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Thanks guys! I made a huge parts order the other day for the car but I've been working non stop on this new convertible I haven't had any time to install. Basically its a bunch of Lemforder suspension parts to re due everything up front. I probably should have gone this route 3 years ago rather then using my parts car's suspension parts, but I guess on the plus side it'll have 20k miles less compared to if I would have replaced everything in the beginning of the build? Only plus side I really see..
As for the Convertible, I don't really think its worthy of a build. I detailed the heck out of it, pulled the seats, scrubbed the carpets + seats, waxed it, euro clock, new shift knob, to much to list. I never thought I'd buy a car that needed paint work but the plus is the clear coat peal is limited to the trunk lid, and rear plastic bumper. I'm actually surprised that the rest of the paint is pretty decent besides a ton of rock chips up front. Ahh what the heck, here's some pics. Notice I didn't take a pic of the back showing the clear coat peal I'm ashamed of :D.
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So I can't believe it, but it was possible! Got my wheels powder coated AND brand new tires mounted in 1 day, 8 1/2 hours to be exact. I went with a color called "Bengal Silver" and couldn't be happier. It's light silver at some angles, dark silver at others, and has metallic flakes when you look at it close up. Best part is because I disassembled the center caps, they where also powder coated so they'll be a perfect match! The only complaint would be the tires where extremely pricey, at basically $500 bucks for the set balanced and mounted with no rebates.. Might have trouble sleeping tonight but they do suit the car well, what do you do.
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Well tomorrow I'm getting new tires, along with having my wheels freshly powdercoated! I ended up going with the Yokohama S.drive's as my all time favorite BF Goodrich G-Force's are no longer available in 15".
I disassembled the center caps down to the aluminum waffle, so the waffles can also be powdercoated. The rest of the parts are plastic, hence why it needs to be taken apart. I plan on dropping the wheels off at 8AM, the shop I use for getting wheels powdercoated promised them to be done at 3pm. After that I'll run over to americas tires, get the tires mounted and balanced, and get my car off jack stands all in one day :D
Well at least that's the plan.
IMG_2878 by Kevin O'Brien, on Flickr
IMG_2880 by Kevin O'Brien, on Flickr
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Gotcha. Thanks for the info!I actually bought this kit here:
And then a week later decided I needed camber plates to get the most out of my tire life:
I also asked them to include new spring perches with the kit and they included them free of charge.Leave a comment:
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I actually bought this kit here:
And then a week later decided I needed camber plates to get the most out of my tire life:
I also asked them to include new spring perches with the kit and they included them free of charge.Leave a comment:
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Car looks great man! You may have already answered this, but did you go with the GC Conversion kit or the full coil over set up? I like everything you've done with the car!
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Went for a little drive in the hills today and snapped a couple photos. Not much has been going on with the car. I've cracked my fog lights twice now and there so damn expensive for OEM replacements! I'm just going to keep an eye out on the forums and the wrecking yards. I'm also really bummed now that I surrendered my old Cali plates to the DMV, I should have kept them and sent them off to be restored to have more of a period correct look on the car.
Besides that I've been dealing with a hard starting issue which I'm really stumped on. The car runs great when it's warmed up, but if you try starting it when its cold, or has been sitting after a drive for 30min you'll have to crank it for maybe 5-6 seconds. Has never left me stranded but I'd like to figure it out. So far I've replaced the fuel pressure regulator, OEM Fuel pump (about $200 for that sucker), rebuilt fuel injectors, replacement ECU, Blue temp sensor, CPS sensor, Fuel pump and ECU relay, and I'm sure I'm missing a few other things. I've also checked resistance on the Coil, and the cap and rotor only have 30,000 miles.. However I'm leaning towards this being a spark issue. You can smell what I'd describe as a raw fuel smell on warm up, specifically right after it turns over on a long crank and the smell will go away. I wouldn't call it rough, but the idle on my convertible was smother once fully warmed compared to the coupe.
Anyways, on to some pics:
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I had to take EVERYTHING back out because the little dust cover on that goes behind the bearing was out of round, making contact with the rubber on the center support bearing causing an awful awful squeak. I wish this would be the last time I'll have to take the driveshaft out, but sadly the output shaft seal is leaking and I couldn't break that back nut off with an air impact gun. Looks like I'll have to tackle that issue some other day but for now its all back together!
Pic with the Euroweaves back on and fresh wash..
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Well everything's back together! I have to say hanging the Cat by yourself is pretty challenging but it was doable.
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What a shame! In the end I think you'll enjoy the sports a ton more. Blue ones are going to be though to find though, you may want to look into black or tan.
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Ok, So I got the Guibo today. I ordered it from NAPA auto parts yesterday, and the best part is its a Febi-Bilstein. Made in Germany :D
Sadly they didn't get it in until 3.30pm, and I got business to take care of at 5pm so there's no time to get it in. Thankfully I bought this convertible or I'd be on my second day with no car. Tomorrow the work begins!
IMG_2086 by Kevin O'Brien, on Flickr
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