Thanks
I'm going to paint it again and paint the engine bay while I'm at it. Im going to have my mechanic take the engine out and the timing cover off to send it to get polished while I'm at it
Project almost complete. Just picked her up. New lower ball joints, upper and lower front arms, front and rear sway bar links, coolant flush and oil. Literally every fluid in the car is now new. Car feels great. Pics as soon as I can get em.
It's been a long year for G restoration and not quite done yet.
Completed:
All of the above plus:
Fortune Auto500 coilovers
All new headlight and marker bulbs
Phillips Ultinon bulbs
JWT clutch and flywheel resurface.
New coilpacks
New cam and crankshaft sensors
Full fuel system, throttle body clean
LED interior lights and side markers
New drivers seatbelt
New driver and passenger seat belt buckles
New tint
Continental DW Sport tires (2016 model)--the only thing I regret. Got them on clearance and they are unacceptably noisy with only a couple thousand miles on them. Will replace next year.
New oem shift ****
New door pull plastic trim
New wiper arms
New oem black floormats
Rust on rear wheel well fixed
All dings and scratches fixed
Still to go this year:
Paint and replace both mirrors
Driver and passenger window weather stripping
Paint front grill and diffuser area
Next year:
Dye carpet black
Fix foam and tear on drivers seat
New radio with JDM facia
New Pilot Supersports
Whew....I think that's it. Almost everything above is oem as well...
A lot of work. I hope she doesn't die! I don't even want to think about how much this cost, but in for a penny, in for a pound (or a few thousand pounds as it were.....)
That is quite a build list. Can not wait to see it all finished.
I'll snap some under the skirt pics of the suspension this weekend when I can pull a wheel.
I have the mirrors and grill sitting in my trunk right now waiting to get dropped off for paint.
Funny thing is that compared to my recent pics, it's hard to tell a difference since the car was already in pretty good shape. It's when you get up close that you can notice all the details and when you drive it that everything feels fresh.
I had my side skirts and rear pieces painted to match the front lip. I also installed 06/07 headlights. I'm thinking about getting the hood and roof back to IP, but someone mentioned painting the spoiler black which I kind of like that idea.
wow ur car looks ghetto fabulously horrible. why would u do that? and pls do not reply with a "i get compliments all the time" bc thats BS. got i nothing i hate more than people who paint stock parts to try and pass the car off as modded
Got a new backing pad for my buffer, so gave my headlights a quick polish. Ordered some 2k clear coat, going to see if that holds up longer than 6 months. I've been having to polish my headlights every 6 months or so.
