I paid 490 for it... gave him 500 he gave me 20 for gas to get back and used 10
Well for starters im goin to rip out the interior and see how clean i can make everything, mostly the carpet. im going to repaint most if not all the peices i can (no crzy gay colors, just to be freshend) and do all i can to it to get a solid start... and a dynomat based material (awaiting opinions on brands for pricing) After the interior is to my specs ill begin the body work, suspension, paint, then last but not least drivetrain. Im plannin on completion by summer of 2010. but until then... questions
1. Best sound insulators price/quality according
2. Best plastic paints/materials
3. What wire to snip to rid off "check air suspension
4. Is there a plastic bondo type dealy? (makin custom grill)
5. Is there a write up on properly cutting the springs (how much cut per how much lower)
And many more to come as the build progress'
Thanks Fordnut for the enlargements
1. napa sells a cheap version of dynomat, it works fairly well, usually it has to be ordered but its like half the cost of the name brand stuff.
2. whatever you end up using for a plastic paint i would recommend an adhesion promoter, i've actually used cheap walmart paint on plastic after spraying it with an adhesion promoter and it took and stayed very well.
3. if someone can answer that one it'd be great because mine has that stupid message on it too because of the spring conversion lol.
4. fiberglass it. make a template out of cardboard, then cover it in tin foil, spray a release agent on it, then cover it with fiberglass, when it's set, peel it off. if you want to go one step further take the cardboard template and turn it into metal. then fiberglass it, i've done about half a dozen home made hood scoops this way, it works great, it's cheap, and all i needed was some tape, cardboard, a chair, and a hammer, the chair and hammer were to get the curves right. heres pics of a recent one i did, sorry i dont have any of it being fully finished but you should be able to get the general idea, it ended up completely centered and square, and it looked stock which is what i was going for..something suttle but you know its not quite supposed to be there...this is on a turbo 97 toyota paseo convertible
engine under the hood
started with a hole over the top mount intercooler
cardboard mock up
getting the curve right
squaring it up..i actually eyeballed everything using tape then my buddy measured it and it turned out to be perfectly square lol
screwed into place
first coat of bondo after fiberglass
i dont have any pics after that but it was pretty much sand it down smooth and fill in pits and ripples, gel resin works better then liquid resin for stuff like this because it doesnt run and i would suggest using a fiberglass cloth rather then mat because the cloth sets and dries with a smoother finish requiring less sanding and leveling.
5. dont cut springs, buy the right ones, if you absolutely HAVE to cut springs, then make sure whatever you use doesnt get too hot and i would probably go half a coil down for starters and (even though its a bitch to keep taking them in and out) cut down more from there, but you'd be better off just getting the right springs.
hope this helps.
like to go tinker on her now
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