m tr4nch's restoration/build thread !! (56k = death)

[tjmhillz]

damn matt your car is coming along nice.. when i get home ill help out.. ill be carless for a while though dropping my car off in delaware to get some goodies done to the motor heheheh

[tEknoS13]

yes i did, thank you haha

You're welcome.

[m tr4nch]

alright, got some good news and some bad news. bad news is that i have to get my car out of the garage by saturday but the good news is that i am renting a garage about 20 mins from my house with lights/electricity i just need a trailer to transport the car there.
Modified by m tr4nch at 1:42 AM 10/15/2008

[gregfarz78]

rent a uhaul?

[tEknoS13]

That sucks man I know how it feels when you're under pressure due to parents complaining about the garage.

[sbird1]

At least you still have a place to work on the car. When my parents wanted my shlt out of the driveway, I had to sell everything for super cheap.

[TwoJayZee240]

Hey Matt, I was wondering where would you purchase dry ice? and how did you use it to remove the black sealed cardboard stuff that is on the floor boards when you stripped it? I tryed to get it off but its stuck on there pretty good. Thanks-Ryan

[ILUVJDM]

got my dry ice from my brother wen he used to wrk in the airport. its a simple process just place the dry ice on it until it freezes than hit it wit a hammer n it should just crack juss dont touch dry ice it will burn

[gregfarz78]

You can get dry ice and most places that sell ice. Go to google maps punch in your address then under find business type in dry ice or call some beer distributors in your area and see if they carry it if not ask them who does they'll probably know.

[RCA]

Or you can pass by a Pharmecy (can't spell) and ask for some.They get atleast one package of meds sent to them a day covered in dry ice.Then they throw it out...

Take it off their hands, I am sure they won't mind

[m tr4nch]

i got the dry ice from a mom n pop type of fuel/ice place.

so i got the car moved into my new work area last night. huge thanks to carlos (StricNyne) and my buddy jeff for helping me out. i did end up getting a 6x12 open trailer from uhaul and the car fit in there like perfectly. i forgot to take pics though. we managed to load it, transport, and unload it without any problems thankfully, i just wish i had some more straps to use. now i just have to move my welder and a bunch of other crap in there and i'll start getting some stuff done.

AND, i am done with the chassis sandblasting w00t! so my car is rust free now, well as much as i can help it anyways. still have to do some small spots on the fenders, doors, random brackets. but other than that, all that's really left is welding up all the patches and some painting

here are some action shots of me doing some sandblasting yesterday before we made the move:

[MoldyOldy240]

You are my hero right now!

I really like the attention to detail that you are showing here. With that being said, if I send my car to you with a big bag with a dollar sign on it will you do the same for me :P

Good build, keep us posted!

[tEknoS13]

m tr4nch, you should shows us the "SHOW STOPPER" next time.

[nightsauce]

i know you said they were expensive, but how much were the z32 hubs/bearings altogether? I'm in the midst of purchasing parts for my 5lug/z32 brake upgrade, but i havent purchased the hubs ( the key component i know :-( )

[m tr4nch]

You are my hero right now!

I really like the attention to detail that you are showing here. With that being said, if I send my car to you with a big bag with a dollar sign on it will you do the same for me :P

Good build, keep us posted!

thanks man! honestly i don't ever want to do this kind of crap again lol. it's a lot of hard, tedious work. although they say the first time is the hardest/longest right?

m tr4nch, you should shows us the "SHOW STOPPER" next time.

lol wut

i know you said they were expensive, but how much were the z32 hubs/bearings altogether? I'm in the midst of purchasing parts for my 5lug/z32 brake upgrade, but i havent purchased the hubs ( the key component i know :-( )

the rear hubs themselves weren't bad, they were $101 each. the bearings with the lip though were $204.42 each the price for the bearings w/o the lip was $90.34 each. big friggin difference. i should have just got those and searched for a pair of the thicker e-brake anchor pins (more info on that stuff can be found here). oh well, the way i see it is that i won't have to buy new bearings for like another 10 or so years if that. so fcuk it

[antp]

That is the most sweetest thread ever keep it coming. you have just proved that no car is 100% rust free but you will be able to say MINE IS! GOOD LUCK man. JUST AMAZING

[m tr4nch]

That is the most sweetest thread ever keep it coming. you have just proved that no car is 100% rust free but you will be able to say MINE IS! GOOD LUCK man. JUST AMAZING

thanks d00d and thanks for your first post being in my thread haha.

[antp]

now that we got the meet and greet out the way how much to resore my 96.......

[WOLFANATOR13]

1 million thumbs up on this restore! but also makes me cry when i look at my chassis' and know there is that much rust coming out on mine!

keep up the awesome work!

[hsckris]

Wow! Awesome build. This thing is going to be showroom quality when its finished. Great stuff man.

+1 Keep it going man. Great job.

[Stripes]

Amazing. Just amazing. This is now my new standard for my coupe build.

damn matt your car is coming along nice.. when i get home ill help out.. ill be carless for a while though dropping my car off in delaware to get some goodies done to the motor heheheh

There are goodies for a motor in Delaware?? ...That's news to me

[nightsauce]

you know what man. you really inspire me. I just picked up a shell 2 days ago and got into an accident yesterday (good timing bad situation). I need to rebuild my entire front end (rad support, etc.). Its still driving thank God but just needs a cosmetic fix, not to mention my hood and the latch dont line up, not safe. When i get the money i'm goin to fix it right just as you are. thanks for being a great inspiration.

[AreszONE]

Dude the more I look at this thread the more I get inspired. This is one of the most amazing 240 restorations I have seen. I can't wait to see the finished product. Keep up the amazing work.

[StandardProspect]

This is def my favorite thread of all time.

I have the exact same car, black 93 base model

first day i got it

mine was rusty as well, but you have inspired me to fix the rust!my car will be rustfree by next week

Amazing job man

[RCA]

mine was rusty as well, but you have inspired me to fix the rust!my car will be rustfree by next week

Amazing job man

Its funny because Trench started a thread while spending months and months trying to become "rust free" and you plan on doing it by next week?

I hope the previous owner gave you a 1yr head start

[StandardProspect]

Its funny because Trench started a thread while spending months and months trying to become "rust free" and you plan on doing it by next week?

I hope the previous owner gave you a 1yr head start

i guess that did sound kind of rediculous

ive been working on my rust for a long time and the final step is getting the frame and part of the floorpan patched. My car is coming back from the motorsports shop next week all patched up

i didnt have as much rust as matt, but he inspired me to get all of mine fixed. his resto however is much more meticulous than mine.

Keep up the amazing work man this is the best 240 restoration ive ever seen

[Coolwhip]

So this is where you been hiding, damn good thread man, awesome work.

[Kiwi]

that is pretty amazing...i wish i had that kind of money for a restore like that. keep up the great work man

[Kaleo55]

This is one of those great epic threads that are so amusing and amazing. Really good work man and great dedication to restoring this rusty ole 240. One of these days I'm going to get another one of these projects going. Good luck and I look forward to seeing more examples of your dedication and progress.

[StricNyne]

yeah tranch is the man !!! the guys dedication to perfection, and the work he did on my car is a direct reflection of his skill !!! his car once finished it gunna be balls to the wall