After almost 3 years of ownership I am finally getting some progress done. Until now the car has just been beaten on and used as a dd by myself through high school and is now my car in college. being my second car, and first 5 speed I'm learning a lot in my relationship with this temperamental little thing. The point of this car is to just get me through college and save me money by not having monthly payments. I love the little thing and hopefully after college i can restore and bring it back to life the proper way with all the proper components I want. And to sort of give an idea for what I'm after here is a list of the final set up I want done:
- Black out diving boards, reflectors, signals
✔ US ellips w/ 6k 55w HID's, smoked lows, frenched highs
- late model valence w/ 3k 35w fogs
- Recaro's recovered in blue houndstooth
- CF blank door cards.
- Z4 3.0 short shifter
- 3.xx LSD (no moar 4.10)
- small sub
- IE stg3 springs, billy shocks
✔ Volvo Lip
Its had the diving boards tucked up, a couple leaks taken care of, and the useless fog lights taken off. After finally getting a chance to get home and just work on it here is where I begin this afternoon.
I knew there was rust on the rear end and knew that somehow water was getting into the trunk. After I have had my fair share of trouble trying to fix it the ghetto way I've decided to actually take the project head on. Taped it off, sanded and used a wire brush attachment to take off the PO's attempt at fixing it with some rubber stuff. I them sprayed some rust treatment down, and after letting it dry I will just spray paint it flat black to cover it for now.
Now its a waiting game until the rust treatment has cured and I can paint it. Until then its time to attack the trunk, wipe it all down to get the dust off and check voltages out to try and get the tail lights to function properly and consistently again.
- Black out diving boards, reflectors, signals
✔ US ellips w/ 6k 55w HID's, smoked lows, frenched highs
- late model valence w/ 3k 35w fogs
- Recaro's recovered in blue houndstooth
- CF blank door cards.
- Z4 3.0 short shifter
- 3.xx LSD (no moar 4.10)
- small sub
- IE stg3 springs, billy shocks
✔ Volvo Lip
Its had the diving boards tucked up, a couple leaks taken care of, and the useless fog lights taken off. After finally getting a chance to get home and just work on it here is where I begin this afternoon.
I knew there was rust on the rear end and knew that somehow water was getting into the trunk. After I have had my fair share of trouble trying to fix it the ghetto way I've decided to actually take the project head on. Taped it off, sanded and used a wire brush attachment to take off the PO's attempt at fixing it with some rubber stuff. I them sprayed some rust treatment down, and after letting it dry I will just spray paint it flat black to cover it for now.
Now its a waiting game until the rust treatment has cured and I can paint it. Until then its time to attack the trunk, wipe it all down to get the dust off and check voltages out to try and get the tail lights to function properly and consistently again.
check the OP for details...
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