slynqy
18th September 2006, 11:45 AM
A bit of History on my car....
Picked up a bog standard ADM Sprinter fairly cheaply, mainly because it was riddled with rust. With the help of some great mates, we stripped it bare and managed to get rid of most of it. Here are a few pics of the worst spots;
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115392.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115393.jpg
(rear passenger side window)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115394.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115395.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115396.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115397.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115398.jpg
(notice the dash and all the way along the top of the windscreen)
While it was getting cleaned up i managed to purchase a 4AGE straight out of a JDM Sprinter along with the JDM front struts. The engine transplant and strut swap went very smooth, straight in, straight out. Although, had an intermittent fault with the wiring that caused some dramas.
Here's what she looked like after we finished;
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115399.jpg
Stayed this way until i got around to saving up enough to pay for a paint job. I was just looking to get the patches painted, but managed to get the whole outside redone for a little bit more.
Just after it got repainted;
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115400.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115401.jpg
Decided to buy a second set of rims so that i can have one set for the track and one for the street. Got a set of 15" Superlights with 205/50/15 Falkens on the front and 205/50/15 Barum on the rear.
And here it is with it's new wheels;
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115402.jpg
Still have a few things to repair on the front and there are a few spots of rust returning that will need more attention. Not sure what i'm going to do next, maybe clean up the interior a bit. Have to save up for a disc to disc lsd diff, but that won't be for a while yet.
Let me know what you think, suggestions, etc. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif
Picked up a bog standard ADM Sprinter fairly cheaply, mainly because it was riddled with rust. With the help of some great mates, we stripped it bare and managed to get rid of most of it. Here are a few pics of the worst spots;
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115392.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115393.jpg
(rear passenger side window)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115394.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115395.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115396.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115397.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115398.jpg
(notice the dash and all the way along the top of the windscreen)
While it was getting cleaned up i managed to purchase a 4AGE straight out of a JDM Sprinter along with the JDM front struts. The engine transplant and strut swap went very smooth, straight in, straight out. Although, had an intermittent fault with the wiring that caused some dramas.
Here's what she looked like after we finished;
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115399.jpg
Stayed this way until i got around to saving up enough to pay for a paint job. I was just looking to get the patches painted, but managed to get the whole outside redone for a little bit more.
Just after it got repainted;
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115400.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115401.jpg
Decided to buy a second set of rims so that i can have one set for the track and one for the street. Got a set of 15" Superlights with 205/50/15 Falkens on the front and 205/50/15 Barum on the rear.
And here it is with it's new wheels;
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/115402.jpg
Still have a few things to repair on the front and there are a few spots of rust returning that will need more attention. Not sure what i'm going to do next, maybe clean up the interior a bit. Have to save up for a disc to disc lsd diff, but that won't be for a while yet.
Let me know what you think, suggestions, etc. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif