Car progess - still in the works, tell me what you think Options

[mgnt232]

Dont have a picture of what it looked like when I first got her.
But this is after i cleaner her up, fixed some scratches bought a repainted the front left fender.
Put on a spoiler and got my decals, hubcaps, most of my system made a custom box, none of the 1/0 gauge wire that is all throughout her
Did not move at this point-

Replacing the clutch, all the brake lines, brakes, front shocks, tires, muffler, made a custom front engine mount, all around engine tune up

Stock 7A-FE

Painted a little, Got a CAI and a Cat-back

Painted alot, with a new 7A-FE

Painted a little bit inside

Painted alot

Got rims and painted the calipers and drums

Got a 250 amp alternator Kinetik batteries all 1/0 guage wiring

Body kit arrived!

Found alot of side rust (all along the side, and under)

Sanded and primed

After a long install, and got underglow

Started prime and paint the kit (temp. getting car repainted next month)

Where she is now, need to finish the paint up tomorrow and slap the rims back on (live in upstate NY so they were off for the winter)





Well thats where she is now, will get good pics tuesday night with the rims and everything painted
Tell me what you think, shes come a long way from not moving, and its been alot of "fun!" (*cough*work*cough)lol

This post has been edited by mgnt232: Mar 7, 2010 - 8:13 PM

[rave2n]

Gratz on the progress!

[mgnt232]

thanks man yours too, like the red vavle cover nice and shiny lol. Did you do the suspension work yourself? I think im going to lower my car soon, but want to know what Im in for lol

[rave2n]

Did you do the suspension work yourself? - but want to know what Im in for lol

Yea I did mine myself. Difficulty level..well it really depends on what tools you have available, mechanically inclined you are and have ya done the research.

I could of course spent over a thousand on a impressive coilover system, that i'll never ever use the full potential of. Being I don't race, and its my DD, I went with a practical solution. Replacing the front and rears with KYB-GR2 struts, and picking a coilover sleeve system that was not on backorder. It may have not been the best, but it works, and the end result is the car feels and drives better, and I'm happy (The only real importance)

Having the correct tools really makes a diffrence, I suggest air tools if you want to invest, but its one good investment. I personally purchased 80 in tools this weekend just to finish the rear struts and passenger axle. Its not the easiest job, but certainly easier then doing a swap!

Just throw me a PM if you get stuck on anything when the times comes around to getting it done, there is quite a few steps that aren't mentioned in the walk throughs or directions that come with the equipment that have to just be...figured out. That is if you go the same route, I have no idea on coilovers systems or air systems. Struts and sleeves did the trick for me.

[mgnt232]

thanks alot for th info again
I went to vo-tech in highschool and actually paid attention (9 of 13 kids failed out) So I can go there any time to work on the lifts with any tools imaginable.
Did your suspension lower the car at all? If it did can you tell me what you got? I dont race either actually very safe driver because I do all the work myself (appreciate my car alot, and would never risk hurting her lol) and my car didnt move when I got her and its also my DD so I dont want anything too expensive just want to drop it little for the summer.
But now I have to look into a cheap winter snow car as if i drop my car any with the kit, its going to be a snow plow in upstate NY lol