Ariel's Story - A tale of a Utah Corolla by ariel_86

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2-1-2015

September 23, 2014 – Sitting pretty

A few days after the show and gathering dust, I can’t help but take a minute to stare at my car every time I pass by her. It’s like I’ve fallen in love with her all over again.

December 25, 2014 – Christmas after moving

So in December I moved from Kearns to Taylorsville. I lost my covered backyard parking but still had a spot on the side of the house for Ariel. With the light dusting of snow we received over Christmas, I couldn’t resist a quick pic.

January 26, 2015 – Plans for ISS

A few days ago, UtahHondas.net announced the return of their Import Spring Showoff in April, their annual car show & BBQ. What started as a Honda/Acura only meet 6 years ago had bloomed into the premier sport compact/import car show for Utah, welcoming all makes, models, and car enthusiasts.

With my fresh coat of paint and renewed love of the car, I decided to enter Ariel into the car show portion of ISS. If I wanted a chance at even getting noticed, I knew I needed to do something about the interior of the car. My racing seat & harness are a bit faded and well used, but I can’t afford a new seat and harness yet. The blue and maroon interior, cracked dash, and mismatched panels are something I can deal with. Since I want to turn this into a track car anyway, I figured I would finally strip it out for the show.

So almost everything came out.

I will strip out the sound deadening, touch up some of the interior paint, redo some wiring, make up some new door panels, and refinish the dash. The dash will be the biggest job. It’s so cracked and ugly!

I feel confident I can get it all done in the 2.5 months I have before the show, but it’s going to be a lot of work. The results will be worth it, though, no matter the outcome of the show.