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[150DollarRacer]

Here are a few pictures to show the progress made in the last few weeks:


http://img76.photobu...ar/f9163202.jpg

http://img76.photobu...ar/f8995aba.jpg

http://img76.photobu...ar/f8995ab7.jpg

http://img76.photobu...ar/f91b911f.jpg

http://img76.photobu...ar/f88a8986.jpg

http://img76.photobu...ar/f920027f.jpg

http://img76.photobu...ar/f88a8978.jpg

http://img76.photobu...ar/f88a8943.jpg

http://img76.photobu...ar/f88a896e.jpg

http://img76.photobu...ar/f9163204.jpg

http://img76.photobu...ar/f88a894a.jpg

Basically the car has been stripped of everything except for the lights, front seats, and dash. If anyone wants any interior parts lemme know. I'll sell em cheap.

[Erik]

umm in the first pic what in the world was that by looking at it seems to me a mess

[tjbizzo]

Um...I'm just curious, but in the 9th pic are you using Chevy small block heads as jack stands?!?

[150DollarRacer]

Erik, thats the skid plate when I removed it. Lots of crud eh?

tjbizzo, they also double as wheel chocks.

[jack-o-lantern]

Do you have the in-dash clock? I'm interested.

[Rampage]

Looking good so far!

Is that the infamous paceshitter header? How much did you pic it up for? Mine sure looks a lot the same as that one....

Cheers,
Mark

[I are Corey]

Looking good so far!

Is that the infamous paceshitter header? How much did you pic it up for?  Mine sure looks a lot the same as that one....

Cheers,
Mark

whoa where did you guys even get a header like that. i want one

[150DollarRacer]

I picked mine up from Summit for about $140. I also welded a support bracket to it as shown below due to the fact that its only held on by 3 exhaust bolts.

http://img76.photobu...ar/f88a8953.jpg

jack-o-lantern, I haven't pulled the clock yet, but you can have dibs on it when I do.

[Rollin]

Are those Kumho Tires I saw in one of the pics??? How did you get those and stay under you limit?

[Erik]

man ur right that was alot of crud and i got my pace setter for 135 from a speed shop...but it looks like ur going good with it hope ur going to get it up and post sum times for us soon

[150DollarRacer]

Are those Kumho Tires I saw in one of the pics???  How did you get those and stay under you limit? 

VERY used for $50.

[150DollarRacer]

When inspecting the brakes this weekend I took a gander at removing the rear struts. The bolts holding the struts to the axle were frozen and without an air gun or room for a larger breaker bar I opted not to mess with the suspension. As it is, I had to jump on the lug nut wrench to break loose the rear lug nuts.

We ended up instead flushing the brake fluid and replacing it with some Valvoline Synpower fluid I had from a previous brake job on my celica. Old fluid was the color of dark pancake syrup. Yuck.

I also picked up another co-driver:




I tried my hand at fiberglassing this weekend. I "shaved" the rear door handles, and the side molding holes. I also fabbed a hood scoop using an old pizza box. I will be cutting holes in the top of the air cleaner box and gluing an square air filter to the top of the box which will be directly under that scoop. Probably won't be gaining much from the mod, but it was fun to do!


Then masked it for painting in my "paint booth":



Then primered:



and then the beginnings of the final color:



I bought the last of the orange paint at OSH which wasn't enough so now I have to wait for a shipment to arrive on wednesday. Thankfully this car is small so it doesn't require TOO much paint.

[birdieracing]

i always like when someone responds to what i have done good,bad or what
or what ever so keep up the hard work looking good keep the pic coming
interested in final results let us know where your racing

[DarKGifT06]

lookin good lets see some more pics i wanna see these door handles and how youve set them up

[150DollarRacer]

Finished painting the beast today: