Nesquick's Official Restoration Thread

[Nesquick]

k, so i know i should have been doing this ALOT earlier in the year, but alcohol and other fun things got in the way... but got my head straight and and workin on my car.

anyways.....

this is what i started with....



yea.... ALOT OF WORK!!!!

so i got right to it and pulled the motor.....no pics, lost camera lol

so with engine out....

after de-grease

scratching done for paint

primed

half painted

half painted again

fully painted

new rubbers (i work at a tire shop so i got the g-forces 255/45/17 x2 for 350 bucks) the other two are used but have 95% tread left, $15 each.

my rims

replacing some studs

fixing a huge dent with a uni spotter....hope its gunna turn out good

thats all for now, will update as soon as i have more work done.

lemme know what ya think

[S13Joe]

I think I would move that jack stand asap, idk, theres just something with me and pinch welds on a 240... Don't trust them.

[J240sx]

Good start, and i also agree with s13joe, me and pinch welds don't get along. What engine, rb?

[breadbox]

Nice start.

[TheBlaiant]

RB26

[Nesquick]

im surprised no one has laughed at my pokemon blanket covering my windshield

[usdm_anon]

im surprised no one has laughed at my pokemon blanket covering my windshield

heyy!!! i have one of those blankets pokemone ftw!

[StandardProspect]

Wow, awesome project!

RB26 Kouki Silvia! Win! Can't wait to see more

[Nesquick]

well, i had a bit of time on my hands today, so i did some work on the lady....

i started with the trunk.



yes.... that is a weight set. i put it in for traction, and yes it worked wonderfully lol.

all nicely prepped

much better



while the paint was drying, i decided to change up my calipers...

i did this before....

changed it to this....



also did my roll cage as well

sorry for bad cage pics.... had everything cleaned up and forgot to take the pics.

lemme know what you think