Tuesday, March 3, 2009

And it begins

Finally drove the car home last night (spent the weekend at a friends shop to keep it out of the rain) and think I have a good, initial, list of work to be done.

  • Engine/Transmission: Lower mileage combo from a 1.8L car will make all the difference.
  • Exhaust: Old, sounds bad, restrictive
  • No A/C: The A/C is pretty much shot, should get a new compressor with a new engine though.
  • Rims/Tires: The ones on the car are the stockers from an xB. Need to go.
  • Suspension: All of it. Shocks/springs/bushings all need to be replaced
  • Interior: Is worn, faded
  • Stereo: There isn't one.
So the list seems to be just about everything and it is most of the moving parts. Upside is the body is in really good shape, rear end seems to be solid, the top is brand new and has a glass top and so on.

So the above is what we need to do to turn the car back into a safe, fun, streetable car.

Once that's done we can start looking at flares, paint, go-fast parts and more.

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