Meet "Blue Nose" M62b44 swap (Pic Heavy)

[DIIRTY-30]

Such a pretty car man! Good work.

Thanks :D

[DIIRTY-30]

So haven't been on here in a min; work has been eating up all my time.

I ended up having to fall through on the m52 stroker swap cause it didnt solve my issue. Still looking for an m52 with low mileage or an S motor.

Started prep work officially today since all the body is finally done. Started on the larger areas and working my way into the details before stripping everything down.





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Day 3

Slowly making some progress; swapped on bottlecaps for the time being.

[Convertible Dirtz]

WOW! That's the right way to do it bruh!!!

[DER E30]

Yeahh, paint will be soon!

[DIIRTY-30]

To the guy who sold me the hood; I hate whomever your previous owner was who decided to re-ghetto-spray your hood. This thing has proven itself to be the toughest thing to sand down.

[efficient]

thats cool, i wish i knew how to paint and do body work

[DIIRTY-30]

thats cool, i wish i knew how to paint and do body work

Same

[efficient]

Same

Lol arent you doing it yourself?

[DIIRTY-30]

Mannnnnnnnn its been a while... Finally got things situated, car passed smog, finishing up the last of the prep work...

Stay tuned :popcorn:

Lol arent you doing it yourself?

I am, but at the same time that doesn't exactly mean I know everything. Everything I've done has been nothing but pure trial and error along with a TON of research, reading, and watching videos.

Anyone can do it, it's just a matter of how detail-oriented and how determined you are IMHO. If you want something bad enough, there's no limit to how hard you'll work to achieve that goal.

[thatphysicsguy]

it's gonna be good! can't wait to see it with that fresh paint!

[dirtbag30]

it's gonna be good! can't wait to see it with that fresh paint!

:popcorn: waiting

[DIIRTY-30]

So now its down to the small little things;

Window trim and pop out windows are out, almost finished sanding down the door jams. Still need to pop out the front and rear windshield but I'm gonna wait till everything else is done since I'll have to transport the car via car carrier. Can't believe how bad the hood was makes me wish I used a DA instead of hand-blocking. Overall have about a good 45-50 hours give or take into prep work so I'm hoping its well worth it.

Here's some lovely shitty iphone photos lol, oh yeah and I bought a Civic for work

[DIIRTY-30]

Sneak peak.. (This is the color coat not a primer btw)


I was a little worried once the color coat was on; how it appeared silver. Thought it looked pretty badass as is. The color popped out once the clear was on and it baked.. I'll post a few more pics later on.

[dirtbag30]

PAINT! stoked to see this near completion.

[DIIRTY-30]

PAINT! stoked to see this near completion.

Same should have it back together and ready for Car B Q this Saturday.. Will post a few more pics of the outcome tonight when I'm off work.