Hurricane Irma put salt water over the windshield. Put jack stands under the subframes and got it as high as I could. Car is toast.

 

Sorry to hear that, man. Damn.

 

Rust is a chemical weight reduction process

 

:( Damn.

 

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

I have plenty of pics but my only access to the internet right now is a hotspot from an old iphone. Can't even load my online classes right now.

I'm going to make an update post of what I was working on right before the storm. Basically, I pulled the entire car apart to put POR15 on the frame and subframes, poly bushings, frame rail braces, all new suspension, etc... basically was going to have a new car down to the carpet.

I have every single part of the build minus the car itself. Only things MIA are my turbo manifold and Kelford 272/272 cams. Those were in my friend's shop when the storm hit. He can't get home yet so I don't know the status of those two items.

I managed to deadlift and carry my built motor upstairs. Along with my 6spd, exhaust, all AN lines, MS, ID1000s, reroute, intercooler, etc...literally everything minus the car itself, differential (open 4.3 placeholder) and my AEM eugo (forgot about it). So we'll see what happens in the next few weeks.

I did get a call from Jake (Pusha) and he has a near mint 94 C package that he needs gone. I may end up with that car and swapping the 1.8 with my old build, assuming I can even find my manifold and cams.

It's really all up in the air right now. Reality is setting in and it's starting to hurt. Yesterday was my birthday and that made 13 years since I bought the car on my 16th birthday. It lived a good life. NA, supercharged, 3 different turbos, raced the hell out of it, cross country trips, 230k miles on it. I still remember getting the antique FM3 system running on MS1 with my IBM Thinkpad A31P and pissing my neighbors off because I couldn't afford the enthuza exhaust at the time so I ran open downpipe :')

It's a shame I wasn't able to complete the latest stage of the car. Life gets in the way and then ***** you in the ***. If my key items didn't get Irma'd too bad at the shop then there is a chance I'll continue with a new shell. We'll see.

 

Sorry to hear it man, good luck with the other parts and shell!

 

Sorry to hear about it Josh. I know the feeling. We had a big loss in PR after hurricane Georges.

 

**** i thought my luck was shitty - good luck on the build

 

I got a call today from the owner of the shop where my turbo manifold and cams were at for the storm. They were so rusted over and ruined that he junked them and told me not to waste the gas to get them... Too much time under water and covered in salt. The manifold being toast renders my custom turbo system useless, unfortunately.

Oh well.

I'm looking for another car, in the meantime. Either a clean NA or perhaps an NB. Having thoughts about a complete part-out and picking up a gen 1 Mazdaspeed 3, too.

 

"There's some lovely filth over here, Dennis!"

Usually good Craigslist finds up here.

 

The car will be parted and I'll be on the lookout for a clean 6spd NB2. Between my house having structural cracks, roof cracked, 4 vehicles lost, school, business to run and a team to train, I just don't have the time or willpower to track down another clean shell and continue.

Enthuza 3", Brain/Begi intake manifold, dual feed rail, braided lines for everything, Brain MS3x, RX7 diff housing, 5 & 6 speed trans, built 1.6 block (excellent condition), 3 sets of cops, OEM R-Package lips and spoiler, OEM SE door sills and speaker covers, OEM leather covers, etc...

I should have time this weekend to clean everything and take proper pictures. Be on the lookout. Parts will be priced to sell and only sold here for the first week. I'd like most of the car to go back to the MT community.