I guess I'll start one of these.
Bought the car when a drunk driver hit my truck.
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It was neglected, and unreliable.... And it had a JWT ECU so it was probably abused too, even for an automatic.
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Then it was hit in a taco bueno parking lot and the dbag drove off while I was inside. Bought a JY bumper and tail light... My friend's grandpa insisted he would have his shop fix it ( I thought for next to free) They charged me $200 to fuck up a piece of the body above my tail light trying to pull it out and put the bumper I bought on.
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Then I replaced some sensors, "fixed" some dents and tried to rattlecan it, but it came out terrible.
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Then I put a pedobear sticker on it and fixed the brakes...
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One caliper was seized and ended up ruining pads and caliper.
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Then God took a shit on my car in the form of 5" hail
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Then my friend fixed my windshield wiper assembly by heating up one of those little plastic caps and remoulding it around the ball joint it's supposed to hold on to (because it kept popping off)
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Then I replaced the waterpump, radiator, trans cooler, t-stat, upper hose and converted to efans. I also installed an air/oil separator (the little blue thing near the valve cover) I didn't buy the right one the first time around because it didn't have a baffle. It worked to keep oil from going into the intake from the valve cover on my friend's honda and mustang... But even after I replaced the one in the pic with the right one, it still didn't catch oil. Guess KA's don't have the same problem SBF's and SOHC honda's do.
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Champion 3 row radiator and (unknown brand) oil cooler
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Then my friend found an exhaust on a 240 in the JY for $10 and we replaced my rusted muffler
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Then I bought some CV meshies fr $200 from a JY
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Stripped them
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Painted them
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Wrapped them in some 205/50/16 kumho ecsta AST's for $200 + my old used kumhos from my truck
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Jesus then said my car should be 2 tone for Christmas
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Then I took off those nasty grand am wheels and put on my ballin on a budget rims
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Oh and last summer I started a fiberglass speaker box to house one 15" sub. Still haven't finished it but once I do, I've got a buddy that wants to chrome illusion it... So use your imagination
Measuring, cutting, measuring, cutting, fitting, measuring, cutting, and frame done
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Molding
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And then Ive laid most of the fiberglass, but still need to reinforce a few spots, So more pics when I get around to that.
Then I bought some new ISIS stuff from a kid that "lost" his car before he could install them... $250
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Painted that ugly shit pearl burgundy...
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Now I can bend corners like a Cadillac with my ballin ass pearl burgundy arms...
Then I spent a month or so pushing dents and doing bodywork. Made a sub $10 paint booth and prepped it for paint.... Now I'm just waiting for it to be warm enough to paint. I couldn't get the hood perfect... But I must say, the car looks 1000 times better than it did. I couldn't get a dent out in the very front of the hood, nor could I get it to fit right on the left side... But fuck it (lol I said but fuck) If I ever decide to do a baller paintjob then I'll buy a baller hood.... Until then, this car is meant to be nothing more than fun.
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Plans:
When weather allows: Chalkboard paint
This payday: Coilovers
When I'm done painting: Alignment
Then I'll be gathering parts for my 5 speed swap. Once all parts are acquired, I save.... Once I have enough, I send the engine and trans to their respective shops to be rebuilt. While that is happening, I start the 5spd swap. When I get the motor and trans back, I put them in and break them in as I acquire parts for turbo (which I already have a FMIC, an assortment of 2.5" and 3" piping, possibly a BNIB t3t4 and a few other cheap things I'm probably not going to use so I'm not going to get into specifics)
Bought the car when a drunk driver hit my truck.
It was neglected, and unreliable.... And it had a JWT ECU so it was probably abused too, even for an automatic.
Then it was hit in a taco bueno parking lot and the dbag drove off while I was inside. Bought a JY bumper and tail light... My friend's grandpa insisted he would have his shop fix it ( I thought for next to free) They charged me $200 to fuck up a piece of the body above my tail light trying to pull it out and put the bumper I bought on.
Then I replaced some sensors, "fixed" some dents and tried to rattlecan it, but it came out terrible.
Then I put a pedobear sticker on it and fixed the brakes...
One caliper was seized and ended up ruining pads and caliper.
Then God took a shit on my car in the form of 5" hail
Then my friend fixed my windshield wiper assembly by heating up one of those little plastic caps and remoulding it around the ball joint it's supposed to hold on to (because it kept popping off)
Then I replaced the waterpump, radiator, trans cooler, t-stat, upper hose and converted to efans. I also installed an air/oil separator (the little blue thing near the valve cover) I didn't buy the right one the first time around because it didn't have a baffle. It worked to keep oil from going into the intake from the valve cover on my friend's honda and mustang... But even after I replaced the one in the pic with the right one, it still didn't catch oil. Guess KA's don't have the same problem SBF's and SOHC honda's do.
Champion 3 row radiator and (unknown brand) oil cooler
Then my friend found an exhaust on a 240 in the JY for $10 and we replaced my rusted muffler
Then I bought some CV meshies fr $200 from a JY
Stripped them
Painted them
Wrapped them in some 205/50/16 kumho ecsta AST's for $200 + my old used kumhos from my truck
Jesus then said my car should be 2 tone for Christmas
Then I took off those nasty grand am wheels and put on my ballin on a budget rims
Oh and last summer I started a fiberglass speaker box to house one 15" sub. Still haven't finished it but once I do, I've got a buddy that wants to chrome illusion it... So use your imagination
Measuring, cutting, measuring, cutting, fitting, measuring, cutting, and frame done
Molding
And then Ive laid most of the fiberglass, but still need to reinforce a few spots, So more pics when I get around to that.
Then I bought some new ISIS stuff from a kid that "lost" his car before he could install them... $250
Painted that ugly shit pearl burgundy...
Now I can bend corners like a Cadillac with my ballin ass pearl burgundy arms...
Then I spent a month or so pushing dents and doing bodywork. Made a sub $10 paint booth and prepped it for paint.... Now I'm just waiting for it to be warm enough to paint. I couldn't get the hood perfect... But I must say, the car looks 1000 times better than it did. I couldn't get a dent out in the very front of the hood, nor could I get it to fit right on the left side... But fuck it (lol I said but fuck) If I ever decide to do a baller paintjob then I'll buy a baller hood.... Until then, this car is meant to be nothing more than fun.
Plans:
When weather allows: Chalkboard paint
This payday: Coilovers
When I'm done painting: Alignment
Then I'll be gathering parts for my 5 speed swap. Once all parts are acquired, I save.... Once I have enough, I send the engine and trans to their respective shops to be rebuilt. While that is happening, I start the 5spd swap. When I get the motor and trans back, I put them in and break them in as I acquire parts for turbo (which I already have a FMIC, an assortment of 2.5" and 3" piping, possibly a BNIB t3t4 and a few other cheap things I'm probably not going to use so I'm not going to get into specifics)
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