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the never ending story...
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:34 am
by morgan
and going...and still not finished.
i had a huge build log, all deleted so heres the rundown.
1985 ae86 GTS(not swapped)
bought it from a clown in CA, had it shipped to NJ. needed a lot of tlc, but couldnt find any rust(til the other day, more on that later) so i bought it. heres how it looked before being loaded on the carrier from the 3000 mile trip.
got it with no interior, and a tired 16v. had a 20v in it previously, and a bfh was used to clear the distributor. few weeks after having too much fun, blew the HG.
yum yum, looks like she cr@pped herself...
came with a spare ST 20v, so i decided to swap that bottom end in, bought a rebuilt 16v head, a buttload of parts and did this.
Re: energizer...it keeps going and going
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:35 am
by morgan
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:38 am
by morgan
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:41 am
by morgan
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:50 am
by morgan
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:01 am
by morgan
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:06 am
by morgan
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:13 am
by morgan
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:15 am
by morgan
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:17 am
by morgan
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:33 am
by morgan
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:35 am
by morgan
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:36 am
by morgan
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:38 am
by morgan
Re: energizer...it keeps going and going
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:41 am
by dr.occa
Now that's a right nice looking USDM 86.
Re: energizer...it keeps going and going
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:41 am
by morgan
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:44 am
by morgan
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:53 am
by morgan
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:05 am
by morgan
Re: energizer...it keeps going and going
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:06 am
by morgan
Re: energizer...it keeps going and going
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:59 am
by morgan
dr.occa wrote:Now that's a right nice looking USDM 86.
thanks Jonas, kinda figured you like it, lol...
Re: energizer...it keeps going and going
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:33 am
by Jeonsah
Still the best build on c4ag!
Re: energizer...it keeps going and going
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:28 pm
by Zenki85
Jeonsah wrote:Still the best build on c4ag!
x1 *thumbsup*
Re: energizer...it keeps going and going
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:33 pm
by roach_86
All I can say is "WOW, wish I could do it!" Love the car and cant wait to see more.
Re: energizer...it keeps going and going
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:42 am
by morgan
Re: energizer...it keeps going and going
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 7:18 am
by Zenki85
Really admiring all the DIY in this build!
Re: energizer...it keeps going and going
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 7:17 pm
by RuizXIII
Good to see you re-made your thread, Morgan! I've always kept up with it.
Hopefully you get this thing back in action for this summer.
Re: energizer...it keeps going and going
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 6:40 pm
by morgan
Thanks guys, plan/goal is to drive it this summer, 1st day of summer that is. Got 2 complete doors today, which I shouldn't need but things got complicated and I needed to find a hood, fenders, and doors. Got everything finally.
Re: energizer...it keeps going and going
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:16 pm
by carbd7age
Love the build, loved the article in 86Garage Mag. Great job on the body work, I know it's not for me so i'll pay somebody to make mine pretty lol.
Re: energizer...it keeps going and going
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:58 pm
by sekang0
Sexy beast!