Kylecanthurdle's new daily project
So I'm still alive and well, been mia in the project section since i moved to CT and havent had time to get the car to my new place to work on it. In the meantime i have purchased a new daily since i was tired of paying $400/mo for the mazdaspeed and didnt feel like driving a lifted jeep cherokee on 31's everyday.
I found a 2001 Galant on craigslist, ended up getting it for $800 since it had a check engine light and it wouldnt start after the initial startup. (i used that as a negotiating tactic meanwhile i knew instantly it was a bad cam sensor). The guy wanted $2000 from the start and he made the mistake of telling me he was moving the next day and HAD to sell the car. He did let me use his plate and ship it back to him so i didnt wanna kill him on the price. So the car is pretty clean, has 120k miles, not much rust(just a little on the shock tower and on the rear quarters). Interior is mint though. Enough with the text, time for pictures!
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...psky11w4or.jpg
Here is the night i picked it up. Not many more pictures since it was getting dark.
Ended up buying a $300 manual 4 cylinder eclipse from someone on craigslist that week that needed a clutch and a bunch of other work. Didnt have a title so when i got what i wanted from it and putt an ad on craigslist for a "FREE CAR" and i got everyone and their mothers calling asking if it ran. Obviously i put that it doesnt have a transmission or engine. Shows that people read what they want to read and ignore everything else. Luckily i got a call from a body shop that ended up needing the entire left side of the car and the only part on the car that was useable was the left side. He took the car off my hands and gave me some bodywork supplies for my donation.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...psdksgkqg7.jpg
Heres the donor car....
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...psayx9rshi.jpg
Heres the transmission waiting to be put in.
Now i have a spare engine just in case, of course im going to rebuild it eventually and hold on to it.
Now for the goodies, first week i bought the car i picked up a new style front bumper for $300 from galantman03, a pair of jdm heads on ebay from japan for $175 shipped and a new style grille from another member for $75. Picked up an evo wing in white as well, just need to paint the sides and possibly put it on. Threw the front end on in 2 hours tops after work on day, cut the rad support and removed the crash bar and even wired in HIDs.
No pictures yet, for some reason i never took any but ill edit this post when i do.
So i started a new job powder coating around this time and have been in search of wheels. Was looking into evo wheels but 90% of the people selling them either want top dollar or the wheels are junk. I walk into work one night (was doing double shifts with both jobs when i put my 2 week notice in) and one of the guys are coating a set of 2000 Mustang GT wheels for himself to sell on craigslist, turns out he did them some crazy top coat called chameleon sapphire over gloss black. Prepare for the amazement.....
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...psje9q5fpt.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...psb7fb6vht.jpg
He ended up asking $100 for them, turns out theyre the same lug pattern and a little bigger hub bore so i got hub rings and bought the rims. Theyre 17x8 so no too big but perfect size for a daily.
Stayed late to do one of my spare valve covers in the same color too....
Before....
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...psxwywhacp.jpg
After.....
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...psvtgr3fye.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...psp0kbb6uo.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...psodi8pehb.jpg
So far this is all ive got, still need tires and coilovers and do all the work but that may be this weekend. Updates to come!
