Matt Dupuis
Active member
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2004
- Location
- Calgary, Ab
I've had this car for almost 4 years and I'm finally getting around to fixing it up a bit, so it's probably time to start posting some pictures.
The "for sale" photos. This came into The Aspirator's hands through some website work, I believe, and his plans to restore and flip fell through, so I ended up with it for not a bunch of money, provided I drove 600 miles to pick it up.
It came home in September 2007. I fixed up the major flaws, did a bit of cosmetic work, and did a little basic suspension work. All the wiring sins got taken care of (mostly by ditching the melted fusebox), the headliner got repaired as did the tears in the seats & the driver's door card. A slightly more-than-basic stereo was installed. Previa rear springs and some modded Bilstein HDs propped up the rear, and some poly bushings, IPD lowering springs, & Billy HDs went into the front. Through various forms it collected Wilwoods & Tethys, but they're gone now. I haven't taken many photos of it in the meantime, and I can't say I've put too many miles on it over the past few summers.
Anyone who knows me knows that a car has to be more than just a collection of parts for me - I need to see the finished product and it has to make sense, and for some reason this car has never grabbed me. I would be tempted to strip it right down and make it silly, but that just doesn't suit the character. I would put my built B23 into it, but I wasn't crazy about that idea for whatever reason. So many thoughts ran through my head, so many ideas, but nothing stuck to the wall. The idea came to me that I should probably fix it up in a fashion where I could sell it in a heartbeat if I was offered and if I felt the need for a change. Besides, I've got a 123GT I should be working on...
The "for sale" photos. This came into The Aspirator's hands through some website work, I believe, and his plans to restore and flip fell through, so I ended up with it for not a bunch of money, provided I drove 600 miles to pick it up.
It came home in September 2007. I fixed up the major flaws, did a bit of cosmetic work, and did a little basic suspension work. All the wiring sins got taken care of (mostly by ditching the melted fusebox), the headliner got repaired as did the tears in the seats & the driver's door card. A slightly more-than-basic stereo was installed. Previa rear springs and some modded Bilstein HDs propped up the rear, and some poly bushings, IPD lowering springs, & Billy HDs went into the front. Through various forms it collected Wilwoods & Tethys, but they're gone now. I haven't taken many photos of it in the meantime, and I can't say I've put too many miles on it over the past few summers.
Anyone who knows me knows that a car has to be more than just a collection of parts for me - I need to see the finished product and it has to make sense, and for some reason this car has never grabbed me. I would be tempted to strip it right down and make it silly, but that just doesn't suit the character. I would put my built B23 into it, but I wasn't crazy about that idea for whatever reason. So many thoughts ran through my head, so many ideas, but nothing stuck to the wall. The idea came to me that I should probably fix it up in a fashion where I could sell it in a heartbeat if I was offered and if I felt the need for a change. Besides, I've got a 123GT I should be working on...