About 2 weeks ago i drove 170 miles to look at this car and fell in love(1997 CL 2.2 premium) Now it is mine and could be happier. i need some advise from the CL gods about paint and a few other things. i have been trolling the forms for a few weeks now for help and inspiration. but now a run down.

the Good-
at the 150k mark new timing belt and pulley
165k now
Tien struts and springs lowered 1 1/3 "
16" konig with 80% tread lowpro (minus one lug cover WTB)
K&N cold air intake
all new spark plugs
frame is straight as a arrow with the underside minimal rust (Michigan normal)
10k miles on the new OEM cat and muffler
friend and local mech looked everything over nothing needs to be replaced
the Bad-
Need to find a front bumper cover before i start to sand and prime. OEM want outrageous prices for it (202$ before shipping) I found a few west wings front covers but idk how it will match the the rest of the stock body(any knowledge here would be great)
the trunk need to be realigned(i think i can bang this out today)
rims need a new coat of pant as well
stock left tail light has a hole in it(wtb)
the Ugly-
the paint all over is really bad.
the hood paint is cracking
the roof has a huge sunspot.
front bumper cover has a dent in the pass side and has seen better days overall
the oil pan has a dent in it as well witch mean allot of the chain oil places wont touch it (no leeks and i can get the drain bolt out)

so now thats out of the way some pics(shitty cell phone)
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h...8/IMAG0052.jpg
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h...8/IMAG0053.jpg
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h...8/IMAG0054.jpg
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h...8/IMAG0055.jpg
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h...8/IMAG0056.jpg
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h...8/IMAG0057.jpg

as for paint i like the white on black, but i want to be different so i'm thinking semi-gloss olive drab on black gross rims but open to advise( uncle owns a body shop so i do the prep work and for a few 30 packs i get new paint)
I'll try and keep you guys posted i want alot of this stuff done before the snow flys and she goes in for the winter( and my plow truck comes out )

thanks
Aaron

 

Welcome to the family...

 

thanks man, trunk is off already going back at it 51 outside already got to hurry lol

 

is there a way to edit a post?
ment tein street basis coilovers with a 1 1/3 lower
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h...8/IMAG0059.jpg

also got the trunk to sit alot better
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Nice ride, it will look much better after the paint job!

 

Welcome. you can edit/delete a post if its under 5 mins. after that you need a moderator to edit it.

 

also, if you put the image link between [IMG] [/IMG] you can put the pics in a post without clicking on the link

welcome, btw

 

so going to use this to bonce a few question off you guys any of you know if a 1997 interga oil pan has the same bolt pattern/size i need a new one my leak abit around the seal from the dent i guessing any wisdom of this would be great

 

Dont' know about the bolt pattern, but since you have a totally different engine, I'm guessing no

 

meh ya i scraped the idea it was a car about to be smashed so i jump on it for the 4 stockies for some winter tires thanks for the help anyways