Heist's Build Thread.

[Clark]

I know that this is a pretty ambitious idea but... that car would look phenomenal if you chopped the top like an inch or and inch and half.

[Heist]

I would love to chop the top 2" and shorten the trunk 3-4", but yeah beyond my reach right now.

[cm_weiand]

subscribed!!

It looks Awesome!

[Heist]

Just been trying to get everything working correctly. Fixing little things like replacing bolts doing random stuff I skipped. Anyways some pictures...not much has changed





Currently I'm pretty spent on this shock setup. I might change the whole unit by welding another flange and pulling the whole unit in about 1" along with creating my own shock towers 1" further in. I could run spacer-less and it would give me more clearance and more low in the rear.

[Raarasutra]

I approve of the fender work, it looks perfect. Whole things looks spot-on in fact

Keep doing work, I love this thing

[Poon]

Looks beastly. What are you running for your rear disc set up?

[Heist]

thanks for the compliments!

The rear is ireland engineering wilwoods with parking brake. I wanted the massive one with the spot caliper so bad, but lee's not making them anymore

[sawatsky]

this thread makes me want to forget about getting a 2002 lol

[Heist]

I'm now just trying to figure out a safe way to pull the bottom flange in.
5 year old photoshop of the plan

[Heist]

next mess to sort out....
I have no clue what to start with haha.

[MaxBell]

Chop the top!! Chop the top!! Chop the top!!

[Heist]

I was filling some more holes today and had an epiphany. The only way the paint would ever look good and last would take me removing all the old shit. So it starts today










Took a few pounds of bondo and paint off. Layer after layer. Will do some more tomorrow. Luckily I can put her in the garage to keep the rust down. i'm just going to spray the whole body with some metalock primer

[softg]

the paint, bondo, and metal are looking like a mosaic or something trippy

keep up the good work man, coming along nicely and you have the right idea

after all this effort it'd be a shame to have new paint bubble or?

[HooWybrow]

This thing is amazing.

[ollycarbs]

the paint, bondo, and metal are looking like a mosaic or something trippy

keep up the good work man, coming along nicely and you have the right idea

after all this effort it'd be a shame to have new paint bubble or?

I like pretty much the effect!
Should be cool to just varnish it for some times...

Anyway, still a sick project and it is really inspiring for my E21, it keeps the motivation on when all seems to go wrong.