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08-20-2011, 12:09 AM | #61 |
Zilvia Junkie
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Posts: 580
Trader Rating: (26)
Feedback Score: 26 reviews
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Small update for tonight!
Tonight when I came home from work, I had a nice surprise from my brother! All my pieces were finally powdercoated, clean and shiny, just the way they should be! Only downside is one of the sway bar brackets went missing or got misplaced... guess i'll be ordering a new one of those soon haha |
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08-20-2011, 11:29 PM | #64 |
Zilvia Junkie
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Posts: 580
Trader Rating: (26)
Feedback Score: 26 reviews
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Hahaha thanks guys, Im so exciting to finally be able to put some parts back on. Tonight I started working on the front subframe along with a few other little things! I'll take some pictures tomorrow!
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08-21-2011, 02:34 AM | #68 |
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Simi Valley, CA
Age: 40
Posts: 6,879
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I wonder how much his wealth has grown since, be it clearly states he's 20 in the first sentence on the first page. And it doesn't cost a lot of money to do what he's doing. It takes time, patience, and research.
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08-21-2011, 08:15 AM | #69 |
Zilvia Junkie
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Posts: 580
Trader Rating: (26)
Feedback Score: 26 reviews
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Hahaha yea I was 17 when I first got the car, now I'm 20.
Like Om1kron said, it hasnt cost me that much to do all this. I'll have to add up all my receipts between, replacement parts, paint, engine upgrades, and other items. It's almost been a full year since this car had been on jack stands but hopefully soon it will be finished. I go by the saying, "Do it once, not twice" so I take my time with everything and make sure everything I do meets my expectations which are pretty high. |
08-22-2011, 12:32 AM | #70 | |
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That's what I like to hear, I wish I had been making the money I am now, and had the space I had then because this car would still be on stands becoming perfect rather than getting tested daily on the streets.
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08-31-2011, 08:58 PM | #73 |
Leaky Injector
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: copperas cove, texas
Age: 32
Posts: 51
Trader Rating: (6)
Feedback Score: 6 reviews
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If I had a garage my car would be getting worked on as much as yours is. This looks like a really awesome build keep us posted on the work. Subscribed!
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09-01-2011, 11:35 AM | #75 | |
Zilvia Junkie
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Posts: 580
Trader Rating: (26)
Feedback Score: 26 reviews
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Anyway time for an update! The last picture I posted up was when I got the all the brackets back from the powder coaters. (That one bracket for the sway bar was left in the sandblasting cabinet, but I got it back ). I installed the front subframe, along with the brackets for the tension arms. Looks so awesome. I figured it was time to start putting everything back together in the bay, but I was unhappy with the appearance of many parts, such as the abs module, brake booster, stuff such as that. I decided to just to give some parts a makeover. Brake Booster: Before After The cowl and the plastic try that the radiator sits above looked dull and unappealing so I scuffed them down with a scotch pad and resprayed them with SEM trim black. This stuff works amazing and I use it all the time when repairing lips. Before After I also got a little bored one day so instead of replacing all my bolts (f*ck paying about $2-3 per bolt) I decided to just spray them with a silver. Labeled all the bolts so my stupid self doesn't get confused haha A view from above. Last edited by S14Driftr91; 09-05-2011 at 06:27 PM.. |
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09-06-2011, 01:24 PM | #83 |
Zilvia FREAK!
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lookin awesome!
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09-12-2011, 12:01 AM | #84 |
Zilvia Junkie
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Posts: 580
Trader Rating: (26)
Feedback Score: 26 reviews
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Hey guys back with a little update! I've been working alot more lately so I can start saving up and buying more parts and any other things that I may need, however I did get a little time to work on the car... nothing special but its something lol
Previously, when I took out the dash board and took out the harness, I posted up a picture of how Best Buy butchered my wiring harness when they installed the Viper alarm. I finally took the time to fix the harness today. After I cut and stripped the wires, I then soldered the wiring back together and put a heat shrink of them. When i was done, I simply put the loom back over the exposed wires and wrapped it up nicely. I also spent some time trying to get my seized Stance coilovers apart, but the lower bracket to adjust the ride height doesn't seem to want to budge. It's really been pissing me off because I have plans are to powdercoat the springs along with some other pieces and these coils are holding me up. I've soaked these f*ckers with PB blaster, used heat on them, beat them with a rubber and metal mallet, and still nothing wants to move. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get these off ? |
09-12-2011, 06:26 PM | #87 |
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u should have gone on mcmaster and bought brand new stainless steel bolts a bag of 50 cost under 10 bucks and will never rust or paint flake off. like yours i painted my bolts also but they eventually got rusty again i just placed a 200 order to replace almost every bolt on my car
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09-12-2011, 10:16 PM | #89 | ||
Zilvia Junkie
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Posts: 580
Trader Rating: (26)
Feedback Score: 26 reviews
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Ahaha yea finding that rust was heart breaking but most of it is fixed now. I still have some little patches to take car of, like in the floor pan but hopefully this week i'll be able to get to it. |
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