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    #31
    Sick custom body work with the fenders and rust man. That's something I'm aspiring to currently, as I need to rework some lower panels myself due to years of salt. I'm learning to weld right now, and I'm impressed by your work .

    - Nikita

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      #32
      Ok again, long time since I've updated this.
      But this car has been nothing but a PAIN IN THE ASS since pretty much day 1 lol.

      This is the third engine in the car now and the 3rd transmission.....so many problems I just dont even want to talk about it.

      Anywho, the bodywork got finished up and decided on a true rally car paintjob, ROCKERGAURD!!!!

      Thats right the whole car was covered in Sherwin Williams rockergaurd, done professionally in a spray booth.
      We decided against fitting it with the fender flares for now since its winter and the flares were made of fibreglass.





      Also a pair of Skline GTR seats were installed today....so damn comfortable!



      So the engine that we got had to be rebuilt, I assembled it with all the parts we had just hoping we could get this thing running for the winter lol, and while it was out we powder coated the I/C piping and the I/C itself, stealth mode.





      So I finally got the car running properly today. It pulls a steady 11psi boost and just slings snow everywhere.
      Only one problem.....for some reason the rear main oil seal is leaking oil onto the fresh clutch and it slips on pavement in 3rd and 4th gear.....I want to burn this car.

      So next week the trans gets removed for the 4th time.
      Cars Suck...

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        #33
        Man, sorry to hear your having so many issues! Ive hear soaking the oil seal in oil and then installing it will make it seal better. Havnt tried it yet, but i will be on my front main.
        Mazda
        1988 Black 323 GT
        DOHC 16 VALVE TURBO

        2013 Velocity Red Mica Mazdaspeed3

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          #34
          I'll take the car if you don't want it, lol! But anyway, I agree with you. Some cars are nothing but trouble. My old dodge daytona was one of them. I replaced the motor 12 times, axles 3 times for each one, and then it caught on fire while racing it. repaired it, and didn't even make it 3 laps when it caught on fire again, lol! Then I decided to race it on a frozen lake here in WI, and the motor blew again! I said that was enough, and scrapped it.
          My family has lots of bg's!
          2003 Ford Escort ZX2: Project car/future daily driver. Built Ford Tough (With Mazda Stuff)
          1999 Escort ZX2: Daily driver/beater. Going to be replaced by the '03 next summer.
          2000 Escort ZX2 S/R: bought wrecked, going to use as parts car
          1992 Protege LX: My old race car. Just a wrecked shell right now. Waiting for scrap to go up so that I can get rid of it.
          1992 Mazda 323: Race car
          1992 Escort Gt: My grandpa's old race car
          1994 Escort GT: My grandpa's new race car.
          Parts cars; 1993 Escort Gt, 1995 Escort lx

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            #35
            nice job with the rust repair, good luck getting the rest of the car to cooperate

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