Blue's Triple Build Thread!
So, TGC, the time has come for me to set goals for myself to get my Gs done. I have three cars I'm working on, and since I have so much to do I thought it would be easier to document all of my to-do lists here and make it possible for everyone to track my progress for future reference. This thread will also sprout how-to threads for the things I'm doing!
So, here's the break-down. I am working on:
1.) Deja Vu - My 2001 Banyan Bay Beige LS V6 that was totalled three years ago.
2.) My 2003 Titanium Pearl ES V6 title loan repo, $300 craigslist daily.
3.) The wife's 2003 ES 4 banger, which was also $300 and has jumped time.
Deja Vu, or Deja as we call her, was destroyed in an accident in June of 2014. You can see the pictures here. It wasn't my fault, but the car was totaled, and sat for over a year in my back yard before I got her running again, when all of my other cars were down and I needed an emergency daily. after a little effort she was back to being a reliable daily, complete with cold air. My wife fell in love with her and she was hooked on the 8G platform. The only issue was, the car was still in pretty rough shape, and a lot of the running gear was worn out. But at the time I couldn't afford another car, and my wife was pregnant, so I had to keep driving her. A few months before we had our first baby, she started running really badly, and I had to once again park her. I've putted her across the state twice since then, but she's not the same, and it's time to get her back in shape. This is as she sits now:
http://i.imgur.com/Z3hxJgX.jpg?1
If it weren't for the emotional attachment, and the fact that this is a one-year color, I would have given up, but fortunately I have people who support my dumb ideas and this car isn't going anywhere. The rear end has been pulled out successfully, and all that's left to do is mount the crash bar and bolt everything back in, and she's done on the rear. Her to-do list will be on Post #2.
Next up is my 2003 ES V6, aka Repo. This car came from a title loan place up in Rock Hill, and I originally bought it for parts. But after driving it home, it didn't make sense to part it out, and I decided to daily it. When I bought it, it was on cut springs and rode like shit. Since then, I've replaced the front struts and springs, CV axles, and completely rebuilt the front end. I've started peeling the plastidip, which takes for freakin' EVER, and I've discovered that the passenger doors are black. Guess I figured out why it has a salvage title! This is how SHE sat, as of a few weeks ago when I bought her:
http://i.imgur.com/w2U41so.jpg?1
Looks like I'll have to update this picture later. The to-do list is post #3!
Lastly is the project 2003 Galant with a four cylinder. I never had a four banger car before, and when this one came up with timing issues, for $300 I jumped on it. Especially considering I had a parts car sitting in the yard with anything it could possibly need! It was originally titanium pearl, with a crappy white maaco paint job and a surprisingly low 140k on the clock. This car's temporary goal is to be a daily for my wife, until I can pick up a GTZ for a daily, and turn this car into a twin cam turbo beast for her to auto-x. I haven't gotten much chance to fix it yet, but this is how it sits now:
http://i.imgur.com/LDPAfDd.jpg?1
This one's to-do list isn't so bad, it'll be on post #4.
Now, I have a bodega beige/tan cloth 2001 V6 parts car, a white/tan cloth 2002 ES 4cyl parts car, and a silver 2000 eclipse v6 m/t, all of which I will be using for parts for these builds. So keep that in mind, as I randomly appear with parts in hand! Lol.