northwest coupe

[spenymoor]

one of the previous owners did try bondo/fiberglass over the rust, the paint matching is a little off as you can probably see in the pics!
but as soon as i get my exhaust fixed and get some work on the chassis, i'll start on the bodywork!
my friend was checking out my REG. papers and he found it funny that the coulor is down as purple, he told me i should re-paint the car like the team burst s13, it would be cool but i don't know... i'll have to see.

[Takumi788]

Hey man. I live in NY so i know about rust. That looks pretty bad but with some good body work you should be good. I dont know if im too late or if ^^these^^ guys scared u off but heres a link to an Advance Auto part O-ring kit. If you dont have an Advance Auto around there just tell ur parts store to cross reference the part number. When i had my KA i always had a pack or two on me at all times. Good luck on the build.


http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp ... 1287183795___

[DamonDread]

This dude shrugged da hate off like a pure champ!! Unlike someone else i know, *cough* jakes13 *cough*

I would get a jump on the rust as soon as possible. Thats a sizable project.

[spenymoor]

Welcome Dude Man bro!!
Looks like a perfect car for some over fenders and sideskirts hahaha. Good Luck OP
-Danny

haha maybe sometime in the future, but at the moment i'd prefer to clear up the mess!

Hey man. I live in NY so i know about rust. That looks pretty bad but with some good body work you should be good. I dont know if im too late or if ^^these^^ guys scared u off but heres a link to an Advance Auto part O-ring kit. If you dont have an Advance Auto around there just tell ur parts store to cross reference the part number. When i had my KA i always had a pack or two on me at all times. Good luck on the build.


http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp ... 1287183795___

thanks for that link, but its US only.
i think i may have found a source for my o-rings - update when i know!

[scotty-2-forty]

... What does the undercarriage look like re: rust? I wish you luck on your aspirations here though! Welcome!
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... Hey, who brought up JakeS13? DamonDread???? ...

[spenymoor]

actually the undercarriage is surprisingly rust free, kinda funny compared to the rest of the car

[ash16847]

Welcome to NICO man. hows the engine bay? any rust? looks pretty rusty, looks like you've got a lot of work to do. make her look good, man

[spenymoor]

ok so sorry about the lack of updates, its exam week at school!
i'm just uploading the pics of the engine.
the undersides a little harder because i dont have access to a lift yet, but will do soon!

[95zenki man]

hey man, good luck i know most people around here would run away from that like a bat out of hell. i give you props for saving a coupe from being scraped. ( thats what would happen around here ) i think i have a set of tein springs and kyb shocks laying around the shop somewhere for a coupe ill take a look if i can find them your more then welcome to have them.

what are your plans for it?

best of luck keep us updated.

[240life]

Over-fenders would be easier to do considering you need to remove most of that rust on the quarter and raise the wheel-wells to do it properly. Although I wouldn't go that route unless you are doing a wider rim. Looks to be alot of rust repair, but if this isn't your daily then it can be done over time and come out pretty decent. Good luck with your 240.

[spenymoor]

Over-fenders would be easier to do considering you need to remove most of that rust on the quarter and raise the wheel-wells to do it properly. Although I wouldn't go that route unless you are doing a wider rim. Looks to be alot of rust repair, but if this isn't your daily then it can be done over time and come out pretty decent. Good luck with your 240.

funny story about that, its daily driven.
for the time being i'm gonna fill the hole with some A/B foam, that will keep the crap outta there! (kinda lucky coz we're getting a huge load of snow tomorrow)
then after i get my exhaust semi-legal and my chassis done ill weld up the hole and repaint/touch up.

hey man, good luck i know most people around here would run away from that like a bat out of hell. i give you props for saving a coupe from being scraped. ( thats what would happen around here ) i think i have a set of tein springs and kyb shocks laying around the shop somewhere for a coupe ill take a look if i can find them your more then welcome to have them.

what are your plans for it?

best of luck keep us updated.

my plans for now are to get it in to a more roadworthy position, fix what needs fixing! then i'm hoping to get a 5-speed conversion done.
once all thats done it will be my daily driven school car that i may take to the track on thursdays, but we shall see.
also sometime in the future i would like to put a silvia front end on.

and if you could find the springs/shocks that would be most appreciated, thanks man!

[spenymoor]

[spenymoor]

i just got back from town, and while i was out my car decided for the speedo to die.
not only is my speedo broken my wipers now have a mind of their own.
i have a sneaky suspicion that this has somethings to do with last nights re-wire of the stereo???

[spenymoor]

bought a paint gun today. its gonna come in handy sometime soon!
cant wait for all this damn snow to go!

[raven2345]

I can't wait to see what your work is like when you fix up the QP/fender area. Good luck!

[spenymoor]

good news... my mechanic says that the framerail is fine. the cover just needs reboxing if i want to, which i do!

[spenymoor]

so last year i was reversed into at work, the fornt end was destroyed and the rear bumper was noticably dislodged.. so the coupe was sold to some kid on a farm.

but now im back, with a 90 hatch. and i believe i have done this properly this time, because it has a 5speed manual transmission.
this is gonna be my summer/drift car.. its gonna be a good year.
piccys later

[badbob2121]

Start a new thread.

This one had a terrible start...lol

[Itzchinegro]

umm holy rust bucket