Earl Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Random pictures=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I hear ya.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 What happened to that car in the last 2 pictures? Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 The last 2 pictures are the photos of the car when it was stock and more ugly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 That's the same car as I have now=D lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Is this how you bought it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Minus having a hood on it. lol And it wasn't washed. I'll find a picture=D First time I saw the car. The hood that was on it in the picture above is the original one. It flew up on the highway from the PO (my friend pictured) not closing it all the way. Hence why it had a brand new windshield too. He just bought the car a month or two before because it was on craigslist as a parts car. He put in the missing rear diff and changed the brakes. I believe that was about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I'm so glad you rescued this car Earl. that thing looked like hell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I'm glad that I saved it too. It was a shitbox. It still was the most reliable car I have ever had=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Cool back story! Its come a long way. Sorry I haven't gotten that price quote for you yet either, I'm slacking again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Not a problem;) It'll be a euro m3 radiator cover. It's needed to pretty up the bay a little more:P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 It still was the most reliable car I have ever had=)....says the guy who drives vw's.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 My MK1 wasn't bad. Lol I'll list my cars from order if attaining. 91 Buick LeSabre Custom 88 Mazda B2200 86 Chrysler Conquest TSi81 Volkswagen Caddy 83 Toyota Celica Supra P-Type 95 BMW 318ti 96 Volkswagen Golf GL Earl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 You're a pimp for owning a caddy. I'll always want one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Mine was a huge shitbox, but it was still way better than the mk3. More goodness. I just found out I can order my lips and they'll be ready in two weeks. Placing my order in the next few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewCrew Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 I miss the dirty thirty. I'll have t swing by some time this week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Yes you will;) Called in sick for work yesterday to work on the car. Update from it most likely Monday:P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 I called in sick on Friday to go in and work on the car. I now need it to get warm out so I can paint these parts and reassemble it all.I started off by slipping with a drill and hitting the trailing arms yet again. Somehow a tap followed.One of them is dead nuts in the center, the other is slightly off=( I don't believe it'll be much of an issue.I grabbed a new wire wheel and put it to good use.Do you think the paint should hold pretty well with that little bit of rust dust left? I can never seem to get it with a wire wheel=/I also decided to snap a few pictures of the rear brake lines. I am so glad that I decided to do the rear subframe now.I'm hoping I can find a way to paint some of these items on Wednesday. I also have a few lists of parts that I need to order.The wheels are in transit, and I will be ordering lips shortly. I also decided on a color for the centers=) I most likely won't make my June deadline, but I have not given up.TTFN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Looking good earl, go with stainless braided brake lines! I want to eventually convert mine to that, but all my lines look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 I will be using braid stainless lines for the rubber flex sections. I will just be using normal brake line for the rest. The car will not see winter under my ownership so they should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Gotcha gotcha. Should look good either way sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 I went out to the shop yesterday, only to leave after an hour so that I didn't freeze to the floor. I did come home in time to receive a pleasant gift: Only two came. The other two are somehow in Ghana, Africa 0_o Then I got to work and split them=) Hopefully the other two show up within the next week or two. I also was surprised to see the width of the lips. I initially read that they would be 1" lips. Upon measuring, I found out the lips are 1.5". This is excellent news. Now I'll be putting 3" lips up front; instead of 2.5", and 3.5" lips out back; instead of 3"=D More updates Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Yussss, kinda look like AMG rims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 From what I can tell, it is really straight forward=) You bought and OEM gasket right? I hear nothing but bad things about the Victor Reinz gasket.Oem gasket was used. Tried the victor reinz 2 times and did not last very long at all on the ti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Yussss, kinda look like AMG rims AMG wheels were made by OZ as well. Hence the similarities. These wheels were build in November 1992. They have the production tag still on=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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