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last week i looked at one that looks exactly like this! cant remember how much they wanted but it was like 3k i think.

XIEmperorIX

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Yeah. I just happened to get lucky and find a guy that just needed this thing gone ASAP and just didn't have time for it or a place to put it.

On another note - after jacking the car up and getting ready to start replacing the water pump it looks like at some point one of the owners cut the springs lol Oh well..I was planning on putting a new suspension in it anyway.

XIEmperorIX

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lol I think it needs new springs...

XIEmperorIX

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Thought I would post a bit of an update:

Got the new water pump in and drove the car around the block. Has a bouncy (right word? lol) idle so I suspect it has some kind of a vacuum leak that I'm going to investigate tomorrow.

Also it started leaking coolant again but it wasn't from the pump so my guess is I probably didn't have a hose on all that great or something. Runs pretty strong though which is a good sign!

Also currently on order:

Evo IV shift ****
CF emergency light surround
Samco blue radiator hoses


Next up will probably be a new radiator and then some coilovers.

XIEmperorIX

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Not sure if anyone is following this thread but oh well lol I guess it's my blog then

Found out the idle problems might be from a bad/dirty idle air control valve..hope it just needs cleaning...should know by the end of the week.

got my cf emergency light surround and evo iv shift **** installed...waiting to get off lazy ___ to install the rad hoses.

FlintMica2005

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PICS!!

XIEmperorIX

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Evo IV ****..the one that was on the car was one of those round, ball ones that I don't care much for..found this on eBay for under $30 shipped so I grabbed it..kinda like it even if it does just look like a generic OEM **** lol...eventually may get an RX8 ****..



CF elight surround..it's not on 100%..it's just kinda sitting their for now since the CF one didn't come with any clips..i have some emblem adhesive laying around so i'll probably just use that or some other epoxy.




also a shot of the engine bay when we were working on the water pump..IMO it's pretty clean..just needs a good wash.

XIEmperorIX

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Ok so I feel really ____ing stupid...we forgot to bleed the air out of the system after we replaced the water pump haha now the car runs fine...

Next step is to fix the exhaust

highvoltage1

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Glad its going even if its slow.

XIEmperorIX

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Thanks man. My build isn't going to be as awesome as hoodie's 240 build but once I get the ball rolling on this one expect more frequent updates and pics

danielv

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i love build threads, good luck with the build. bookmarked btw

mmmpshh

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dude, im actually getting the same car (in red) in a couple weeks!!!. whats the plans on yours?

XIEmperorIX

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Nothin to crazy for now..coilovers, sway bars and possibly a roll bar.

Want to also replace a lot of the missing interior piece and get a lip, sides, and rear for the exterior..looking at shine auto front, haven't decided if I want TII sides or shine auto sides; and possibly a shine auto hood or TII hood.

Most mods will be done around Xmas so only small updates for now.

mmmpshh

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I was thinking of doing a 20b swap, but from just a lil research I found its almost impossible to get it to fit in that engine bay and the motor is almost 4 grand!

XIEmperorIX

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IMO the only worthwhile swaps are an LSx or a TII.

I'll hopefully be doing a TII swap sometime next summer but we will see. Not going to waste money on power mods until I come around to the swap.

A lot of power can be had with any motor really..the 20b is more for bragging rights and a bigger headache lol but if you can deal with it then go for it

XIEmperorIX

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Well the car still has the same idle problem as before. We cleaned out the ACV and it lessened the RPM bounce (instead of bouncing nearly 1000 rpm it only bounces about 500 now..) car runs fine once it's warmed up so I think the ACV may just be bad...currently trying to hunt down a used one for cheap to try to see if that fixes the problem.

Also going to be going back to stock suspension for awhile. I need something to make the car driveable..the current suspension is so bad I can barely drive the car because it bounces around on the road so damn much. Found a guy selling stock struts + springs for $10 + shipping so I'm just waiting on a shipping quote..then planning on some Stance GR+ coils sometime around xmas.

Looking at wheels to. I love the stock ones but I want something more aggressive...thinking RPF1's in SBC

17x9.5 +38 up front
17x10 +38 rear

should fit pretty well..not going for hellaflush but still want good fitment for this car

yellowxhoodie

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im just gonna leave this here.

Jon

I used to dislike the verts but they've grown on me.

XIEmperorIX

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Dude I was wondering how white wheels would look on a dark vert like that haha thank for the inspiration

yellowxhoodie

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one more because this is what i was looking for originally but couldnt find.