- Tue Feb 16, 2016 8:27 am
#358456
Picked up a 95 eg off craigslist. It's seen better days but the engine is still strong at 220k, no leaks or burning oil. Body is mostly straight but I suspect there is some rust hidden under the rattle can paint.
Goals:
respray entire car gloss white
wire tuck engine bay
rebuild the D15 in it and daily it that way
I am a big fan of stanced cars so I'm gonna build one of my own.
wide wheels tucked under rolled fenders with a tasteful/practical amount of negative camber.
re upholster interior in leather
custom sub set up
convert to rear disc brakes
end of day 1 pulling body panels off and sanding/ dent pulling. as I suspected, there are some rust areas up near the rear wheels, and a couple bondo repairs in the quarterpanels. Tomorrow I'll begin pulling the cancer out of it and repairing the panels.
front bumper had too much damage to be worth repairing, ordered a new one online. Ill take the lip off the old one and clean it up before transferring it
Also put in an order for some adjustable control arms, coil overs, 15 in wheels, and various other odds and ends.
The car looks like its been in a couple fender benders and the hood doesnt latch properly anymore. The frame is slightly twisted in the area around the latch. If I had access to a welder I'd just fabricate something to replace the area. But for now I'll just straighten what I can and switch to locking hood pins.
Just need to save up to put rubber on the 15's now.
Goals:
respray entire car gloss white
wire tuck engine bay
rebuild the D15 in it and daily it that way
I am a big fan of stanced cars so I'm gonna build one of my own.
wide wheels tucked under rolled fenders with a tasteful/practical amount of negative camber.
re upholster interior in leather
custom sub set up
convert to rear disc brakes
end of day 1 pulling body panels off and sanding/ dent pulling. as I suspected, there are some rust areas up near the rear wheels, and a couple bondo repairs in the quarterpanels. Tomorrow I'll begin pulling the cancer out of it and repairing the panels.
front bumper had too much damage to be worth repairing, ordered a new one online. Ill take the lip off the old one and clean it up before transferring it
Also put in an order for some adjustable control arms, coil overs, 15 in wheels, and various other odds and ends.
The car looks like its been in a couple fender benders and the hood doesnt latch properly anymore. The frame is slightly twisted in the area around the latch. If I had access to a welder I'd just fabricate something to replace the area. But for now I'll just straighten what I can and switch to locking hood pins.
Just need to save up to put rubber on the 15's now.
stand out or stand aside