SoCal-S13's Build/Fail Thread

SoCal-S13's Build/Fail Thread *UPDATE 12/12/10*

or a sorry excuse for one.


Chapter 1:


Purchased my 1st S13 hatch for $3500
Good Stuff:
-Function & Form Type II Coilovers
-Uncracked Dash
-Super Clean Interior
-KA24DE Rebuilt 15k Miles Before I Bought It






About 4 Months After That I Was Wasted Drunk Comin Home From Downtown Fullerton And Decided I Didn't Agree With Stop Signs. I Hit A Brick Wall Doing About 60mph. Damaged Right Behind My Passenger Side Rear Wheel. Shattered My Speaker Trim And Launched 6x9 Speakers And One Of Them Hit Me In The Back Of The Head. Extensive Metal Work, A Frame Straightening, New Bumper And Bumper Skin, New Exhaust, New Tail Lights, Strut Bars, Fresh Paint, And About $3000 Later I Had This.... (No Pics Of Crash Damage Sorry)






Next I Spent An Ungodly Amount Of Money On A Pair Of S15 Seats, A Brand New Carpet Kit, And Custom Embroidered Mats. Oh And A Carbon Fiber Hood Which I Never Used.






Next I Tried Wrapping Some Interior Stuff In Black Suede To Get Rid Of The Retro OEM Bullshit And Installed A Retarted Multi Thousand Dollar Stereo System, Which Was Removed Three Weeks Later Because It Was Too Loud.









After I Installed The Seats, Carpet, And Other Random Interior Shit








Once My Bank Account Recovered I Got A Greddy Intake, Omori Oil Filter Relocation Kit, Kouki Tails, And Circuit Sports RUCA's





Before I Could Install Any Of Them I Had Another Drunk Driving Escapade Which Left Me Asleep Doing 80mph On The Freeway. I Hit The Back Of A Big Rig With No seat Belts And No Airbags (Obviously). My Chest Fuckin Raped The Steering Wheel, And My Head Hit Somethin Really Hard. No Idea Why But I Just Fuckin Ran Off The Freeway And Made It To My House. Right About Then Was When The Pain Kicked In And I Couldnt Breathe. Went To The E.R. And The Cops Showed Up Blah Blah Blah. Facing D.U.I, BAC Over .08%, Hit And Run, And No Proof Of Insurance. Took Me About 3 Weeks To Recover. I Took Pics Of This Crash.










Chapter 2:

I Basically Destroyed Everything In Front Of The Front Tires. Major Damage Was A Cracked Valve Cover, Cracked Head, Bent Sub Frame, And A Relocated Radiator Support. After Recovering From Being The Worlds Biggest Asshole I Got A Buddy To Let Me Part Her Out At His House and Help Fund My Next 240. About A Month Later I Bought (With A Little Help From The Most Wonderful Girlfriend In The World) This Abomination.





I Paid $2000 For It.
Good Stuff:
HKS Coilovers
Custom 18" Tenzo DC-6 Wheels, 9.5" w/ 225/30/18 In The Rear And 8" w/ 215/20/18 Up Front
APEXi Dual N1 Exhaust
VLSD w/ J30 Axles
SPL Camber Arms
TCSportline Front And Rear Strut Bars

This Is Currently What Im Working With. Im Planning On Pulling The Fender Dents And Getting Paint Done First. Then Im Gonna Focus On The Motor. Until Then.....






UPDATE*******


Car is at the body shop gettin sexy.

Took some more pics for like a before/after take on the body work.



















Im also stripping the interior and makin these faded interior panels look good again.


Before:





After:





Progress on the stripping
















Heres a shot of the work we started today. (this panel used to have a huge 9" wide by 18" long band-aid that hid what i thought was "a little" body damage) look how deep that bondo goes. body guy said whoever did it did a really good job, but a 1/4" thick of bondo is waaaaay too much.





and here's a video that isn't really necessary. enjoy!

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Update: 12/5/10

















***UPDATE 12/12/10***


So heres some pics of the drivers side damage that was repaired (huge quarter panel dents, antennae hole, fender flares repaired, etc)





next i had the antennae hole filled and sanded down to look all sexy





^^^God that looks epic


Passenger side repairs (quarter panel dents, dings, and such)





i need more of that side but whatever


Then i had the two license plate screw holes filled and sanded





After that my unit took our HMMWV's offroading and then we washed em!!!!





more pics hopefully tomorrow. loooooots of work to do still, until then just marinate on this sexy ass picture