Wanted a cheap basic car with no frills that was good on gas. Manual, AM/FM radio, no air, no pw, no pdl. Simple, reliable and blue.
And it had to be big enough to carry all my DJ gear, back in tha day.
Now it carries lumber. And concrete. And drywall. And plumbing. And groceries. And the boy. And on very rare occasions, the wife.
Build Thread:
Current Mods:
Tires to 44psi (max)
Hidden Antenna
95% grill block with radiator duct
license plate to stagnation point with central intake below
Front Belly Pan
Rear Belly Pan
Front Wheel Air-Splitters
big wheel spats ahead of rear wheels. Rear wedges still there.
Hot Air Intake
Homemade VG's on rear roof
Silicone Gap fill between hood and front bumper
Weatherstripping gap fill in's above and around headlights, between doors and up the sides of the hood
"Encouraged" wipers to sit at the very bottom of the windshield and adjusted wiper blade position to move it further inward on passenger side
Filled and smoothed the lip between windshield and the A pillar with silicone.
Synthetic oils, engine and trans
Moved headlights forward to improve headlight to hood surface transition
installed a PCV catch can. We'll see if this helps keep things clean(er).
installed a vacuum gauge.
and I drive kinda slow.
Planned Mods:
Short of wheel skirts, side skirts, mirror delete, full belly pan, and a kamm back or full boat tail, I'm not sure what's left? Maybe smooth wheel covers over my hubcap covered steel wheels. I suppose I could delete my alternator and power steering. Put some 175/70's on it? After this last tank I'm starting to think it's going to be REALLY hard to hit 70 mpg imperial without some serious commitment.
