Walker Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) parted ways with my other projects and decided to focus on the one good/running car i had and make it mint(and change the color) first part was getting rid of the after market sunroof which Slowquest took care of and posted pics elsewhere 2nd was getting it stripped down for body work and sending the engine off to Dad's for a rebuild .....despite being a low mile engine (65k) it had a cracked head among other things wrong >< now my body guy is working on the car. the 2 fenders were NiB and have been initially mounted ...... the 2 NiB 1/4s are in the process....one has been put on and the other side has been cut off and waiting to fix the wheel well rust issues before that goes on finally there is some progress on the car i'll update as the work progresses http://i.imgur.com/O3I0ihG.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/vvnmQmB.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/9K02JpG.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ZQDr2tA.jpg http://i.imgur.com/N0SjELn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/uelyGLp.jpg Edited September 11, 2014 by Walker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Your body guy is doing an amazing job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markhansenconquest Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 new front fenders too......where did u get those??? nice work..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted July 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 i got all 4 new body panels and rear inner wheel wells from Zoso here on the forums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowquest Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 should be real nice when I get it back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted July 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) body guy is making steady progress.......since the last pics the wheel liner rust was dealt with and the driver side 1/4 hung.... .....and Dad said the engine should be ready soon....but it's looking less likely that i will get to drive it this year due to fall/winter being right around the corner...and there is no way this car will ever see rain or snow/salt maybe if i'm lucky and there is enough time i will get time to break the engine in before i have to park it for the year Edited July 15, 2014 by Walker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbruneaux Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 You will have the winter to make it perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 it's hard to not drive it for a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyquest Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Its looking really good man, and I feel you about having to put it away before getting to really enjoy it. I'd like to finish mine asap so I can get atleast a good month of enjoying it before its put away again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted July 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 yup.....the hang up is the body guy....he does it by trade but my job is on the side so he works on it when he has the time.... which i dont mind because he's very good and communicates well every step of the way but once i get the shell back from him....it will go back to slowquest for reassembly after we reevaluate what is still needed to be replaced, cleaned, or otherwise attended to it started out as a very nice car.....but i want it to be like new when i'm done with it.....so there is no real rush......just withdrawal and it's easy to lose motivation when you don't get to experience the finished product for such a long time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Keep the faith man it will get there. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted August 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 (edited) paint wont be done till october so no chance ill get to drive it this year before parking it for the winter.....so i was gently persuaded into doing the ls1 swap i was considering....so that's the direction i'm going now i have plans to pick up the engine pullout this weekend slowquest will get the reman'd g54 that Dad is currently working on....and i guess i will be selling some of the parts i had hoarded...like the 52mm TB kit....and the NIB 14g turbo here is some pics of the body work progress http://i.imgur.com/o2JI9Ax.jpg http://i.imgur.com/XgvdQ5M.jpg http://i.imgur.com/jTlOLr4.jpg http://i.imgur.com/nR2sau7.jpg Edited August 18, 2014 by Walker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Great looking body work going on what color you going with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 a scion color called Ultramarine blue(E8H) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Great looking color are you planning on changeing the entire color on the inside as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 what do you mean the interior? like the interior paint on the chassis? if you mean chassis then probably yes....since the car has to be completely stripped now that i'm going ls1 to cut the tranny tunnel there is really no reason not to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Yeah i mean behind the interior panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted August 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 (edited) ideally yes.....but it may have to wait here are some more pics....83 hood down to bare metal....the pre-existing paint was flaking everywhere.....and the stripped engine bay http://i.imgur.com/MjIG9fB.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6t8164y.jpg Edited August 23, 2014 by Walker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Your body man is really on his grind getting it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted August 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 he's doing a good job.... the hood pic may be deceptive....any "rust" you see on it is purely surface rust on the bare metal...... there isn't a dent or real piece of rust on the entire thing.....truly mint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted August 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 picked up my LS1/4l60e today....from a 99 TA with 39k miles on it..... thanks to slowquest for driving me up and inspecting it for me http://i.imgur.com/fJ9BRhD.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbruneaux Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 This will be so much fun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 here are a couple pics of the hood covered in primer.....and 1 of the t56 crated up and ready for shipping http://i.imgur.com/zFoBsso.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MHSHuhF.jpg http://i.imgur.com/nWsxcW1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 The resto project is coming along nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted September 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 for now i'll just be happy when it finally gets painted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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