RIP Calypso Story.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Drunk driver smash and run? Time to start looking for a new chassis sorry to see the pain.

Nah that looks fixable. Perfect excuse for some shiny new paint

[M-technik-3]

Drunk driver smash and run? Time to start looking for a new chassis sorry to see the pain.

[Luke Girard]

Oh no! That sucks man. I hope you're able to fix it.

[e30austin]

Goddamn man. That makes me sad :(

[Steven]

I had a large update planned, but something happened today.



RIP Calypso.

[potatomash]

Seeing that fuse box cut out like that gives me so much anxiety lol. I am not as brave as you are!

Amen!

Probably a tad late but did you know you can de-pin them? Haha, thats what I did then re-pinned once I moved it inside.

[jpod999]

Seeing that fuse box cut out like that gives me so much anxiety lol. I am not as brave as you are!

[Steven]

nice zip tie intake mod.

What are you gonna do to it?

Next steps - Engine out, dash out, fuse box relocation, engine bay paint, engine refresh, engine back in, car painted, top replaced, seats recovered/replaced.

The zip tie mod was in the peak of daily driving and needing a quick fix

[pandaboo911]

nice zip tie intake mod.

What are you gonna do to it?

[Steven]

Quick, late update. These are photos from Sunday that I never got around to uploading.

I took out the front wiring harness again. This shit is a rats nest.
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Started taking apart the interior...
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hmmm...
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Another hmm...
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I took my fuse box out... :-?
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Untitled by Steven Worrall, on Flickr

Started to drain coolant:
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Super clean.
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So much room for activities!
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That's all for now. I brought the fuse box back to SF with me to work on it during the week. I'll be back in SJ next weekend to work on the car more. Hope to get the engine pulled and start getting the dash out. Stay tuned!

[Steven]

Well time to burn the car

My thoughts exactly.

How did it go from a beauty to all fucked up? Sorry if I come off strong but it's all tore up now.

Two years of abuse and not having time to fix stuff. The thing about having a really nice old car is that to keep it in that shape, it needs constant maintenance.

[efficient]

How did it go from a beauty to all fucked up? Sorry if I come off strong but it's all tore up now.

[stonea]

Spiders took over:

Well time to burn the car

[Steven]

I suppose it's time to update. Life got in the way and I have been neglecting Calypso. I had so many plans and ambitions towards my car and then ran out of time. That's one thing I took for granted in high school. My car's current state is bad. It's the culmination of a couple years of daily driving and sitting. All of this while being very unreliable due to me never fully getting it put back together. Regardless, I'm finishing it correctly this time. I'll mostly be working on it during the weekends from now on and making updates as I go. Here's some cringe photos of it's current state.

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Untitled by Steven Worrall, on Flickr

Untitled by Steven Worrall, on Flickr

Untitled by Steven Worrall, on Flickr

Untitled by Steven Worrall, on Flickr

Spiders took over:

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More backstory:

I started taking the car apart at the end of November ish. It then started to rain a lot and I ended up not being able to finish. That's why all the trim and wheels are taken off. As far as the engine bay and front end, I started taking that off today in prep for an engine pull.

Next steps - Engine out, dash out, fuse box relocation, engine bay paint, engine refresh, engine back in, car painted, top replaced, seats recovered/replaced.

[mila325]

Awesome! I'm keen to do the same to my car. I'm hoping as I write this you're busy writing a fantastic update ;)

No update makes me sad.