Date started modding: July 27th

Ok so I started with a stock 1994 Cavalier RS 2 Door 2.2l. I bought it 2 years ago for 700$ flat.

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Looking to buy
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Red racing seats
New steering wheel
Tires - 215/50,45,40 R17
Get an alignment

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Costs
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Diza Hurricane Body Kit - 75
Coil Strut Spring Compressor - 16.99
2 x GR2 Struts - 172.56
2 x GR2 Shocks - 68.62
Eibach Pro Kit Springs - 400
HVLP Spray Gun - 24.99
3 x White Primer - 17.76
2 x Lacquer Thinner - 11.98
2 x 946ml Black Paint - 25.78
2 x White Spray Paint - 11.78
2 x 946ML Red Paint - 27.08
4 x Acetone - 43.6
2 x Paint Mask - 8.98
Car Wax - 4.99
Waxing Bonnet - 13.99
Masking Tape - 5.89
Dust Mask Filters - .99
Goggles - 3.99
Dust mask - 1.99

Car - 700$
Tools - 82.8$
Body Work - 212.98$
Performance - 641.18$
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Total Cost - 1636.96$
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Here's my list of things to do (* = Purchased /** = Done):
**Diza Hurricane Body Kit
**New KYB GR2 Struts
**New KYB GR2 Shocks
**Eibach Pro Kit Springs
**New Paint (Haven't chosen a color)
**Repair Rust
**Stop rocker panels from rusting out completely
**Remove Spoiler Mounts (Saws-All??)
**Install a Tach
Fix Interior
Clean all the @!#$ out of under the hood
Tint windows


I don't have any pics of the car without the body kit, but here's some of the first pics I've got.

First attempt at fitting the body Kit




First attempt at installing front struts failed, so Installed the back suspension. Spoiler removed, but I couldn't get the mounts off...

Update:

Just some Picks of the car as of yesterday. Shown below is just various things I need to fix as well as a few pics of the interior before the detailing. More interior pics coming though, my gf did an amazing job. Also, I've got pics of the minor damage done to the old struts while removing them. The other strut was MUCH worse. There's also a few pics of how much I destroyed my bumper to fit the front cover on... I still need to take more off. That's it for now tho. Cheers.

Wetsanding tomorrow and possibly another coat.



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I realized i completely @!#$ up the scheme... Oh well.

Started cleaning out the trunk to put the TV + Audio in.

Not bad i have some black seats for sale with red stiching!




http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2898349

Have any pics? How much are you selling them for?

Thats a major improvement from how it looked before, looks like the red could use a lol more clear, but otherwise came out fairly well.



2009 Ford Mustang V6

Two build threads in the Gen 2 forum at the same time? I'm shocked!


2010 Honda Fit LX

Trunk cleaning, I added a truck bedliner to it, and created a new tire cover.
Sanded the hood, putting down some paint shortly.

I'd spray the mesh black, but that's just me. How are you painting this stuff? It looks way better than most of the rattle can jobs you see on here.


2010 Honda Fit LX

C. Stormy Tan wrote:I'd spray the mesh black, but that's just me. How are you painting this stuff? It looks way better than most of the rattle can jobs you see on here.

Yeah it's getting painted black shortly. I used treclad in a HPLV gun. Works great



In other news:

This @!#$ broke, so I replaced it with a stronger sway bar. I also replaced the ball joints.

These 2nd gens love to rust apart. most of my project is going to be replacing things that rusted out (rocker panels, suspension parts, etc.). Are you looking for a stock steering wheel? I will eventually have a stock one to get rid of (the way money is lately, it'll probably be in the next couple months). Have you considered the Energy Suspension sway bar bushings/end links? They're a good, cheap upgrade from stock (probably less than $75 for a whole set, likely closer to $50).


2010 Honda Fit LX

I am looking to upgrade all my bushings, end mounts, and engine mounts. I might be getting a new 94 cav with less rust, so I may wait for that.

How did you get a body kit for 75? i want one
ps im assuming you used rustoleum (as i did) and if you give it a good color sand, it should buff and polish to a nice shine and if you have a buffer change bonnets between the colors but i would leave that for when you get the exterior completely finished

The best thing would be engine mounts and a large sway bar off of a 3.1L . I did this to my last 90' RS 2.2L and it cornered awesome with the lighter engine.
The only glitch was where the 3.1 bar sat lower between the frame arms the exhaust pipe needed to be bent slightly to clear the sway bar, luckily I have access to a pipe bender but most garages can do it for $15.00 with the front pipe removed and marked. But if you can find a 2.0 turbo sway bar they are the same size as a 3.1 bar and fit with no mods.

Thats the biggest abomination I have ever seen. And i've seen alot of disgusting looking vws. But WTF??!!!