1 thing leads to another when your bored....56k no no
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I cant believe I was able to get from the downpipe all the way to the exhaust tips out from under the car. I was using my right hand to do the wrench work and my feet to hold the exhaust. Got everything out in about 30 mins! I think I do better with one hand than two....lol.
Put the hood on ebay tonight. The FM exhaust goes on tomorrow so I can get my hands on the Enthuza duals. Found a crack at the top of my downpipe! Took out my radiator fan, motor is shot, I think I'm going to try something different than OEM this time.
Projects for this week include:
1. Finishing painting the engine bay and put everything back correctly!
2. Install the AAC headlights if they come this week.... :(
3. Try my fiberglass skills on the rear bumper 1st.
4. Then try my fiberglass skills on the front bumper.
5. Brake job on rear brakes
6. Decide on new wheels and tires. Probably OZ superleggeras in black
Things are going smooth so far. I hope to be looking good and running again by mid-end of May. I think I might bring the convertible top to a shop. I don't think I want to try and put it on with my feet.
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Put the hood on ebay tonight. The FM exhaust goes on tomorrow so I can get my hands on the Enthuza duals. Found a crack at the top of my downpipe! Took out my radiator fan, motor is shot, I think I'm going to try something different than OEM this time.
Projects for this week include:
1. Finishing painting the engine bay and put everything back correctly!
2. Install the AAC headlights if they come this week.... :(
3. Try my fiberglass skills on the rear bumper 1st.
4. Then try my fiberglass skills on the front bumper.
5. Brake job on rear brakes
6. Decide on new wheels and tires. Probably OZ superleggeras in black
Things are going smooth so far. I hope to be looking good and running again by mid-end of May. I think I might bring the convertible top to a shop. I don't think I want to try and put it on with my feet.
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#27
Looks wonderful. I'd love to see another angle of the car with that hood on. Is anyone still making the dual headlight popups or are you going another route?
Not a big fan of the flat black engine bay though - but that is an aesthetic/cultural thing. Old Chryslers (where I come from) painted the engine bay body color. When you saw an (Mopar) engine bay painted black it was usually a signal that the owner might be trying to cover up something or was a crossover from another make who might not know better. Like I said - cultural
To me though, body colored engine bays show craftsmanship. They are though hard as heck to maintain!
Not a big fan of the flat black engine bay though - but that is an aesthetic/cultural thing. Old Chryslers (where I come from) painted the engine bay body color. When you saw an (Mopar) engine bay painted black it was usually a signal that the owner might be trying to cover up something or was a crossover from another make who might not know better. Like I said - cultural
To me though, body colored engine bays show craftsmanship. They are though hard as heck to maintain!
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Thanks guys! Yea the fiberglass should be fun. Our shop is nextdoor to a bodyshop, so I've watched them fiberglass many a times.....just never tried myself. I'm trying to save money this time around, and learn a little bit more as well.
The doctor told me to sit tight and relax it, then that I could gradually use it through physical therapy. I want to be able to drive the car sooner than later, so I need to keep on it. And that's exactly what it is, patience.
The flat black is something I have always wanted to do. I originally asked the bodyshop guys to do it 4 years ago. I just feel it will visually clean up the engine bay and not look as sloppy as it always has.
I will take more pictures once the headlights are here and I get them in.
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The doctor told me to sit tight and relax it, then that I could gradually use it through physical therapy. I want to be able to drive the car sooner than later, so I need to keep on it. And that's exactly what it is, patience.
The flat black is something I have always wanted to do. I originally asked the bodyshop guys to do it 4 years ago. I just feel it will visually clean up the engine bay and not look as sloppy as it always has.
I will take more pictures once the headlights are here and I get them in.
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Yea I'm planning on swapping to the 19g, not a typo. I am also looking into a p&p on the turbo and a compressor housing polish. I was thinking about a whole new turbo/manifold/downpipe, seeing its all out of the car. But I like how the car performed at 8 psi with the half assed setup I had. So now if I do some things different and upgrade a bit, I think I'll be more than satisfied.
Thanks alot for the comments guys! I try to not take any pain killers for my wrist when I'm out there working. But when it starts to hurt real bad I have to take one or I wouldn't get as much done! This afternoons project is cleaning up the FM exhaust and getting that on ebay.
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Having the right tools and having full sets really do matter. Couldn't find a 10mm wrench tonight and lost about 30 minutes looking for it, and using lock pliers in its place.
Got the back of the car apart. Cleaned up and rough sanded the spot in the rear bumper. I never used fiberglass before, but I just went for it, I figured it really cant be that hard. I got 4 layers on the front, and 4 layers on the back. Its already just about rock hard. Tomorrow I'm going to sand it and get me some filler to finish it up with. I will get this bumper completely done, and ask my bodyshop guy how I did. Hopefully good enough that he can just paint it and I can save some money.
I also found I really need to clean up under the bumpers. I sprayed all the rust with converter. Hopefully I can paint it tomorrow. I'm just happy I got to fiberglass the bumper tonight!
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Got the back of the car apart. Cleaned up and rough sanded the spot in the rear bumper. I never used fiberglass before, but I just went for it, I figured it really cant be that hard. I got 4 layers on the front, and 4 layers on the back. Its already just about rock hard. Tomorrow I'm going to sand it and get me some filler to finish it up with. I will get this bumper completely done, and ask my bodyshop guy how I did. Hopefully good enough that he can just paint it and I can save some money.
I also found I really need to clean up under the bumpers. I sprayed all the rust with converter. Hopefully I can paint it tomorrow. I'm just happy I got to fiberglass the bumper tonight!
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#39
most likely you will start sanding into the fibers on the outer part of the bumper, once you finish sanding it you might want to wipe all the dust off and put a light coat of resin over it to make any fiber that break free to bond again
after that hardens you can do the final sanding on it
with the 4 layers on the back should stiffen it up enough plus what ever you have filling the damaged area
after that hardens you can do the final sanding on it
with the 4 layers on the back should stiffen it up enough plus what ever you have filling the damaged area
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most likely you will start sanding into the fibers on the outer part of the bumper, once you finish sanding it you might want to wipe all the dust off and put a light coat of resin over it to make any fiber that break free to bond again
after that hardens you can do the final sanding on it
with the 4 layers on the back should stiffen it up enough plus what ever you have filling the damaged area
after that hardens you can do the final sanding on it
with the 4 layers on the back should stiffen it up enough plus what ever you have filling the damaged area
Vash-