Junkyard build

[Randomofodication]

thanks for the compliments and comments guys!
so lil bit of an update...
I started tearing down the Enkei's i got. paint is almost completely stripped off. Getting close to being able to start priming the centers

and got all the black paint of the bolts, all 80 or so of them. they were a pain to strip, paint would get stuck in all the little dips in the bolt head. but they're done now and it was totally worth it. looks way better then flat black. and the centers caps still need to be stripped, i figure the lettering will just get painted a different colour then the rest of the wheel. gonna be a pain to paint or mask off tho lol


and i found a second set of wheels for the front these aren't from pick n pull though. found these on Kijiji and snagged em up for 80 bucks. couldn't resist it's my happy birthday gift to me!

they need a toooon of work though, I am definitely not looking forward to cleaning another 80 bolts.

the lips need a ton of polish to get them to a mirror finish like I'd like them to have.

pretty excited though. i think if both sets are painted the same colour with mirror finish lips they'll compliment each other quite nicely

they're also 3 piece never owned a set of 3 or 2 piece rims so this is gonna be quite the learning experience for me to say the least.

gonna be a lot of work till I move on to painting them all, also i have to wait for it to warm up a fair bit its still hovering around -1C out which is no good for painting. so far I am thinking of painting the centers a light gold almost beige colour like this:

but I'm open to suggestions! was also thinking of doing white but it seems almost kinda boring and would be almost impossible to keep clean.

[OpelWagenGT]

Keep it up! This is one of my favorite reads right now.

-Aron

[austindavidg]

Hahaha this is awesome!

[OneLowCivic]

this makes me want to drive to a pick and pull and i just happen to have the largest in the country down the road.

i fully blame you

[mustard_madman]

Dont do mismatched wheels. It makes you look trashy on purpose.

[Randomofodication]

got the backs installed


and made a trip to pick n pull and picked up 2 wheels, 16" Enkei racing S wheels, they only had 2 of them but for 20 bucks each i couldn't resist. might do a mismatched setup, or might just clean theses up repair/repaint them and sell them but dunno yet.


if i do repaint them I'm thinking of going with a bronze for the centers and polishing the lip up to a nice chrome look again

[mustard_madman]

look the side skirts, bra, and mudflaps and get some nicer wheels and the car would look good

[Jamil]

LOLOLOLOLOL!!!


loooks cool with the bra mudflaps and lip............................................... FOR the time being, until you get some dope wheels.

[PunkboySL2]

My turbo SC2 is getting those wheels with some Toyo R1Rs, but won't be as low as the wagon.

Stoked that the back knuckles are the correct size. I'm getting BC neon coils as soon as I have some more cash stashed, but I probably won't be doing that for another month or so especially since it's winter and I have to drive this thing through the snow.

[MixDuP]

I have gold xxr's sitting in my basement waiting to go on my sc2 as soon as the snow starts to melt...and that fitment is spot on to me.

[Randomofodication]

Good to see some Saturn guys into this scene! Definitely loving the progress here. Are you planning on going aggressive with the fitment?

Thanks! I'd like to go as aggressive as possible, plans are to get it close to this:

most likely with a little more sidewall and stretch, and a little bit raised as its my daily.

[MixDuP]

Good to see some Saturn guys into this scene! Definitely loving the progress here. Are you planning on going aggressive with the fitment?

[Randomofodication]

So tonight I got started on the coilovers for the back. had other things on this evening so they aren't in yet, but it shouldnt take much to put them in when i get time next.

anywho on with the pics!

stock strut lower mount:

Kw strut lower mount:

Kw's are about a millimeter smaller for the holes for the bolts so either have to get smaller diameter bolts and have a washer/spacer like thing in the knuckle, or drill them out slightly larger. I'm in the process of drilling/enlarging the kw holes. also the KW's have camber adjustments on them, and the stock don't, likely wont use them there anyhow.

and just a comparison of the stock struts and KW's: (the bump stop on the kw isnt all the way down. probably an inch and a half higher then it should be)


the following is something that you will not have to do if you are using different springs/smaller. I have decided to stick with the Neon KW springs in the back, they ride much better. Unfortunately the Neon rear coil is way larger (in diameter) then the stock Saturn rear coil, this means the top spring perch that is factory on the Saturn is to small, here are some pics to explain what I'm talking about:


So with the stock Saturn top perch (or whatever you call it) does not center the larger coil and would allow it to move around and wiggle..... which is bad

but no worries! I have the stock neon top perch's to bastardize .
so got the stock neon top perch out:

And then cut it up reeeeeeaaaallll nice : (Cut perch on left, stock on right)

basically cut of the existing tabs as well as the original connection to the shock absorber...

Then I got out the stock Saturn dust boot/bumpstop. the top of it is a large washer which sits on the shock absorber and transfers the load from the shock absorber evenly to the strut perch/top mount.

Then I brought the bastardize neon part from above and set it on top:

Suprizingly its a perfect fit. the washer is slightly large then the hole and thus will hold the "spring stabilizer/bastardized neon part" in place and tight to the top, which in turn will keep the spring in place perfectly... best part of it is no spring travel has been compromised doing this thus far

Comparison of amount of thread on the shock absorbers between kw's and stock: (kw on left)

YES KWs have the same amount if not more, so unlike the front coils i will not be needing to modify the top mount or shave it down...

so then i assembled it:

now i just gotta enlargen the holes at the bottom and slider er on in!
ORDER EVERYTHING IS ASSEMBLED(from top to bottom): bolt for shock absorber, stock saturn top mount washer, stock saturn top mount/plate/perch, bastardized neon coil holder perch thing, dustboot washer bumpstop assembly, kw coil, and of course the shock absorber.

if your running smaller diameter coils you won't have to do half of what i listed above.

also something else to note: the rear coilover bottom mount does not need to be expanded as they are perfect size, unlike the fronts in which i had to use a hydraulic spreader to get them to fit the knuckle

[siris]

Lol 303 posts on stancworks explains your Saturn builds.

[lilcraigford]

Sheesh... now all of you guys are over here.