my first car. my sweetheart

PPiechocki · 10-01-2009, 01:17 AM

i got this '85 for $800 back in july. when i got it, i thought it had bad rings, so i had the motor rebuilt. i come to find out that it jumped a cog, blowing a hole in the side of my #4 piston. i had the guy bore it out 30 over, grind my valves, and install an aftermarket crank, cams, connecting rods, pistons, and anything else he could find. took 3 months and $1,800, but i'm finally working on install. i cut the exhaust just before the flex pipe, split it, and trew on two 18" long glasspacks. no more cats, no more bends, no more huge muffler full of rusted chunks. i pulled the dash and console apart, painted it black and blue, and as soon as i find a kit for it, it's getting plush neon blue carpet and a black headliuner, new racing seats, blue neon lights under the dash, around the stereo face, and along the doorwell. it just got two 12" shallow-mount Kenwood subs and a JVC Arsenal amp and a 5 farad capacitor on a Blaupunkt deck with 6.5" Sony XPLOD SPEAKERS IN THE DOOR AND 4" infiniti speakers in the dash. the paint's an '03 Mazda color, and it came out like crap. major orange peel and i big gust of wind blew a bunch of debris into my hood right after i laid the last coat. by the time i call this car done, it will be converted to a 6spd, be running a stage 3 turbo, the rear trunk will house the intercooler, i'll build a custom dual intake for it, and run the biggest injectors and fuel pump i can find. it'll also get two 20lb NOS bottles in the front trunk running to a wet shot system. hope some of you will meet me on the strip. =) oh! more pics coming soon

PPiechocki · 10-04-2009, 01:39 AM

before the paint, while the paint was still wet, and a few while it was in the shop during motor install prep

traintech86 · 10-04-2009, 06:07 PM

awesome man!

randomxzero · 10-04-2009, 06:32 PM

not so fond of the interior mods your gonna do kinda ricey.. but eh to each their own.. but great to see another MKI coming back to the road

mr2tim · 10-04-2009, 09:48 PM

Nice work, be proud you did a good quality rework.!

Toyz Raczing

houston2 · 10-05-2009, 12:38 AM

nice...and randomxzero i love your sig with the rs's. and the pic with the all of old school wheels.

PPiechocki · 10-05-2009, 01:44 AM

there's nothing wrong with ricey. =)

PPiechocki · 10-05-2009, 01:47 AM

and this is the first time i did anything with an import. i rebuilt one dodge truck, getting ready to do another one, rebuilt a '73 plymouth duster, '63 dodge dart, and an old jeep CJ-7. i've never worked on such a complex motor, but it's all going to be worth it. i can't wait to turn the key for the first time since july!!!

theadhatter · 10-14-2009, 12:33 PM

looks pretty good man keep up the good work

PPiechocki · 10-21-2009, 07:28 PM

got the motor in place today, after a lot of setbacks... turning the key by monday cuz i can't work on it on the weekends

Ben · 10-22-2009, 01:57 AM

Its pretty cool to say that you built your first car

RC MR2 · 10-22-2009, 11:00 AM

thats pretty cool

wagonis · 10-22-2009, 12:45 PM

Nice work man, keep up the good work and the updates.

Medusa · 10-22-2009, 01:51 PM

I say if you're gonna put that kind of money into motor work, strip it out and weld in a roll cage. Drop as much weight as possible. Make it a track beast

That's what I'm going to do with my MR2 at least.

PPiechocki · 11-15-2009, 03:23 AM

wow!!! so much frustration and wasted money due to a retarded teacher shooting down every solution i have, even though i've been correct each time. she started right up!!!!!!!

PPiechocki · 11-20-2009, 02:14 AM

well, i pushed the car out of the shop yesterday, and last night, my autos teacher backed over the driver side and totalled it...

mattdouken · 11-20-2009, 02:33 AM

Strangle him until he bleeds money from his ears....nah just sue him..

10-01-2009, 01:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
PPiechocki No Skills Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Granby, CO Posts: 45 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	my first car. my sweetheart i got this '85 for $800 back in july. when i got it, i thought it had bad rings, so i had the motor rebuilt. i come to find out that it jumped a cog, blowing a hole in the side of my #4 piston. i had the guy bore it out 30 over, grind my valves, and install an aftermarket crank, cams, connecting rods, pistons, and anything else he could find. took 3 months and $1,800, but i'm finally working on install. i cut the exhaust just before the flex pipe, split it, and trew on two 18" long glasspacks. no more cats, no more bends, no more huge muffler full of rusted chunks. i pulled the dash and console apart, painted it black and blue, and as soon as i find a kit for it, it's getting plush neon blue carpet and a black headliuner, new racing seats, blue neon lights under the dash, around the stereo face, and along the doorwell. it just got two 12" shallow-mount Kenwood subs and a JVC Arsenal amp and a 5 farad capacitor on a Blaupunkt deck with 6.5" Sony XPLOD SPEAKERS IN THE DOOR AND 4" infiniti speakers in the dash. the paint's an '03 Mazda color, and it came out like crap. major orange peel and i big gust of wind blew a bunch of debris into my hood right after i laid the last coat. by the time i call this car done, it will be converted to a 6spd, be running a stage 3 turbo, the rear trunk will house the intercooler, i'll build a custom dual intake for it, and run the biggest injectors and fuel pump i can find. it'll also get two 20lb NOS bottles in the front trunk running to a wet shot system. hope some of you will meet me on the strip. =) oh! more pics coming soon Attached Thumbnails

10-04-2009, 01:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
PPiechocki No Skills Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Granby, CO Posts: 45 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	here's some more pics before the paint, while the paint was still wet, and a few while it was in the shop during motor install prep Attached Thumbnails

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10-04-2009, 06:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
traintech86 Traintech86 on all im's Join Date: May 2009 Location: Norfolk VA Posts: 922 Thanks: 15 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	awesome man!

10-04-2009, 06:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
randomxzero Downshift to Reverse! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 562 Posts: 1,036 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	not so fond of the interior mods your gonna do kinda ricey.. but eh to each their own.. but great to see another MKI coming back to the road

10-04-2009, 09:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
mr2tim SUPERcharZed ToyZ RacZer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 690 Thanks: 2 Thanked 41 Times in 38 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Nice work, be proud you did a good quality rework.! Toyz Raczing

10-05-2009, 12:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
houston2 No Skills Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 44 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	nice...and randomxzero i love your sig with the rs's. and the pic with the all of old school wheels.

10-05-2009, 01:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
PPiechocki No Skills Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Granby, CO Posts: 45 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	there's nothing wrong with ricey. =)

10-05-2009, 01:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
PPiechocki No Skills Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Granby, CO Posts: 45 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	and this is the first time i did anything with an import. i rebuilt one dodge truck, getting ready to do another one, rebuilt a '73 plymouth duster, '63 dodge dart, and an old jeep CJ-7. i've never worked on such a complex motor, but it's all going to be worth it. i can't wait to turn the key for the first time since july!!!

10-14-2009, 12:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
theadhatter No Skills Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	looks pretty good man keep up the good work

10-21-2009, 07:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
PPiechocki No Skills Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Granby, CO Posts: 45 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	got the motor in place today, after a lot of setbacks... turning the key by monday cuz i can't work on it on the weekends

10-22-2009, 01:57 AM	#11 (permalink)
Ben Same In The End Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oceanside, CA / Reno, NV Posts: 3,929 Thanks: 18 Thanked 276 Times in 258 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (11/100% )	Its pretty cool to say that you built your first car

10-22-2009, 11:00 AM	#12 (permalink)
RC MR2 Some Skills Join Date: May 2009 Location: Richmond,VA Posts: 98 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	thats pretty cool

10-22-2009, 12:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
wagonis Cage Fighter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tampa Bay area, FL Posts: 1,082 Thanks: 50 Thanked 22 Times in 22 Posts iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	Nice work man, keep up the good work and the updates.

10-22-2009, 01:51 PM	#14 (permalink)
Medusa Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 630 Thanks: 9 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I say if you're gonna put that kind of money into motor work, strip it out and weld in a roll cage. Drop as much weight as possible. Make it a track beast That's what I'm going to do with my MR2 at least.

11-15-2009, 03:23 AM	#15 (permalink)
PPiechocki No Skills Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Granby, CO Posts: 45 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	wow!!! so much frustration and wasted money due to a retarded teacher shooting down every solution i have, even though i've been correct each time. she started right up!!!!!!!

11-20-2009, 02:14 AM	#16 (permalink)
PPiechocki No Skills Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Granby, CO Posts: 45 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	well, i pushed the car out of the shop yesterday, and last night, my autos teacher backed over the driver side and totalled it...

11-20-2009, 02:33 AM	#17 (permalink)
mattdouken Midship Runner... Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: High Point,NC Posts: 201 Thanks: 23 Thanked 15 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Strangle him until he bleeds money from his ears....nah just sue him..