So as some of you guys probably know, I recently bought an 89gt to replace my rusted out LX. Car is an original 1 owner car, 149k, never modded, no rust, been in a barn for the past 10 years. I purchased it from the owner down in tennessee and had it shipped 1300 miles up to me in MA, Plan is a complete rehab and to swap in all the performance and custom parts from my lx as well as some other fun stuff. Anyways i know you guys like picks:
Here's how it looked when it was dragged out for the first time.
Car was fairly dirty to say the least, had ben sitting with its window down for so long, there was quite a bit of grime. So i spent this past weekend scrubbing down the interior, took everything out, vacuumed, scrubbed and cleaned almost every inch. The carpet may be replaced as it is pretty grimy I did my best to scrub it down. Found a few mouse nests, and a big ass spider that got away from me….in side the door:unbel: hope he finds his way out lol.
Does anyone know a paint or dye thats close to the 89 smoke grey? Also i had the all elusive unbroken center vent door, until today. Somewhere between when i parked it last week and when i came back it this morning…the vent door decided it was time to crack :angry:
Doesn't really bother my as i was going to mold a gauge pod into it anyways but it would have been nice to save it. I got my seats in the car just to get them out of the shop so they don't get damaged. Also mounted my hatch floor in, still need to finished up a panel behind the seats and cover all the panels.
Paint is ok, reallllly faded and oxidized on top, going to try to clay bar and buff it out with a foam pad and see where it stands. If it won't come back I'll either leave it this year…or plastidip it matte red. Once the lx is out of the garage and on the trailer, I can get it in the shop and i'll start to go through the mechanics. So far i have a bunch of parts to replace just for a refresh: timing belt, water pump, fuel filter, disty cap, rotor, plugs, wires, belts, heater hoses, radiator hoses and a valve cover gasket to start. Brakes don't work and clutch pedal is to the floor so I'm assuming master and slave are next on the list. Im a newb to this f2t so This will all be an learning experience but i'm ready to make some power! I'll get this thread updated with progress as it comes.
Got my wheels on cause I'm impatient, kinda up in the air with the color combo but i'll try it out for now. Hopefully the lx roller will be out of the garage this week and i can get the 89 in to start mechanical work. Car hasn't been run in years so it will be getting a full rehab and break in. Also got my camber plates in today finally so i can add those to my tein coils and get the fenders rolled and give the car a proper stance.
I'll keep the progress coming as i go through it!
-Nick
Here's how it looked when it was dragged out for the first time.
Car was fairly dirty to say the least, had ben sitting with its window down for so long, there was quite a bit of grime. So i spent this past weekend scrubbing down the interior, took everything out, vacuumed, scrubbed and cleaned almost every inch. The carpet may be replaced as it is pretty grimy I did my best to scrub it down. Found a few mouse nests, and a big ass spider that got away from me….in side the door:unbel: hope he finds his way out lol.
Does anyone know a paint or dye thats close to the 89 smoke grey? Also i had the all elusive unbroken center vent door, until today. Somewhere between when i parked it last week and when i came back it this morning…the vent door decided it was time to crack :angry:
Doesn't really bother my as i was going to mold a gauge pod into it anyways but it would have been nice to save it. I got my seats in the car just to get them out of the shop so they don't get damaged. Also mounted my hatch floor in, still need to finished up a panel behind the seats and cover all the panels.
Paint is ok, reallllly faded and oxidized on top, going to try to clay bar and buff it out with a foam pad and see where it stands. If it won't come back I'll either leave it this year…or plastidip it matte red. Once the lx is out of the garage and on the trailer, I can get it in the shop and i'll start to go through the mechanics. So far i have a bunch of parts to replace just for a refresh: timing belt, water pump, fuel filter, disty cap, rotor, plugs, wires, belts, heater hoses, radiator hoses and a valve cover gasket to start. Brakes don't work and clutch pedal is to the floor so I'm assuming master and slave are next on the list. Im a newb to this f2t so This will all be an learning experience but i'm ready to make some power! I'll get this thread updated with progress as it comes.
Got my wheels on cause I'm impatient, kinda up in the air with the color combo but i'll try it out for now. Hopefully the lx roller will be out of the garage this week and i can get the 89 in to start mechanical work. Car hasn't been run in years so it will be getting a full rehab and break in. Also got my camber plates in today finally so i can add those to my tein coils and get the fenders rolled and give the car a proper stance.
I'll keep the progress coming as i go through it!
-Nick
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