Captain's Build Thread (56k? how cute)

[urcaptnspeaking]

Heyo. Its been a while since I have had any sort of activity on the forum...and I'm sorry. I have had a lot of things I needed to get done between the band, school, and moving to Charleston,WV I just haven't found time.Oh yeah.... call of duty 4 on xbox live poses a threat to my much needed car time...but what can I say I enjoys killin' me some n0obZ <-ha.

But here's whats up: 1990 hatch,5 speed, stock(not for long) and cruisin 126k on the body. I bought the car for $600 back...oh..about 8 months with a gimpy motor. I finished the motor off and bought another KAe so I could get from point A to point B. That motor is now on its way out, which I expected, and thats Ok. I paid 300 for the motor so total I have 900 in the car as it sits. I am in progress on the body work right now and have some Silver paint waiting in a box...in my room. But yes heres what I got so far..enjoy !

The ride when I brought it home: (more damage than you can see. Appearantly the last owner thought hitting a pole on the passenger side front fender was a good custom idea. I personally dont like his taste in uniqueness)



A few hours in.. (at this point in time I realized...somebody made off with the front of my car so Im dusting for prints ! .. just kidding)



Nude Picture..



Car taped up and in the process of primering (if my car was a butt pirate...get it..no? ok)



Left side(after some Dr.90210 stuff I have fixed dents..got rid of rust and reshaped her thighs)



ATTENTION! Some pictures in the following segments are graphic and shouldn't be viewed by those who are squimish. Proceed at your own risk.

The Crime pt.1 (what can I say.. her butt isnt the best round town but its not always about looks...right?...RIGHT!?)



The Cime pt.2 (...)



The Supect



The Sentance ( may you rot in hell )



Ok so thats all I got to today, but keep close and there will certainly be much more !!

To do list:

Finish body workPrimerPaintMotor swap


Modified by urcaptnspeaking at 4:48 PM 4/6/2008

[pflicht]

Friggin cool man! More pictures when you get more done preeze! Oh and the whole crime/suspect/sentence thing, i lol'd!

[AutoShadow]

Lookin' good, maybe get a wangan wing to cover up those holes?

[J240sx]

Looks good so far. Be sure to provide how you fix the rust wholes in the hatch, and on the spot in front of the rear bumber behind the tire. I have rust on the same spots on mine and im trying to learn how to fix them.

[tramp_drift240]

awesome possum, moving to Charleston WV?

im in Kanawha County, right near south charleston.

and hooray for pignose

[breadbox]

I can't wait til it stops raining and gets a little warmer. I can't start working on mine. Looks good so far. More pics cuz your captions are great.

[urcaptnspeaking]

my plans forthe hatch are.. ether option A which is best: buy a new one..or B:for the sake of everyone who likes DIYs and solutions..fix it.

I may fix it .. or try. Its bad obviously..but im the kind of person who likes to take things that are deemed irrepairable and ..well repair them. If i go that route I am going to use a combo of metal...and fiberglass... and bondo. Step one Cut the holes to take away the bent and damaged metal and to make a nice flat surface for the fiberglass on the inside of the hatch. and bondo on top... and hope to little baby Jesus that I shape the hatch right when I bondo it..and maybe a wing. Not sure.. but I like wingless...but thats beside the point.

Stay tuned boys.

[urcaptnspeaking]

Ill be working on it today ; )

[urcaptnspeaking]

i have a question: does anyone know where I can get that metal "bracket" like thing that the lip bolts into. All my bolts broke off in it.. they were in bad shape.. and the only way the lip is going back on is if i have that... suggestions...or its official name?

[niemczykj]

u could try and fab one? and for that hatch dude, it would be way easier to just find a good hatch to buy and put on there with no holes... u could get one oh for say 70$ maybe 100 max..

[urcaptnspeaking]

Oh i know it would be easier. But.. this is for everyone who cant come across a good deal on hatches.. or dont have the money to get one.. but have the time to fix theirs. Ive already started on the repairs..updates...tonight.

[urcaptnspeaking]

Ok gents I said thered be an update so here it is, better late then never... Tell your girlfriend that eh... get it

Id like to think my hatch was worst case scenario (I could be wrong) but it was bad..ya dig? the point of this and me not buying a new one is to show it can be done with just a few things/time. Its not for every one but it will keep your car "original" so to speak. I am by no means a body work guru nor do I claim to be with that in mind, here we go!

I made a point to use tools common to most every one. No welders or air tools here. So even you,yes you, can do it too

Step 1

[Weapon ("The Tooth")



Cut out weak metal like so



Step 2

Weapon ("Patches")



Make a nice place for the Bondo to rest its sleepy head

Like So..



And So..



Weapon ("Cover Girl")



Cover over the holes and fiberglass with a nice layer

Like So..



And So



Dont forget to sand that now

Another coat and sand again kiddies





Dont forget her curves she is a valupcious lady after all. Work it down til its just right and matches her body



After all that work put on her temporary make up so she can look presentable when showing her off







And there you have it fixed hatch boys

Ok I just used basic 80-120 grit and an orbital sander. Theres a trick to using an orbital on body work...so dont just hack away...go with the curves keeping it moving along the shape of the body.

It only took me like 3 hours total work time with some diddling between...so not too bad.

And Yes I know its not perfect I ran out of light and I promised an update so I went ahead and got that far and put the pics up. Thats only the first coat of primer, which we all know is the "revealing" coat and shows all the things you forgot to do. So when I get it all worked out Ill put more pics up tomorrow.

Stay tuned.

[Florida240sex]

**** man that looks sweet, keep us updated.

[urcaptnspeaking]

Oh yeah I plan on it brother.

[Florida240sex]

Btw hows wv this time of year? I freakin love it up there.

[urcaptnspeaking]

Ill trade ya. Ha. Nah its ok. The wheather was really nice today about 75ish and some wind. Not humid at all...good cruisin wheather. If only this car was done.

[urcaptnspeaking]

ll be working on this today as well.. getting it finished and more pics. be ready !

[White Comet]

looking pretty good, i like the process. my only thing is that i would have welded (at least tacked) some sheet metal in before the fiberglass and bondo

[urcaptnspeaking]

yeah I could have. But I wanted to keep it simple. I may replace it in the future...who knows. Or wing it...that I dont know either. But I wanted to make it to where people who dont have the access to welders can do it too ( I myself do ) but I was making a point so no one should have an unfixed hatch no matter the circumstance. But yeah its not perfect...but Itll be close enough. Its sealed nicely and no leaks so thats good for me.

[White Comet]

ahh good point, i just like to be extra cautious

[urcaptnspeaking]

So after some going over again,resanding,and reprimering this is the final product. Enjoy Oh and dont you worry about that 3rd light its coming out soon. And the tail lights are gonna be replaced soon as well, but those are further down the to do list

[darens13]

damn those foam wings! im waiting for the weather go get a little nicer than i will perform my foam-wing-ectomy. nice body work btw

[urcaptnspeaking]

ha yeah no kidding.. the worst idea by nissan i can think of. The weather is gonna get crappy again round here so my progress is gonna take a hit, but Ill get my supplies and a game plan in order and get some stuff knocked out. Ill be in NY on friday and saturday as well so that puts a hindrence on the work. But next up is lower quarter repair and rocker repair then PRIMER the whooole thing.

Oh yeah and thanks man hah

[urcaptnspeaking]

What would +40 offset look like on an s13. Ive tried searching for something and all i find are...front wheel drive cars.

[urcaptnspeaking]

^^^ sorry about that dumb question haha.

[urcaptnspeaking]

Well its been a little while yet again fighting off bad weather to get some work done on the t'fourty.I have made a little progress, not as much as I would like, but some nonetheless. So here is what were working with now.Enjoy

So I decided to take the 3rd brake light out.. Wish I woulda thought of that before I went and finished the hatch (^see above) But my studid a$$ gets bright ideas a little late.

Fiberglass work here done messed up my hard work from before..



Myspace angle



Later that day I made the oh so neat decision to also go Wiperless...

Hole



After some fiberglass and bondo we have..



First primer coat to see what I f'ed up.. seems to be alrighty



After the day and a few cuss words later here she is . Not perfect, but dangit I am sure proud to be done with it...at least for now.



Glamour Shot



And here are a few teasers of whats to come.

Fender Work,and rework, and so on..



This ones for White Comet. You Cutie



So there we have it another 2 days of work. I may have some more done tonight depends on how frisky Im feelin' . Happy Motoring

[urcaptnspeaking]

this should be ready for paint in another 2 weeks or so. HOPEFULLY!! so stay tuned

[LowTekk]

You certainly have more body work balls than I.

My hatch had the exact same problem as yours, and I didn't even think about fixing it. Yours didn't turn out half bad

[urcaptnspeaking]

ha thanks. Yeah I mean down the road I may get fenders and a hatch. But for now its no show car like ive said a million times. I just want it to look Good.

[white90esex]

i think with the money you spent on the fiberglass resin/matte and all the filler you probably coulda bought a rustless holeless hatch.

OH well, gives you somethin to do right.