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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 12:16 AM
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ok well i want to do so many things to my car but i don't know what....the main things i want to do are

body-fix and paint it this summer
engine- swap 2.3TC engine
susepsion- nice set up with k member in engine bay swap bar subframe connectors and a good set of springs and shocks
interior- seats carpet gauges things like that

now the question is...what should i do after the body...i need to figure this out...i was thinking body, suspension, engine, interior
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 12:18 AM
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suspension, engine, body, interior
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 12:22 AM
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no no no ...body has to come first..its the worse and basicly only thing wrong...its really bad rust holes its a horror...i have to fix it before it gets worse
Old Feb 3, 2005 | 12:56 AM
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body, suspension, interior, engine.
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 09:40 AM
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ok well i will think about that...
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 02:17 PM
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I have always done the engine first so if something happens to the car ie accident at least my money isn't gone. However build a plan first. It is obviously easier to paint the engine bay with the engine out. If the car has a lot of rust repair it will be easier to weld patches in the doors and quarters with the interior out. Suspension and interior can be done anytime...
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 03:21 PM
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well the thing is that the rust is bad...so i ahve to do that first and if i'm on the body then its going to get painted...i'm not going to paint and pull the engine at the same time...i don't have the money for that and not enough time...i'm going to get an engine (svo or turbo coupe) and take it apart and put it back to together....make it nice just like when it first came out...paint it clean it up...clean everything out...then do some mods to it while its out and apart....and then put it in...will seem so much better that way...i will double my horse power and torque with it...just think it won't be a ricer and it has the same hp as a 5.0 just not as much torque...i have seen 9 second 4 cylinder turbos...so there nice...
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 03:56 PM
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Fair Enough, I certainly won't dissagree it's your car but it sounds like you have the order decided already though?
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 05:43 PM
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body,engine suspension,interior
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 11:41 PM
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yes i do in my own opinion but i wanted to see what other people thought of it and what they would do



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