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No thanks man, I appriciate the offer, I like my tan interior lol. Everyone is always telling me to swap it over to black, but honestly its cooler in the summer and helps add to the grocery getter effect, not to mention its super clean.

 

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6/23/10: Nothing major but I did get a couple key things knocked out. Went to Honda and picked up my starter and alt bolts, after that went to advance auto to return sockets I didn't need. Exchanged those for an alternator belt, came home and put starter and alt on with help from my buddy Nick. Had to bang on the alt to get it to slide in the lower bracket, damn powder coating lol. Attempted to get my throttle cable and bracket on but now I am having all sorts of fits with that. The bracket/cable sits way too close to my fuel rail and rubs and the cable wants to fall off the butterfly on tb if you goto give it gas. Hopefully I get that figured out in the next couple days. I did a little more body work today as well and still got more to go tomorrow

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6/24/10 Forgot to add this...Emailed Gred at Go-Autoworks to see if he could help me get this damn thing done. The last part I needed in order to have it in running mode was a clutch line. Couple hours after emailling him I get a reply that he is going to help me out by giving me a generous discount on one of his braided clutch line kits. So big ups to Greg at Go-Autoworks!! Edited by DaddyBuiltRacing
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6/26/10 Clutch line arrived today which is a huge relief. That was the final part I was waiting for in order to fire this thing up. I do have to go pick up my axles this week so it won't be running til midweek. Also got the body work done so tomorrow I am going to wake up, hose her down, let it sit in the sun to dry and then start taping it off so I can get it in primer. After that gonna block it out 1 more time just to make sure nothing was missed and then rework any areas that need attention. Hoping to have it running, tuned and in paint by next Sunday

 

Will have pics up tomorrow

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6/27/10: What a hot ass day, the heat index was 105 degrees and I didn't feel like doing jack shit to the car. Not to mention we had random rain showers all day long which put a dampen in the entire day. Well about 9 oclock it got cool outside and the rain stopped so I decided to get to work. Earlier in the day I had wetsanded the car and let it sit out to dry. With that already done I started masking windows off. You never know what good ads are until you use them as masking paper lol. BTW Krogers was having a pretty good sale. After that I gave the car a good wipe down with some thinner once over, let that dry and then hit it with a tac cloth just to make sure no loose particles were on the surface.

 

The 1/4 panel on passenger side had a big ass dent that ran down the wheel well by door, it is no longer there!! There was also a scratch from a pole on the passenger side, apparently someone during this cars life did not know how to drive lol. Alright less typing and more pic showing lol:

 

 

*Note* The red area in some of these pics is not body filler, it is actually primer, just so no one gets it confused with spot putty

 

 

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/guy_from_nerk/101_0480.jpg

 

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Hoping to have the car running this week so I can take it to me and my dad's newly aquired spray booth to apply the base and clear. Might do the door jambs in my garage though. It just depends on how bored I get really lol

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Umm wtf are you talkinga bout? The trim around the windows goes satin black, it was missing half the paint why not prime it and give the new paint something to bite to? The side molding strip down the middle of the doors is the same color as the car from the factory and I am keeipng it that way. The bottom of the door gets a satin black side skirt. The door handles are also the same color as the car there is absolutely no need to remove them they are primed 100%

 

Trust me this isn't the first car I have ever painted lol, just sit back and wait to see the finished product

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Thanks Shane..now if everyone was just patient they would've been able to see these updates with out any concerns lol

 

6/29/10: Painted the trim around the windows with some 3m spray can trim paint. It looks shiny in these pics because its still wet lol, it'll dry out and look like it did from the factory

 

 

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/guy_from_nerk/101_0573.jpg

 

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/guy_from_nerk/101_0574.jpg

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6/29/10: More paint work was done today. I got all my door jams, gas lid jam, trunk jam and underside of trunk lid all finished up. Even had enough time to put my door panels back on lol. Oh and in a couple pics it looks purple, but I got a pic for you just to show you how the metallic in sunlight changes the color drastically. Heres pics

 

Driver Side Rear Door/Jam:

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/guy_from_nerk/101_0577.jpg

 

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/guy_from_nerk/101_0578.jpg

 

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/guy_from_nerk/101_0579.jpg

 

 

Passenger Side:

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/guy_from_nerk/101_0576.jpg

 

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/guy_from_nerk/101_0575.jpg

 

Gas Door Area:

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/guy_from_nerk/101_0580.jpg

 

 

Trunk Jam/Trunk Lid:

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/guy_from_nerk/101_0584.jpg

 

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/guy_from_nerk/101_0587.jpg

 

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Oh and that picture I was telling you about:

 

Looks purple here:

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/guy_from_nerk/101_0581.jpg

 

 

And brown after only 2 coats (car will have 4-5 base coats and 4-5 clear)

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/guy_from_nerk/101_0582.jpg

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6/2-3/10: Been a busy last couple of days, well busy in my book lol. Started off friday by finally getting the stock broken axles out of the car and ready to take into Advance to get new ones under friends warranty. After that I decided not to goto fireworks but rather stay home and work on the car trying to get it done. My dad came over and we got the powder coated clutch master cylinder in the car and mounted. Got the throttle cable issue fixed finally.

 

After he left my buddy Josh came over and he wanted to do something to the car lol. So we finished up the headlight harnesses. Just had a few wires that needed to be extended, soldered and loomed up. Then we put my new hood latch cable on (burnt through old one with welder while shaving bay), even tucked it as well. Test fit the radiator, I am thinking I am gonna make a bracket to hold the other leg on it so it doesn't wobble around.

 

Today after going and seeing Twilight Eclipse I went to advanced and picked up new axles..yes I know lol, but a happy wife is a happy me! The axles were free courtesy of my buddies lifetime warranty like I mentioned so big ups to Nick for letting me use his warranty!! Also big ups to Josh for coming over and hanging out in the garage til 2:30 am working on the car with me.

 

Tomorrow I am hoping to get the axles in the car, mount fuel pressure regulator and filter. Run fuel lines, wire up fuel pumps to a relay, mount battery box in the trunk, sand fenders down and sand front bumper. Get those in primer and get the underside of my hood in paint/clear.

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