Project Blackout: Mrgreeneyes' Coupe Build

[Didderson]

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read the description of them and you'll probably be sold like i was.

[mrgreeneyes]

search on the forum that nico is afraid to talk about (Zilvia) for the Powered By Max thread.

no update pics or anything cus i felt like crap yesterday, my whole body ached from a full day of junkyarding sunday. i did however, finish building the car. spent a good hour bleeding the damned brakes, checking for leaks, etc only to find out that under full brake pressure, the mc's main rear seal blew out, dumping brake fluid (aka paint stripper) all down my camo booster and my framerail, annihilating the paint. yay. just effin yay.

so a new mc will be ordered. what a damn headache. only things left to do are fill it with fluids, get tires on my wheels, make a rear parcel shelf and amp mounting board, get the windshield cosmetic seal installed, get the title (zomg you dont have the title yet??!!? no, nico, i dont)and get her legalized/inspected. something tells me she will pass inspection with no probs. just a hunch.

[White Comet]

man it sucks that these little things keep popping up, but i dont think you'll have trouble with inspection either, lol. how are you going about the tittle thing? applying for a lost title?

[mrgreeneyes]

new tow hook toy. heres the update as of today. my friend tried to adjust the doors to fit better, but only got it better, not fixed totally. im not happy, as this will piss me off.

also, went to bleed the braking system last night. bled all calipers/lines and checked it all for leaks, fixed leaks, etc... then on the last pumps of the pedal, the rear seal to the MC decided that it didnt want to participate in my car anymore and failed. fluid everywhere, stripped paint off my framerail, booster, fender... not happy about that.

the ONLY good thing about today is that i ordered tires (falken 502's in 205/50/16) brand new, and will have my good wheels/tires on at the end of this week. thats the only good news. otherwise, im actually very very mad at this point and just need to buy a damn clean shell and start over. im |--------| this close to doing it too, any joking aside.

[ILoveMyRHS13]

You are, in no way, allowed to get a new shell. You've already gone this far and you can't just start another. You've put too much time and money in this project to just "start over." I'm coming over sunday and finishing this car with you.

[mrgreeneyes]

No, MOM, i dont think you understand my total and utter frustration that is this whole project/car. this car itself is a freakin turd. im tired of its "character-defining-quirks", tired of finding new rust spots, tired of getting 95% done and a seal blows, etc.

i was originally owed a clean car. thats what was wrecked. i got a $hitbox and im pissed thoroughly. i need a clean, rustfree car. thats what i had, thats what i deserve. not some BS, rusty-as$, "find a new flaw" everyday kinda car.

all you guys keep an eye out for a clean hatch. preferably black or white or gunmetal. if you find one, post here. i dont care about motor, suspension, subframe, exhaust... i just want a rustfree car with all bodypanels, doors, etc. thats all i freakin want.....

/breakdown. im going drinking tonight nico... i need it

[mrgreeneyes]

WC, "amercian"? fix yo sig holmes...

[ILoveMyRHS13]

Well I will keep my eye out for shells. :[But seriously, dude. I owe you so much so if you ever need help with the car, feel free to call and I'll be down.

EDIT: I could only find a 93 white coupe shell on Craigslist. Maybe we should go grab that S15 front ended coupe at the junkyard.

[addisonblck]

hey man not sure if it would help yea or not but they gotta guy sellin a 92 its red no rust...interior is poo. hes gotta ca in it but its not fully hooked up( inner cooler problems) but hes tryin to get 3400 for it(he knows his carsbut thinks hes got gold.. ) i have no pics but i'll see if i can get some for him or if yea want the number.....

[idahotuner]

i finally figured out what i am going to hang from my two hook. haha a Subaru emblem or Volkswagen

[addisonblck]

nice...i just want my car to handle civics.....lol na i joke i keed

[Didderson]

All quirks that you're going to run into when truely 'building' a car man. It's ok. Just small delays. Just gives u more of a reason to beat the KA when it's complete.

Oh and now i feel bad about the gorilla lug key lol. Since u had a bad night

Keep it up. Thursday man I'll be over, but I have to clean up the cavy for my mom before she pays me 4 it so i won't have all day.

[Logan76]

I'll buy that current shell off you lol

[White Comet]

thanks for catching my misspelling, im a moron. i know at least a part of how you feel. my car is a huge pos with just stupid little things. dont give up just drink and take your anger out on the guy that wrecked the hatch (i kid....sort of)

[mrgreeneyes]

slight teaser of the built car....

needs a new fuel pump, bleed the clutch/brake systems, break in diff, thats about it... the front will be lowered another inch or so... and fenders modified for fitment of the wheels

[idahotuner]

I am so jealous of you uys that get to drive you 240s all ready. even if mine was done there is no way i could get out of my driveway. but it looks sweet man. the red wheels really stand out. and the camo hood is nice.

[mrgreeneyes]

thanks man, altho she isnt running yet, just looking pretty.

then the legalization process....

And ILoveMyRHS13... you need to come take some pics with your nice cam...

[Didderson]

Yeah man it looks good. It's a complete package already man. Everything goes, well thought out.

Hopefully the clutch MC will be nice to u tomorrow.Good work s0n

[spooled240]

hey looks good man, hard work sure pays off in the end.

[White Comet]

lookin good. glad you decided to talk to it again lol

[ILoveMyRHS13]

Oh I shall take pictures.

When do you want me over? Hahahaha.

[mrgreeneyes]

nardi wheel/works bell hub/ aspec shift knob are on their way.

walbro fuel pump en route as well.

johnnie fraz front tension rod brace also in mail.

yay 234235th xmas since the wreck... car should be good this week. oh, and i got the title finally, after working on the car for 5 months. he he he... um yeah... i just now got the car officially.

we are just over the $6k mark... such a headache...

[idahotuner]

^ i need to hard wire my fuel pump you should give me soem tips

[mrgreeneyes]

its easy. im about to do it myself when the walbro goes in... ill have a small how-to on here for it.

[Dizel01]

Yo Keegan! Its Dale. This is a hell of a build man. I ran into Dippy at the bar and we were talkin about all how we were following this build of yours and how its bein done right. I wanna see this new beast on the road!! Hit us both up so we can do a reunion cruise. I finally got my poop painted...dupli color style mtf haha.

[idahotuner]

its easy. im about to do it myself when the walbro goes in... ill have a small how-to on here for it.

ok awesome man. thanks.

[mrgreeneyes]

looks mad clean man! should be up and running this week for sure tho... ill def hit you up... ill prolly bring her york-ward on the weekend so ill let ya know

[addisonblck]

nice sig man....car looks great..

[mrgreeneyes]

well NICO, she runs. everything went well as far as firing her up. while removing the EGR system, i forgot to plug the lower bung in the OEM exhaust manifold, so it scared the crap outta me when all i heard as it first idled was a loud, not totally oiled valvetrain and an exhaust leak that made it sound like an apache helicopter/subaru.

in spite of said 3/4" size leak, i did a few hot laps of my street, but it didnt wanna go past 2k rpm (no its not a maf issue nico, its the damned leak). but throttle response feels good with the short ram intake piping and she drives great. exedy organic ftw for a daily. the ebay 3" catback/delete pipe sounds great so far... but is slightly raspy. oh well...

coils feel AMAZING over bumps/etc even with my eyeballed crap alignment. soooo much better than Ksport crap. diff is gonna take getting used to, but feels solid.

tomorrow i will try to remove the egr pipe threaded portion which is rusty-ish... or just crimp it off and jb weld the small seam. either way... she should be running pro by tomorrow.

i honestly have never enjoyed driving a car at <2k rpms so much as i have today... my baby runs...

TOM POST THE VID....

[hbpignosePA]

impressive build sir, i really like the builds all the guys in lancaster have going on... when im back from school in philly id like to check out the little club you all got, maybe we could meet up at sonic or somethin