A little backstory: I'm not building this car to be quick. Not even a little bit. I just graduated with two bachelor's degrees, and have decided I'm going back for a third, so I need a decent DD to get me from home to work and to school. I also just bought a house and I'm getting married in September, so I sold my SRT Caliber to get out of most of my debt, and decided to start building.
The car is a '93 hatch that I bought from Caleb (HardCore97's brother?) as a roller. As a warning, anything I say about this car being rough, or junk, or anything else derogatory isn't intended towards the previous owners. I knew what I was getting into when I bought it. :hug: Here she is on the way home.
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[/CENTER]And here she is once we finally made it home (just a few shots for space sake)
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[/CENTER]I suppose now would be a good time to mention that I work overnights in the Emergency Room at Mercy (formerly St. John's Mercy), an average of six nights each week, so I don't have TONS of free time, but I make the most of the time I get. I'll update this thread accordingly.
I purchased a radiator support to get the front end straightened out a little:
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[/CENTER]But the day I was planning on replacing it, I ended up cleaning out the interior, and stripping the bay of everything I didn't want anymore, taking it from this:
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[/CENTER]To this:
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[/CENTER]And before/after of the interior:
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[/CENTER]Basic plans for the car include a brake tuck, partial wire tuck, a slightly freshened up D15Z1 swap (mpg all the way, and all maintenance items complete before going in the car), new paint in the bay and on the body, a COMPLETE body (fenders, bumper, lights, hood, etc), and either replacing several interior parts, or at least cleaning them up VERY well. We found a mouse in the car when we were loading it up on the trailer. It could use a good cleaning. Lol.
I also purchased my swap and a few 'extra parts' from mike93hatch and x357rq. Last photo is of the shipment I got from Summit this week for the new brake and fuel lines, the battery relocate, and a few other small items. (Sorry for the iPhone shots).
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[/CENTER]I'll be tearing into the Z1 next to start getting it ready to drop in. The seller believes it's solid and would be a reliable swap as-is, but I'd rather open it up and see for myself, and I'd like to replace basic things like the timing belt, water pump, F/R seals, clutch, flywheel, head gasket, oil pan and VC gaskets, etc. so that I'm not running into these things right away once it's up and running. After the initial swap is in and I'm partially done with the car (running/driving daily), I'll open up another one of the Z1s and do a complete rebuild with rotating assembly, just to have on hand if/when the original craps out. Right now, I'm slightly crunched for time, money and space with so many other things going on with the car, but I'll get there.
That's about it right now. Like I said, I'll take photos and update as I go. Feel free to comment, give suggestions, etc. I think it'll encourage me if I can ignore the trolls. Lol. Thanks for checking this out!
