Resurrecting a 144k FD by Fd3BOOST

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Well I just ordered a Spec-B front end from Shine. So the PFS bumper is available for purchase if anyone is interested. This is the 3rd choice of bumper and hopefully the last. 

6-29-2014

Well I didn't get to the mirrors but I did get most of the paint buffed out. A few issues that I won't bother getting into here until I am done only because this is starting to sound like a broken record. 

Some pics of the wet sanded and buffed out paint. 

So as to not get too deep into my weekend set backs. I will let this photo give you a hint.....

8-1-2014

Okay then, teaser pic.

8-5-2014

Long overdue post. The car is kicking my ***. I have been bogged down with bullshit, waiting on powder coat and parts in general. 

Some self inflicted. I bought a shine spec B bumper. Fun watching the freight truck back up off my dead end street. Sold the PFS bumper here on the forum just the other day. The shine auto box came in handy. 

And so then for the first time in 12 years I needed a set of 99 combo lights. Harder to find than I thought. Scored a used set for under $300 shipped. 

They fit in bumper pretty good.

Opinions on the difference. The only aftermarket bumper I have ever had was a PFS one. The Shine bumper is a noticeable few pounds lighter than the PFS facia. The PFS bumper being ridged fiberglass is formed perfectly. The nose on the Shine bumper was wavy out of the box and needed some body work. 

I dont have the this piece done yet, plan on having it done in a week or two. Waiting on oil coolers and engine parts to come in. 

Powder coat parts are in black with pearl flake. 

Engine is sitting on the floor still.  Just waiting on the last bit of powder coat parts to come back and slap it all back together and set in back in the car.

Nothing wild done with the engine. Cleaned it up and resealed the oil pan with a banzai brace. 

8-28-2014

Just dropping a line to let the the forum know that I am moving. My wife and I decided to separate, Which is why the car project has been on hold. Marriage was on the rocks... I will be moving my fd project to my new pad.

The car is currently in hibernation. I will get back on track to wrap it up when I get settled into my new digs in two weeks. 

Peace out...

9-17-2014

Just stopped in to let the forum know I'm still alive. I moved into my new place over the weekend. I'm literally on the back side of Maryland International Raceway Budds Creek down on the Wicomico river. If anyone makes it to the track just call me and I'll make it out..

Anyway, my fd is still under the cover locked up at my old house. I'm planning on having it towed here on a flat bed this weekend and I'll get back on wrapping it up.


My new place.. Nice house with water view on too of a large 2.5 car a garage. It's heaven!

9-18-2014

Thanks for the well wishes guys. I'll have to update the thread when I get things moved in and reassess where I'm at with the car.

Photo from my deck of the sunset on the river and the garage before I moved anything in.

 

9-21-2014

Thanks to some friends I got the car home. Still have to pick up all my parts, engine trans etc... And get it all back here.

More to follow.

9-22-2014

I'll get on this over the weekend.

Need to wrap up the sake Bomb oil cooler install,
Get the long block all back together and drop it in. Mount up Intercooler and radiator, finish Up various trim pieces, get the exhaust and what not out back on, adjust the front wheels enough to drive it up for a 4 wheel alignment. And uhh probably a thousand other things I have forgotten.

12-31-2014

Hi All,

Well starting my new years resolutin' a lil early. I plan on wrapping this car up in 2015. 2014 was a real life changing year for me. The fd has been sitting under the cover since the day I moved it to my bachelors pad. Last weekend I took off the cover and cleaned off the dust. Then I started to lay things out and take inventory on where exactly I am with this car. With all that was going on in my personal life I forgot where I left off. So this post is really just a starting point for me to re-group and get in the game. 

First order of business will be getting the engine harness cleaned up and re-taped. Then i can start putting the long block back together. I started on that this past weekend. I never did get the throttle body and alternator put back together after the power coating. I'm jumping on the harness next. 

Exactly like I left her about two months ago. So obviously never got to finishing the paint before I had to move out. So the drivers fender needs to be buffed and paint the burn out bumper. That's the last bit of exterior work to do. 

Re-assembled the alternator and the throttle body. 

1-10-2015

I'll be updating later this week or next weekend. I retaped one of the two engine harnesses that I had. Then I found one for sale in the classifieds with around 28k miles on it. So I ended up buying that as well as the coils and harness.

I'll have lots of parts to sell at some point since I have changed my mind so many times on this stuff and the parts keep piling up.

I have koyo, Greddy FMIC, some Knightsports mirrors, JDM center console, two engine harnesses, some interior plastics etc all just taking up space.

1-13-2015

Here is that Koyo,
The previous owner (Jasonn) bent it to fit the greedy front mount. It doesn't leak but the bend is why I would let it go cheap. I'm doing a greedy kit like I said so I won't need it.