dontTL'em'nothing

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heres a link to that civic i was telling you about in my previous post. i love it when guys like you make things come together. I wish i had the resources to this on my own it would be a fun project.

Have you built/rebuilt any other cars? Keep up the good work man

Emersont503

That is freaking amazing what this guy did to that civic/wrx. I have work on my older cars before a 96 civic hatch back and also a 01 chevy impala but I've never done anything like this!!!

Joelito2983

Sub'd......This looks intresting....

Otacon

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Ever think about AWD or RWD? You've got the mechanical knowledge to make it happen.

Emersont503

This is the work that was done in the 3rd weekend we worked on the car. It might not look as much but it was probably the busiest weekend!!!

1st. We needed to grind on the weld spots where it was welded!

Here are some pictures.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920245844/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920245844/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066325555/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066325555/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

This is how it looked after!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920245148/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920245148/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066326509/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066326509/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

This process was done on both sides of the car meaning in the sail panel "near the roof" and also in the rocker panel as well under the car. I did not have a chance to take pictures to show you guys how it was before under the car. But here are some after we grinned the weld spots.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066327531/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066327531/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920249792/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920249792/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066329505/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066329505/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

We also sprayed Weld2Prime on the bond which help to keep the corrosion off the car meaning the rust!

We also added under coating to make it look cleaner!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920251966/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920251966/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066331967/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066331967/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066333151/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066333151/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

Next we Seam Sealed the inside on the bond, this is what it looks like right now. but we are going to spray undercoat in it as well.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920256224/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920256224/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066336205/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066336205/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

After that we worked on the rocker sections here are some before and after pictures!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066338377/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066338377/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066337285/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066337285/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066340439/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066340439/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066342489/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066342489/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920264296/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920264296/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920267454/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920267454/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

We later did the same process on the sail panels.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920270444/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920270444/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066351391/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066351391/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920271512/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920271512/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066353249/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066353249/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

After that we fixed a small dent on the right 1/4 panel and also a scratch on the left front door!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920260166/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920260166/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066341503/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/7066341503/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920265358/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920265358/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920273478/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920273478/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

And this is how the car is sitting right now.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920275554/http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersont503/6920275554/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/emersont503/, on Flickr

It is basically ready for paint which I hope we can get it done on Saturday and after that the Madness will begin " All the wiring, bolts, plugs, sensors and much much more " Its going to make me crazy trying to figure what goes where! But we are hoping for 2 more weekend for a final product, so stay tuned to see the rest of the progress!!!

swoosh

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beautiful.....i can see her coming to life.....

ArthurL

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All I can say is wow.. beautiful progress! How much have you spent on her so far? And how much do you intend to spend to get her back to stock condition?

mn2trance

I'm really enjoying the weekly updates! Keep up the good work and can't wait to see the finished product!

offaoffaoffa

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holy shit.... look what ive been missing out on... wow awesome work, I wish i had the knowledge to do that kind of work. I would definitely do some one off body work. If you are going to be putting all that jawdropping awesomeness to the car, might as well make it a custom and make it YOURS. But with whatever direction you are going to go, I'm sure the car is in great hands. GREAT WORK!

Biggi_e

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looks good emerson

Emersont503

Thanks we are hoping to have her painted by this weekend!!!

At this point I have spent over $4,000.00 just on parts I'm also ordering the A spec body kit this week and also the Door visor and a couple more parts which is gonna be another $1,000.00 I'm probably going to spent some $6,000.00 to have a complete car!!!

Thanks!!! I try to give you guys the most detailed info on everything I'm doing to it.

I've been thinking about doing Wide body work to it! but at this point I'm just focused to bringing it back to the stock condition after that I would consider to start doing so major modification to the car!

Emersont503

Thanks man... I'll be doing the muffler system this weekend as well!

swoosh

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6 grand for a KBP Type S is not bad at all....how much did you buy her for ?

Emersont503

I paid $8,000.00 Plus taxes which was around $400.00. Then I ran a Kelly Blue Book value on it and the car was valued at $21,000.00 . Which saves me like $6,000.00!

TLDude876

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Not sure if this was already posted but what's the mileage like?

Emersont503

I think the mileage on it is around the 65k.

swoosh

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Thats not bad at all....but 8000 for that car, i wouldnt have paid....never bought a banged up car so please forgive my innocence....

greekguy000

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I wouldve loved to have seen this turn into a COUPE build

Emersont503

Yes some people say that they wouldn't pay that much for the car... but in my case which I know I can fix it. its definitely worth it. and plus I save some money as well.

quanaman

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Looks beautiful! Amazing progress!

OP: Did you get that exhaust from craigslist? It was cheap!

Emersont503

that sounds interesting ... but I think its impossible to make it happen... not because you wouldn't be able to actually build it... because if you have the passion for it you can do it... but I don't think that a project like that would of been approved by law!

offaoffaoffa

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omg that would be beast lol.

so OP, you spent $8000 on the car + $6000 in parts to finish = so $14,000. (i'm guessing labor is free? )
But you forgot to add the endless mods you will end up doing + $$$$$$

Emersont503

Thanks ... i did went to take a look at it.. but it was really worm off ... But i bought one from a fellow Azine member... for a very fair price too.

Emersont503

Yes that $14,000.00 its just the amount to bring her back to life...

Mods would be another expenses which i already started by ordering the Aspec body kit from the dealer also ordered the all season floor mats and wind guards or AKA door visors.

and yes labor its all free. i work at a body shop and my boss is letting me use hes shop on the weekends.

Emersont503

Im also looking for some Work vsxx wheels ... what would be a good retailer to get them from???

dontTL'em'nothing

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check on our black market there some for sale now as we speak and you might find some goodies of interest too. The black market is in the off topic section.

24no7

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can't wait to see more!!!!!! seems you are getting the a-spec body kit and you know how to do body work, i would say get the base front under spoiler instead of the type-s one

arn809

WOW LOOKS GREAT. you pretty serious with that...

Emersont503

I already ordered the A-sped body kit today but if I don't like the way it looks I might get the base lip.

Emersont503

Thanks man... just trying to do my best !!!

Franchise1124

Wow...props to you for taking on this project. It looks like it's coming along well so far and I hope it continues in the same fashion. Looking forward to seeing it all finished

Emersont503

So I just called my BMW dealer regarding the M3 roof spoiler they do have them on stock but he also told me that the year matters ... so I was wondering if any of you guys know what year I have to order for my 07KBP ???? Thanks

TLDude876

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^ I dont think anyone here has a BMW M3 spolier. Most have "M3 style" roof spoiler from ebay.

swoosh

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^^^ if you are stuck on BMW then i do not know buddy....

otherwise you can go to ebay and get the roof spoiler for ~$50-60 or get the ATLP V1 or V2 for like 200-ish....

Personally i feel the ATLP roof spoiler looks dope !!! makes me wanna sell mine and get that LOL

Emersont503

M3 style roof spoiler same as BMW m3 spoiler... That is why the vendor from ebay is called bmwoemshop ! becasue the parts are bmw parts!

TLDude876

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^ pretty sure it is going to cost an arm and a leg at the dealer. Plus there is no telling that the ones that fit the TL have the same dimensions as the ones that fit the BMW.

Emersont503

It rounds about the $150-$170. It might not be the same . but the thing is that the ones from bmwoemshop from ebay are just replicas that they make from the Original M3 spoiler!

Franchise1124

Just curious - any reason why you want to go with the OEM M3 one as opposed to the replica? I've had the ebay one for a few years now and I have zero complaints.

Shoutout to Swoosh on that, btw

Emersont503

well not really ... im just trying to get it from the dealer because they deliver to my shop free and if i dont like it i can always returned plus they dont charge me their list price which would be 250.00 I get their discount price which is 170.

but im going to order the one from bmwoemshop on ebay and then im also going to order the one from my local dealer and im going to match them up and see how they both look on the car. that way i can see which one i like better.

mY sLOW UA6

im in for more progress