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8-28-2013
it's been awhile since my last update. I haven't made as much progress as i'd like to have. I've been looking for some black carpet, rear quarters and bins for a nice deal. I figured i'd wait until the right deal comes along. I've also been thinking of adding a roll bar while the interior is still bare. dunno yet tho.
here's what I've been up to
I've removed the sloppy seam sealer from the pass side of the engine bay and spot welded the seams. I've still got the driver side to do and once that's done i'll start prepping the rest of the engine bay and finally choose a paint color. i'm thinking of going with a different color for the engine bay. with so many different wrap options now I really don't think i'll keep the car red.
that's it for now. i'm just gonna keep saving and working until I can afford the bigger parts.
10-10-2013
it's been awhile but I have made some progress. check it out...
I found some black interior pieces at a great deal. They came in yesterday and I cleaned them up and started getting ready to fit them. I had a few extra scrap pieces of sound deadening material leftover so I took the biggest piece and halved if and put it in the rear bin area:
I figured alittle more couldn't hurt. After I put the pieces in I fitted the bins to see how they'd look.
I've seen plenty of pics of black interior and quite a few FD's with black interior but I've never seen clean, oem black interior in my FD.
After waiting a few days for the pieces to come in I was excited to see everything in the car. This is my reward for patiently waiting...
I still need to find the center divider in black but having these pieces gives me so much more motivation to get things done. I'm anxious to find the other parts including the divider, seats, carpet, and other pieces that the previous owner painted gloss black including the gauge hood, gauge surround, hvac control panel, door handle surrounds, and the little triangular pieces above the door panel.
I'm gonna try using the bumper coating technique on the pieces. I was able to find another shifter surround that's in great shape tho. It was priced right so I figured I'd get it. I'm also keeping my eye out for some black visors and the little visor hardware in black. I recently found a map light in black too. It already had led bulbs installed.
After I get the interior pieces sorted and I get carpet back in I'm gonna find some nice seats. Thinking of getting a set of Bride Gias in the carbon/Kevlar. Right now I've got an RX-8 seat in the pass side just to see how it looks.
I probably won't use it but I guess we'll see.
I've still got a bit of work to do in the engine bay and then I can prep it and get it ready for paint. After it's painted and the subframe is powdercoated I can start putting the braking system back in along with the wiring and steering system. I've decided to delete the abs system and to aid in braking I got a jdm brake booster. It recently came in along with a few other little odds and ends. I plan on getting the rest of the delete kit and also a 929 master cylinder soon.
That's it for now. I'm gonna try and sell off the parts I no longer need to help fund the parts I do need. If anyone needs tan interior that needs to be recovered or repainted I've got it for sale. I also have the abs system for sale as well as many other parts. Just hit me up if you need anything. Thanks for looking everyone.