my new project (UPDATE 6-7-09)

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Brake-Late
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Car: pitch black 03 svt focus

so i thought i would start a sorta picture/build thread...i picked up a 1983 cressada as some of you already know, so for those who dont know its a inline fi. dohc 6cyl. rear wheel drive platform....
anyways here it is as i got it yesterday...not running or driveable...
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and here after a trip to diagnostic hell and back (dont be knockin my nascar tires i needed them to move it)
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so i will take more as soon as i get it home...
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Monkey-Gein
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good luck
A friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana, I said "No, but I want a regular banana later, so Yeah."
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Patalrob
Borlatap
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Car: 06 Wagon, 02 SVTF, 00 ZX3
Location: Aitkin, MN

Pretty solid looking car for its age 8)
00 ZX3 "RattleTrap"
06 Wagon Doggy mover
95 Chevy Silverado Tow rig for lawn mowers
02 SVTF ...........
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o2designs
Making skinny jeans look baggy since 2009
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Car: Bone Stock Focuseses
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Its got potential!
Pants too tight, wheels so bright!
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Monkey-Gein
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AWW shit now shake that ass, move it like a gypsy, stop, oh, back it up.....
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closetfordfan
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Cool project, I had a 1990 corolla. I beat the piss out of it, and it amazingly never broke, too bad toyota stop making good/fun cars in the mid 90's.
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Brake-Late
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Car: pitch black 03 svt focus

so i have had the car about one week now and have started working on the only bad rust spot on the whole car, Pass. rear door was repaird at some point and was kinda lousy workmenship and rusted right in the middle of the lower panel... so i sanded it down to the metal around the rust spot :)

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so after alot of sanding and a rust removel wheel i put down a coat of rust rust inhibitor (the purple stuff in the middle there)
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after more sanding its time for the filler...

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and then even more sanding, and a second coat of body filler...

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little more sanding and primer...

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not bad for a first timer ...now i just need to learn to paint :D
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frankjt96
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Car: 1995 F-150, 83 GTI
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closetfordfan wrote:Cool project, I had a 1990 corolla. I beat the piss out of it, and it amazingly never broke, too bad toyota stop making good/fun cars in the mid 90's.
You're kidding right? Toyota stopped making good cars in the mid 90's? What Toyota are you talking about because the Toyota I know will run forever.




Nice progress on the car. Get a build thread going!
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Patalrob
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Doing good 8)

As for painting its not all that hard to do. You could pick up a book at the book store. Its walks you thru all the steps.
00 ZX3 "RattleTrap"
06 Wagon Doggy mover
95 Chevy Silverado Tow rig for lawn mowers
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Brake-Late
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look what i got today 8) now it gets fun!
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I like where this is going 8)
00 ZX3 "RattleTrap"
06 Wagon Doggy mover
95 Chevy Silverado Tow rig for lawn mowers
02 SVTF ...........
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ScottyK
Can't remember what he drove to work today
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Car: 2005 Liquid Grey Focus ST
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That does look like fun. I wish I had that kind of time.
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Brake-Late
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My new wheels came friday :) 16x8 0" offset...god i can't wait till i get my suspension done!

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No stretch? Fail...pssshh...whatever, I want my money back!!!


LOL j/k
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Brake-Late
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:lol: its a small stretch 205-50-16 on a 8" wide wheel...

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