Project Winter Beater

[4g63tcrazy]

Who will get their car running first? Me or you..?

[123abc]

Who will get their car running first? Me or you..?

I'm betting you will. We'll see though, I plan to work on it through most of the day today.


I still have to do a 4 bolt swap.... :sport017:

[123abc]

Got the trans in, but eventually figured out when I couldn't get the slave on that I have the fwd motor mount bolted to the block. No wonder it was so damn hard to get the trans mount on....


Anyways, I snapped a couple pics:

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/627/medium/SDC11315.JPG

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/627/medium/SDC11314.JPG

[123abc]

Started taking the wire wheel to my passenger side rocker and it's not looking good:

http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/627/SDC11342.JPG

To be honest, all the metal along the rocker is weak and needs to be replaced in my opinion. I have not tried the driver's side with the wire wheel yet, but on the passenger's side I could cut right through the metal with the wire wheel end on a drill. Not a happy person but what are ya going to do?

[4g63tcrazy]

That really sucks. One of the main reasons I've stuck with FWD for so long. My shell is mint.

[123abc]

That really sucks. One of the main reasons I've stuck with FWD for so long. My shell is mint.

My Laser stayed mostly rust free because it never came with the side skirts. The rest of this car is good as far as the floor pans and what not. It's only until you get under the side skirts and look into the rear wheel wells that it's bad. The side skirts are really bad at trapping everything in there.

I'm saddened by it, but whatever. I'll still patch it, even if it doesn't look 100%. If it seals and it's strong, that's all I care about because I'm going with a 94 side and rear end conversion so those side skirts will cover the whole lower side. Not to mention I get a better looking ass....:D

[123abc]

Drove the car back to my apartment! Feels really good to drive it again. Need to bleed the brakes some more, but for the most part it was really solid. Fired up first try.

Twack took a video or 2 I think when he followed me home. Open downpipe ftw!

[twack]

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i212/twack89225/beater/04182002a.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i212/twack89225/beater/04182004.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i212/twack89225/beater/04182013a.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i212/twack89225/beater/04182013d.jpg

[twack]

by vids he means these

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i212/twack89225/beater/th_04182010.jpg (http://s73.photobucket.com/albums/i212/twack89225/beater/?action=view&current=04182010.flv)

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i212/twack89225/beater/th_04182013.jpg (http://s73.photobucket.com/albums/i212/twack89225/beater/?action=view&current=04182013.flv)

[123abc]

Took it into school today to swap in the 4 bolt rear.

http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/627/SDC11345.JPG

http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/627/SDC11346.JPG

Need to replace the heater hoses as they piss coolant pretty good when it heats up. Need to set base ignition timing as well, route a vacuum line for the wastegate, blah blah. It's all mostly little things.