Back From the DEAD...
Aug 24, 2009, 10:31 PM
#36
I bought it from a individual who had traded it for chevy 1500....he took it into a corner too fast and nailed the curb, young kid, who just let it sit in his backyard for a couple years, I saw the add in craigs list and after a couple days of barganing I decided to go pick it up, the car looked HORRIBLE in real life, but I couldnt argue cuz I was getting a deal considering the engine and tranny alone were worth the money, on the way home I stoped in all the major citys picking up as many parts as I could fit into the truck, got the fenders hood front bumper rear bumper trunk and spoiler for 400$ from some individual in sacramento all stock parts (ONE HELL OF A DEAL) and the guy even waited up for me till 11PM. After getting home after 25 hrs of strait driving, I started working on her and started ordering the parts, windsheild was 125, traded the old red trunk for a oil cooler, traded the tien suspention that was on it (i know i wish i woulda kept it), the broken bride seat, fmic and rear strut bar, for stock suspention, leather/suede evo 9 ssl seats, and + 700$, I then ordered a new radiator frame support from a company who sent me a lancer radiator support (Nothing lined up), however with a ginder, welder, and a 12 pack of beer i made it work quite nicely , patched together the car installing a new fmic with fmic piping, 7" pioneer AVIC, intake, and turbo back exhuast, drove it down to my painter to have him paint it flat black, here are the pics of what it looked like right before it was painted, the hood was poped so it looks off but ...
Aug 25, 2009, 01:59 PM
#39
Evolving Member
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Seattle
Posts: 251
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
wow! bringing it back from the dead indeed! i love the exhaust it had on before, the previous owner probably thought..Hey this is JDM fitment so its ok....haha man that rear was bad and the way he cut it...FAIL
