guy said it was "midnight blue metallic" but the paint code is the same as HBP.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fventura03 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">strip this bad boy down,

any engine choice yet?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i have a bone stock B16a2 going in it...and i'm building a FI LS block on the side

 

good luck

 

Dont let it get out of hand like my build, 8 months later and I am still not driving it. anyways im subscribed.

 

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haha, i can already see it happening..but i've got a DD so im in no rush. I want this to be done the right way and not halfassed and rushed. I'm on no deadline.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by American.Graffiti &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Dont let it get out of hand like my build, 8 months later and I am still not driving it. anyways im subscribed. </TD></TR></TABLE>

that can either be a good or bad thing...

 

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that can either be a good or bad thing... </TD></TR></TABLE>

haha, true that.

 

great start

 

looks exactly like my car with no rust, I hope the project goes well