Subject changed, a relief for me ego.
Bought her for the incredibly overpriced sum of $3,200. No I did not add a 0 by mistake; that's Australia for you.
On the plus side, the car is ENTIRELY complete. Sans a drivers side door-card, side mirrors and spare wheel. Oh... and most of the body.
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 3541_n.jpghttp://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 2767_n.jpgThose hips we've all come to love.
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 5268_n.jpgTeaser...
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 3837_n.jpgSneaky rust hole under a flare lol
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 9148_n.jpgThis explains the horror you'll soon see
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 5299_n.jpggross
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 1785_n.jpguh oh...
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 2448_n.jpgRear end looks ok
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 8386_n.jpgMakes it a little worth the pain
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 2354_n.jpgWhat you've been waiting for
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 0440_n.jpgBodged previous 'repair'
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 6258_n.jpgRoof down
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 9671_n.jpgWindscreen cowl off. Better than expected!
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 8296_n.jpgBetter than expected too
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 3795_n.jpgshit
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 0624_n.jpgSomeone repaired the frame with bog.... nice...
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 6405_n.jpgGoing to have to get creative here!
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 2166_n.jpgDashboard out. Was about 5x harder than doing the same thing on my S13 for some reason.
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 5066_n.jpgPretty clean under there.
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 3913_n.jpgFunny place for 5 cents
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 0853_n.jpgthermostat housing lol wtf
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 5959_n.jpgHeart of the beast. Original and matching L24 engine.
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 2657_n.jpgMost expensive bit of sheet metal I've ever paid for. $250.
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 8790_n.jpgCan spot some rust under the windscreen rubber here.
Now here's my conundrum. Obviously got a carport here, so I don't want to get the shell stripped yet since by the time I'm finished all the work on the body, surface rust will have begun to form again. So my plan is, while we're living at this house (renting so hopefully not too long), I'll get the rest of the car looking amazing (interior parts, rebuild engine, collect body panels and wheels and all that).
Then once I've got a nice shed I can get started on the body. That way once it's done, I'll be able to throw fresh interior and nice new engine in straight away rather than have a sweet looking car and dogged as hell interior and no engine for a year or whatever until that's all done too.
So. Welding up about 1ft of cracks on the interior plastics:
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 5065_n.jpgGetting started on the dashboard repair:
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 7419_o.jpgThe dash is cracked so deeply that it's gone the entire way through the foam in a few places. Not to worry!
So yes. There's the progress I've done over the last 2 months. Plans: Blood red. Bolt on flares. 10.5" Work Equip 01's out the side. Lumpy as fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
