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Project ZOMFG!!!!


Patterson

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Where do I begin? The last quickie project went pretty well. A lot of cleaning, painting, and powder coating. Given the small outlay in cash, parts pile digging, bartering, and trading I'd call it a success.

 

So here we go again. I have no real explanation for why I ended up in this position but I traded a perfectly good car for a non-running DSM. That's the best way to explain it. No convincing me not to do it, I wanted it and that was it.

 

I'm gonna name it Grimace. It's bulbous, purple, and bound to be a little dumb.

 

What it came with: Lowish mileage 7 bolt, EVO III 16G, FMIC, ACT clutch, Greddy Timer, XS boost controller, big Injectors, a box of random parts to be installed, EVO IX wheels, and FWD. Largely stock, Give the state of the car I'm hoping to have it back together relatively quick to see if it'll run.

 

http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/%5Bimg%5Dhttp://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w351/Pats16Valve/Picture190.jpghttp://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w351/Pats16Valve/Picture190.jpg

 

Needs some love for sure. Or a whole lot of Powder Coating.. Check the MAd Tight USDM Broom Stick Hood Prop.

http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w351/Pats16Valve/Picture191.jpg

 

http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w351/Pats16Valve/Picture192.jpg

 

Cleaninsh Interior

http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w351/Pats16Valve/Picture194.jpg

 

Nasty Hatch

http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w351/Pats16Valve/Picture200.jpg

 

Legit Turbo

http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w351/Pats16Valve/Picture159.jpg

 

Am I really gonna leave the wheels alone? Nope

http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w351/Pats16Valve/Picture209.jpg

 

Carbon Fiber Hood. Will a body guy be able to fix something like this?

http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w351/Pats16Valve/Picture213.jpg

 

After finally getting it on the tow dolly, but not before destroying the front bumper.. Chris (Major Payne) went along with me and as always is a huge help. Even though he doesn't like the BBQ Rib Sammich from Rump Rangers Fuel Mart.. I call it heaven on a bun. I always promise an adventure when you go on a road trip with the Patter$on. This round did not disappoint.

http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w351/Pats16Valve/Picture153.jpg

 

Here are the left overs/stuff needing to be installed

http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w351/Pats16Valve/Picture214.jpg

 

 

And as before, during the last journey to get a car there were wild animals along the road. Seriously, who's gonna let their goat wander along I-70? Oh yeah people from Springfield.

 

The initial work list will go like this:

 

Get a new D/S axle

Install the down pipe

New Fluids

Figure out the CAS ordeal (easy fix)

Get an ECU

Fix the FMIC mounting issue.

Correct the Nose Bleed Stance

Tune it

Break it

Rebuild it

Break it

Paint it

Break it

Part it out

 

 

For what I want to do with this, I like to PO's idea of the cut out with the stock exhaust. Nice'n quiet. But I'm sure I'll end up with something a little larger. Figure out how to keep it quiet and leave the cut out in place. Maybe run a larger DP and leave the rest. I dunno. I still have plenty of VW's in house, and I have AAA. So being stranded won't be too much of a worry.

 

I'd like for this to end up being a very clean car when I'm done. Paint will be very high on the list. But for now I'll just get it running under its own power. I will say pushing a GST around is a lot easier than pushing a GSX around.. Flame away gents.

 

I hope Dennis will be as happy with WTF as I was. It was an awesome car but I was not planning on keeping it.

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This car had a rodknock and IIRC he did a bearing slap and put it back together. Just a heads up.

 

 

Yeah, different motor. I got some of the parts from that one in the spare parts box too. This one is out of a 95, hence the CAS issue. Thnks for the heads up though. :thumbup:

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Jesus-tittyfucking-Christ.

 

Just when I thought you couldn't get any dumber, you go and do something like this… and totally redeem yourself!

 

Hot pink powder coating on everything? Yes?

 

http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/dumb-and-dumber-dumb-and-dumber-485970_400_300.jpg

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http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w351/Pats16Valve/JOnesmod.jpg

 

Actually I did manage to do something either productive or counter productive yesterday. I sold the turbo, O2 housing, fuel pump, MAF sensor. I guess there are others that felt what was on there was not going to cut it for me. This s going to get real ugly real quick.

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Its GRAY not purple!!!(or at least thats what i always told myself..)

 

 

 

 

I walked the crank.. not just a spun bearing..

 

 

LOL, my nephew's is the same color. Creepy but hey I keep telling him I didn't have a choice in the color. And it's got Evo wheels too.

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