Its' been a few years since I've worked on my 1602. Life as a starving artist didn't leave much cash to splurge on my car...and entertaining women took a big chunk out of my budget. Luckily, I found a lady who really loves me, so now I can move my focus on to more important matters.
I usually drove it 2 out 5 days a week till last Summer when I felt the rear drum brakes wearing out. So, to the garage she sat untill I could get time to gather parts and work on her. Fast forward to 2015 and I have a 250mm rear drum kit from IE sitting in my living room.The while I'm at it notion kicked in, and I composed a list of things I want to get done.
So far I've gathered/have on order:
- IE front sway bar (already have rear)
- IE front strut brace
- IE fixed camber plates (I have K-Macs and don't like them.)
- IE coilovers with shortend strut inserts.
- Offset roll center spacers
- 15x8.5 Epsilon Mesh 3 pc wheels et10. (Refurbishing them now.)
For the rears I have Bilstein sport shocks with unknown springs. Will be sorting that out soon.
I've also started body work. I'd like to have this car all one color again. I'm undecided to what color I want, but am leaning towards a BRG, but I also like some of the hot rod flatz paint jobs. I'll figure it out when I get to that point. I'm definitely leaving the exposed rivets for the rear flares, because I like the old school look. Not because I'm lazy...well maybe a little lazy.
I haven't taken any recent photos of my process. I keep forgetting while working on the car. I'll make a conscious effort from here on out tho. For now here are some crappy instagram pics through out the past 2 years.