1987 N/A mr2

[balactm]

so I'm finally starting this project thread, although it's been about a year and a half since i've had the car...

first day pictures:

this engine is blown and hopefully in a couple weeks i'll have a new picture to add

the douche-cock before me caulked the t-tops shut, so as soon as the new motor goes in that will be the first thing to change.


^some of the numerous spots of body damage on this 21 year old beast

ok, so those are all the pictures the first day i had it, which included a blown head gasket. bought the car that way for $525. I then spent way too much money on fixing a motor with 178,000 miles on it (hind-sight is always 20-20). I replaced the whole cooling system with a new radiator (you should have seen the s** that came outa that thing) new lines, thermostat, etc. I also replaced the intake and exhaust gaskets, water pump, spark plugs, head gasket (duh), plug wires, tires, and more than likely a whole bunch of other stuff.

Then i got it running...YAY!!!
some pics i took on a 33 west cruise with a friend of mine:

can really see the body damage in this one...




It ran well for about 3 weeks and then i threw a rod through the iron block. I'll post up some pics of the damage soon as well as the progress I am currently making. Here are some of the things I still need to do:

swap the 16v tranny for the 20v currently on the motor
new clutch, and the flywheel from the 16v
run new coolant lines
re-route the accelerator wires through a different hole in the firewall
custom fab an exhaust system
custom fab a kick ass cold air
put in the passenger quarter glass (it is currently plexiglass)
change out the weather stripping
re-hang the doors so they don't sag
extensive body work
new paint
new shift boot (which i have, but i need to re-make the wire that holds it in place)
install new speakers and head unit (someone stole the radio out of it)
and i might completely overhaul the suspension if the price is right

like i said, i'll post up more pics and updates as i start working on it. because of school and my jobs over the summer and the unfortunate, not-at-home location of the car i haven't had much time to do anything