All i have to say right now, is that rust is a mother ****ing bitch

 

Oh no, if you say so... my 2g brought with itself some rust on the roof when i got it... then im in for trouble

 

I Would have had a really nice update last week with lots of exciting new pictures, but i decided to wait on putting the motor in, until i could lock the doors(doors are off for body work). There are plenty of things to show you right now, but i havent taken pictures of them, and i would rather wait til the engine is in.So updates with pics should be up very soon.

I do have one update i can share right now. I got a letter from the city telling me "the city has received a complaint about "discarded" vehicles on your property. A vehicle is considered to be discarded if it is not operable on public street or is partially dismantled. Discarded vehicles ad NOT allowed to remain on private property unless they are kept within a building, for example, a garage. Outdoor storage of major parts of an automobile or motorcycle is also deemed a public nuisance and is prohibited by the code."

So, someone in my neighborhood thinks my car is a piece of trash.....That hurts

 

Finally, i have some pics up for you. These were taken a couple days ago and a few more things have been put on and are filling up that empty space! But i havent had much time to work on it with graduating soon and making sure my grades stay up. I spent a lot of time removing rust on the interior, and the engine bay had to be really cleaned up, sanded and paintedbefore putting the motor in, so its taking longer than expected.
But basically i got the engine in on its mounts (tranny mount is being modded right now), intercooler fitted, radiator hooked up, and i found a nice electric fan sitting in my auto tech, so i snagged thatand its on there too.

I got my top mount exhaust manifold today, but its a t3/t4 flange instead of a t25, so im just going to upgrade to a T04E, and an external 38 MM gate next week.










Projected finish date: Uncertain

More pics to come!

 

lookin good. keep the pics comming. Thats funny about the neighbors too. You keep the car covered though right. Are you in a nice area or something, cuz there are plenty of people around me worse than one rusted car

 

dude that thing is looking really good!!! what color are you gonna paint the exterior?

 

Looks NICE!

 

Yea, Jeff, what color? Usually, Id be pissed off that someone stopped bein a DSMer... but that thing will be beautiful...

 

that sucks about the neighbors....my township has a law about cars that sit too long. i have to have valid plates on all vehicles, while is why my old dodge isnt here...it can drive just fine on public roads...but im sure that they wouldnt like that either...

 

So i guess its time for an update:
SInce the last update i have reversed the center steering link, modified and bolted up the tranny mount, modified the coolant hard lines, have gotten about 1/3 of the wiring done, hooked up an electric fan,did some body work on the front end, painted and put on the grille, put the headlights back on, hooked up the clutch master and slave cylinders, put the brake master cylinder back on after being cleaned,Measured and dropped off the driveshaft to be shortened(should be done wednesday or thursday), ordered the T04E turbo, and 38 MM 15 PSI wastegate, and probably a couple other things im just not thinkin of.
Oh yeah and i found another good part i need in my auto tech class. Its just the upper radiator hose, but free is a better price than 10 bucks.

I only have a couple pics



Here is the "whats left" list to get the car to becapable of moving under its own power:
-Custom downpipe
-intercooler plumbing
-finish the wiring
-Custom turbo oil lines
-Heater core hoses

SHAZAM!!!!!