My other detroit work thread is on the other section of the 6er forum for some reason. So i will be updating this thread with the work and photos that i have done to the car in the past as well as the new work i will be doing this week to get her out and ready for this driving season.

so stay tuned this week for constant photo updates and possibly questions on a few things.

cliffs: this is my new work in progress thread

keep checking it out...

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OK well here is the sort of OLD updates and images from last year.

We will start out with the day i got my car back in December 2006..i have no idea why the grass was still green btw...anyways..this is what it looked like as soon as i brought it home..

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/1407/n2247211345175746973ig4.jpg
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Next I pulled the instrument cluster because my speedo was not functioning..
check the SI board too, didnt bother replacing it just yet, i had more importent things to worry about to make it completely driveable again...
anyhow, i ended up buying and entire used cluster and just swapping out speedos, now my dash says i have 250k miles on my car when it really only has a little over 60..

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/590/30168934ta1.jpg
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here is a shot of my car in our shop in our basement where the work was done..

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/8498/28183446xi4.jpg

Here is a shot of my 059 ecu opened up from when i installed the JIM C chip

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This is after i stripped and painted the valve cover with eastwood 1200 degree black krinkle finish paint..

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This is when i took alot of the interior apart to re-dye 90 percent of the leather and vinyl back to its original color this was the begining..

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/6223/81413318ka4.jpg

a couple boxes of parts...

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There was a 3 inch rust spot here on the fender, but i cut it out sealed it off and patched it, then resprayed and recleared it..
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4738/10fn4.jpg

One of my boxes of random spare/extra parts
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continued on next post:redspot

ok..

Here is another shot of the interior apart..
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New wheels
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4518/13pe7.jpg
new wheels on the car
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Bilstein sports with eibach prokit springs all the way around...
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2801/15gb4.jpg



other work that was done not in the pictures
adjusted the valves
flushed brakes, changed rotors and pads.
New lower front control arms
replaced the headlights
adjusted lower airdam
new antenna assembly
new abs unit
and a bunch of other odds and ends i cant think of right now..

and this is what it looked like in august 2007, still looks similar now

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2775/frontweb1yg1.jpg
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more updates will come tomorow... but actual updates from the work im going to be doing this week/weekend..

ssk
foglights
adjust rear suspension
fix passenger seat motors
oil
possibly more...:buttrock

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I didnt know you have a lift in your basement. Man thats a car heaven!

not for much longer well..in the basement that is...

my parents are moving to virginia...so we are having a shop built at the new house right now... 6 car polebarn, 2 story..apoxy floor, heated ect...

i'll be sure to throw up some images and more info in june when they move down there...seeing as that will be the new home for my car as i will be picking up another car to use as a DD

Looks great andrew!!

Cant wait to see the car in person at SESF, or perhaps on the way there or something...

So, are you staying in MI this summer or are you headed to VA? If so, i may be going to some parts of virginia near you, or at least on the way when i go to visit family, ill have to stop by and er...drive the R8 or something...:)

-Jeff

I'll be in and out of VA during the summer, probally spending a good amount of time down there on the weekends and whatnot, to work on my car and get out of the city.



UPDATE:

I tore apart the seat today, pulled the control unit, it is fried this is why my seat would not adjust. The motors worked fine when jumped. Took the control unit apart to find that the board has been eaten away by corrosion from moisture over time. Tried cleaning it to no avail. Just emailed steve haygood to see if he can find something for me. But if anyone else on here has one or knows where to get a good used one in good working order let me know asap. Would be nice to have soon. but it is not urgent! thanks guys

will post more pics tomorow

update from today...

pulled rear shocks and springs to make an adjustment and replace thee worn out bump stops. move the c clips up one stop due to a lack of tension causing a "bumping" noise.

decided to try ad tackle one of my eletrical gremlins. My head lights. they were doing some pretty crazy things. Well the headlights, foglights and reverse lights we are going ape sh#$.

checked out the etm. then looked at the car. Had one loose connection and 2 blown fuses. problem fixed, everything is back together! thats all for today


still waiting to hear from haygood... anyone give me an idea of his usual response time?


tomorow...
ssk
kill switch
change oil/air filter..
...drive again???!?!

mmmm...kill switch. i have one, its great for those annoying battery draining problems i dont feel like fixing yet haha

i usually get something back at latest a day or two. Sometimes better just to call him cause he probably gets 100 x 10^80 emails a day about stuff.

dont you love the 'simple' fixes to bizarre problems? Hope you get to drive the car tomorrow and remember how awesome it is...

-Jeff

it snowed 4 inches out of effing nowhere tomorow its going to delay the driving of my car due to salt being laid down on the roads as i type this,..

ouchies,

we had our last 4 inches of snowfall a week ago, ill be glad never to see snow again til next january!

whats the avg temp up there now? I would hope its warming up enough to melt that quickly, he are hitting mid 40's now which is nice..

-Jeff

You guys still getting snow?? We did today--really odd. Apricots are in bloom, cherries are about ready to pop out--not a good thing. Fortunately it didn't stick. But, hey, it's global warming!!

yeah we got about 3 inches yesterday...

today was sunny and in the 40's, it is supposed to be 50 tomorow.... then back down to the low 40s then probaly going to be somewhat normal and get warmer

i hate michigan

anyhow...
shifter is in...
spent 4 hours detailing the paint on my car as well..
pretty much everything is done for now.. just need to clean up the interior a bit and touch up a couple things..
if the weather is how it is supposed to be tomorow...then i will be driving my car home, not my truck....thank god...crossing my fingers

oh and i have some shots from yesterday and today... nothing exciting... but im tired and lazy and dont want to load them tonite... im going back to my apartment to relax...ive been in the shop since 9am and i just left its 11:30pm... ugh..

lock your doors and keep your daughters inside!! the shark is back on the prowl..

i got it out for the season today... good weather the past couple days has let my parents road dry up enough that i could take her out!

man o man i forgot what a blast this car is.. getting looks left and right...

and wow... the uuc ssk was so worth the money... it has made such a big difference in how the car feels it unreal.. given that all of my bushings in the oem shifter were shot to hell but the new feel of it is great... i love it...no issues right now.. aside from the temp regualter, seat control unit and heater valve... but whatever... minor stuff, things that will be taken care of this summer when i bring the car down to virginia to its new home with my parents...

will be posting those pics soon. i forgot to do it today when i was at their house because i was so excited about driving my car again i just wanted to gtfo of their house haha

Comparing the old pics to the new, it's hard to believe they are of the same car. Good job.

Black and chrome have been my all time favorite color combo. Even makes transistor radios look good.