Just another build thread

[dliverance]

I don't think there's a dyno graph. I can ask what he would want for each with an order of 25 though. Maybe a group buy here, a capri forum and an mx3 forum could get 25 sold. Heck, I'd be interested in getting one as a spare.

[shorestiva]

I'm wondering if they have a jig for it and would rather just sell that?

[dliverance]

I don't know. I wonder if they know that the mx3 header fits the capri. I think they gave up on selling it because there wasn't enough interest.

[shorestiva]

Mx3 and capris were never that popular even when they were new. Also the dohc 1.6 wasn't the most desirable engine in either of those cars. Unloved engine in a unloved platform. Hard to sell performance parts that cost almost as much as most people paid for their whole car.

[Advancedynamix]

YES!!! Now this may not seem like a big deal but this is huge for me. I have been emailing back and forth with Corksport since June about a header that they had on ebay. It was an mx3 header that they listed twice. The first time it didn't sell and the second time I missed the auction. A guy in germany purchased the header but he didn't want to pay the shipping cost. after much waiting and emails, Corksport finally said I could have it. I scored this puppy for $100 taxed and shipped. When I was talking to Derrick at corksport, He said they would make more but only if the order was 25 or more and paid in advance. The one I have was their shop demo model. I am very lucky to have gotten this one.

You make me more and more jealous with every trick part you dig up! Great find, and well played!

[dliverance]

Haha thanks. A good friend of mine called it "automotive serendipity "

The anxiety of waiting for the watanabes and the header is intense. I also posted my bmw for sale today. Hopefully that will help with the speed of this build. Tomorrow I'm finishing up on the trucks so I can focus solely on the festiva build. It'll be nice to have a daily that's not my project car.

[dliverance]

The header showed up on saturday. I put it on but I'm still in the parts hoarding phase so nothing is buttoned down.

[dliverance]

Feeling pretty stoked today. I got my truck on the road and now I can start doing some body work on the festiva. This friday it will be going in the garage and on jackstands for the teardown. I also scored two great condition bumpers from the local yard. I'm not sure if i want to paint them with SEM black or grey though. As of right now the plan for the car is a panda theme (yes...i know it's played out) but I'm going for a vintage look and feel with the car.

[dliverance]

Here's the new tow rig/daily

[dliverance]

Got some good news. My e36 sold and the truck is almost done. Tomorrow I'm doing the timing chain and it'll be road worthy. I'm also in the middle of a few big purchases. I'm messaging with ernst and jun for an upper spoiler, mid spoiler and front lip. I'm also about to order tires, headlights, paint, primer, a new windshield, all of the suspension components and a few more things I can't remember. Stay tuned for some big updates. I'll try to get more pictures. I know I've been slacking in that department

[dliverance]

I got my body parts ordered. I went with Junspeed since he had better pricing and a lip that I wanted. The pic below is the lip I'm getting but there won't be an indent in the middle. I think hes going to get rid of the vents too. If he does, great. If not, oh well.

I opted for the ribbed lower spoiler too. I personally like the ribbed tails better. It gives the rear some character.

Anyhow. Here's what I ordered.

[dliverance]

This also happened

[dliverance]

Alright. I ordered all of the "ultimate suspension" components and tires (Achilles 165/55/14) for the Wats. The next few weeks are going to be awesome for package deliveries.

[wwwdotgov]

It just keeps getting better with more cool parts! This car is lucky to have found "you" as it's new owner.

[dliverance]

It just keeps getting better with more cool parts! This car is lucky to have found "you" as it's new owner.

Gathering parts is half the fun haha. After today I think I'm up to 4x the cost of the car in parts though. I had to sit down and think let that sink in. I'm not worried about resale because I plan on keeping the car for a while but I do however hope the car performs as well as I'm expecting it to. The thing I'm most excited about is the suspension. Right now it's a blast to drive but I really hope the new suspension eliminates the unsafe feeling.

I too think this car is lucky btw. By the time I'm done with it, it'll be an entirely new car pretty much. I just wish I'd started with a cleaner shell. Now I know why you waited so long for your silver car.