Well, since some people actually still roll through here, I thought I'd post up and tell what I'm up to, and see what others may still be doing.
I still can't get enough of anything car related. Except Hondas, of course :arr: so I've picked up multiple projects the last year or so. Grabbed up an '05 RX8 that had a blown engine and some other issues to redo. My son is something of a rotary nut, so we went through an rebuilt the engine, cleaned it all up, got it all looking nice. Of course now my wife says "9 is too many sell some cars" so it's on the block. Anyway here's some recent pics of it:
Some time before then I had picked up an 87 RX7 though to build a bit of a race car out of. It ran, but engine was N/A and in need of a rebuild, whole car was gutted inside, but body was straight, rust free, and in primer. So I tore into it while we were ordering parts for the RX8 and started poking around at it. Plans were for a full bridge ported NA-T conversion with a big turbo.
Picked up a set of wheels to replace the steelies:
Looked pretty good on it but the drag radials didn't like the chopped springs the previous owner had on it. Rub city.
But I went ahead and tore into it. Started ripping out any wires, brackets, or other unnecessary BS under the hood, cleaning it up, and gave it some new paint:
Around this time a friend expressed an interest in the car with a street ported NA setup, in trade for a 87 Turbo 2 shell he had. Wanted it up, running, driving. So we went back and forth swapping parts between cars and working out the details. Ended up making the deal. Now, my phone wiped so I lost pretty much every picture I owned that wasn't already backed up to photobucket. Argh. Stole a couple from the new owner's fb page but I slapped in an interior, we put together a nice engine, and swapped out cars:
Picked this up:
Kept my wheels, so they're on it now:
Have the drivetrain for it, needs a rebuild/port work/cleaning/paint:
(oh, and installed lol)
And that's basically how it sits now, on hold until I get to it. I still have my 240sx, but then engine's on it's last leg. Got all the parts to rebuild it, including a spare SR20 disassembled in the garage, but the wife's ultimatum stands: Sell some cars. Now. So, it sits until I empty the driveway a bit. Just sold the Fiero I've had for ages, trying to ditch an SUV and my truck, as well as the RX8. Should get her off my back as well as net me a nice chunk of cash I can sneak under the hoods of the other ones I manage to keep. Mostly I just think she's bad because I bought this to "daily":
Shit photo is shit. Only one I have left after the wipe though.
2016 Mustang GT Performance Package. I special ordered it March 1st last year, picked it up May 1st. Deep Impact Blue (last year it was offered, had to have that color) with a 6 speed. Premium package, leather, shaker audio, nav, pretty much all the options. I'm old I like my comforts lol. Plus, in 16 there was the option to have the standard black performance package wheels finished in silver. I hate black wheels, which is why I hadn't ordered a '15. Sold. Only thing I've done to it is a K&N filter. So far. I bought an SCT X4 tuner, but have yet to use it (not so sure I want to void my warranty just yet lol) and in the next few weeks I'm likely ordering a Corsa Extreme exhaust for it.
Anyway, that's some of what I've been up to lately. Anybody else got some cool shit going down?
I still can't get enough of anything car related. Except Hondas, of course :arr: so I've picked up multiple projects the last year or so. Grabbed up an '05 RX8 that had a blown engine and some other issues to redo. My son is something of a rotary nut, so we went through an rebuilt the engine, cleaned it all up, got it all looking nice. Of course now my wife says "9 is too many sell some cars" so it's on the block. Anyway here's some recent pics of it:
Some time before then I had picked up an 87 RX7 though to build a bit of a race car out of. It ran, but engine was N/A and in need of a rebuild, whole car was gutted inside, but body was straight, rust free, and in primer. So I tore into it while we were ordering parts for the RX8 and started poking around at it. Plans were for a full bridge ported NA-T conversion with a big turbo.
Picked up a set of wheels to replace the steelies:
Looked pretty good on it but the drag radials didn't like the chopped springs the previous owner had on it. Rub city.
But I went ahead and tore into it. Started ripping out any wires, brackets, or other unnecessary BS under the hood, cleaning it up, and gave it some new paint:
Around this time a friend expressed an interest in the car with a street ported NA setup, in trade for a 87 Turbo 2 shell he had. Wanted it up, running, driving. So we went back and forth swapping parts between cars and working out the details. Ended up making the deal. Now, my phone wiped so I lost pretty much every picture I owned that wasn't already backed up to photobucket. Argh. Stole a couple from the new owner's fb page but I slapped in an interior, we put together a nice engine, and swapped out cars:
Picked this up:
Kept my wheels, so they're on it now:
Have the drivetrain for it, needs a rebuild/port work/cleaning/paint:
(oh, and installed lol)
And that's basically how it sits now, on hold until I get to it. I still have my 240sx, but then engine's on it's last leg. Got all the parts to rebuild it, including a spare SR20 disassembled in the garage, but the wife's ultimatum stands: Sell some cars. Now. So, it sits until I empty the driveway a bit. Just sold the Fiero I've had for ages, trying to ditch an SUV and my truck, as well as the RX8. Should get her off my back as well as net me a nice chunk of cash I can sneak under the hoods of the other ones I manage to keep. Mostly I just think she's bad because I bought this to "daily":
Shit photo is shit. Only one I have left after the wipe though.
2016 Mustang GT Performance Package. I special ordered it March 1st last year, picked it up May 1st. Deep Impact Blue (last year it was offered, had to have that color) with a 6 speed. Premium package, leather, shaker audio, nav, pretty much all the options. I'm old I like my comforts lol. Plus, in 16 there was the option to have the standard black performance package wheels finished in silver. I hate black wheels, which is why I hadn't ordered a '15. Sold. Only thing I've done to it is a K&N filter. So far. I bought an SCT X4 tuner, but have yet to use it (not so sure I want to void my warranty just yet lol) and in the next few weeks I'm likely ordering a Corsa Extreme exhaust for it.
Anyway, that's some of what I've been up to lately. Anybody else got some cool shit going down?