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AHHthatsJDMyo
07-18-2012, 10:32 PM
figure its about time to start my build thread. ill start of with a little back story as to how i got this car.

before this car i had a red 97 with bad oil rings, rusted rocker panels, a bad top, and some other issues. i was going to fix it then i was offered this 96 montego blue car from a friend as a rolling shell and was offered a motor from another friend. long story short, i sold the red car for enough to buy this shell and motor and still have some left over for parts needed to complete the swap. mind you that before i started this build the most extensive mechanics work i had done was a timing belt water pump job on the red car.

heres the car when i picked it up
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6876349575_ab29b9a3d4.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7201/6876353297_29d41b7591.jpg

came with a real eunos badge which im pretty happy about
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/6876359629_11f86dc1eb.jpg

look how bad those rotors look
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7178/6876363819_37d9ee9daf.jpg

the car came with aftermarket wheels with:
4 brand new tires on aftermarket wheels
koni yellows with eibach springs
sparco racing buckets and harnesses
gay style bar
and some other goodies.

AHHthatsJDMyo
07-18-2012, 10:35 PM
started geting the car ready to drop the motor in

dont need that anymore
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7179/6876355691_807a9afb11.jpg

and its just about ready
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/6876357651_a8f90906bf.jpg

AHHthatsJDMyo
07-18-2012, 10:35 PM
ill have to locate the rest of my build photos and update them tomorrow

I<3flippyheadlights
07-18-2012, 10:35 PM
So pumped for this thread of awesome. Love the title.

AHHthatsJDMyo
07-19-2012, 04:42 AM
thanks its an eels song and it is perfect for my situation. im going to leave most of the bullshit out of the build though

tsingson
07-19-2012, 08:11 AM
Looks good so far. But whats with the FN01R on the rear driver side?

AHHthatsJDMyo
07-19-2012, 10:53 AM
The tire had a puncture. And we threw that on to get it home.

The Driver
07-19-2012, 11:03 AM
Montego Blue, FTW!!!

AHHthatsJDMyo
07-19-2012, 12:40 PM
Hell yea!!!

AHHthatsJDMyo
07-19-2012, 05:58 PM
for what ever reason i dont have any pictures from when i dropped the motor in it. but heres how the car sat for the first couple of months.

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb416/Austinc25/8ffac602.jpg?t=1342738420

AHHthatsJDMyo
07-19-2012, 06:01 PM
finally got it running. only problem is it runs on 3 cylinders...

got this photo
http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb416/Austinc25/83ced230.jpg?t=1342738415

then this happened. stranded on a bridge on the interstate for 5 hours.
http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb416/Austinc25/53a34d75.jpg?t=1342738417

AHHthatsJDMyo
07-19-2012, 06:04 PM
and this is how it currently sits. broken down in its own garage. yay!
http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb416/Austinc25/6d989456.jpg?t=1342738414