The shaved 88 Shitaco

[SebastienPeek]

i don't like fake things.

This is life.

[harlerocco]

sweet, if i was you, i wouldn't know which car to drive

is it a real harlequin btw?

i don't like fake things.

[jazig.k]

So the old seats looked ok from a distance but were pretty beat. they were originally tan and someone at some point had dyed them black and i think they did it with the seats still in the car.

Kiwi shoe polish bud.
I did have comparison pictures of my old Recaro seats, which were tan then dyed black, which look the same as yours, but I can't find them on the Alfa forums anymore...
Kiwi brand shoe polish, rub it in good, let it dry, buff it off. Works a treat! Doesn't leave marks or stains on clothes as long as you remember to buff with a clean cotton cloth! I probably did it every few months? 3 times a year?

[P78]

sweet, if i was you, i wouldn't know which car to drive

is it a real harlequin btw?

[harlerocco]

yay yay yay yay yay

found out more about the wheel when it came yesterday. it's a momo monte carlo with the optional center pad, stamped May 1990.



new clutch is in. car is driving nicely.

oh and there's this. unrelated.

[harlerocco]

car was detailed yesterday for the first time since it's been resprayed. like a real professional cut and buff type detail. i don't know too much about detailing, but i know it's pretty important to do after a car has been painted. well it looks insane now. replacing the clutch tomorrow first thing. we had replaced the rear main and cleaned the clutch up as good as we could but it was too far gone and still slipping. thought it might be ok since the clutch wasn't very old to begin with. bought a whole new clutch kit made by a local clutch shop and i plan on driving it around a bit tomorrow.

pics to come then.

also got my oz turbos on my golf and a mk2 rear beam installed (it's narrower). i have pics of that but this isn't the proper thread for that!

[SnazzyQ]

Damn I still cant get over how good this car looks on air.

[harlerocco]

removed the seats. figured out where the mice had been hanging out.



cleaned that all up.



So the old seats looked ok from a distance but were pretty beat. they were originally tan and someone at some point had dyed them black and i think they did it with the seats still in the car.



it was hilariously bad. i cleaned out the seat rails as well and threw them in. i started conditioning the leather as well but no pics of that.





drove it for the first time with the air installed. rides well for sure, a lot better than the coils did. i got home and took a few pics. it's incredibly dusty/dirty from sitting in the shop for so long but i couldn't resist.







False floor hasn't been executed yet. the plans have been laid out in the back of the car. the floor isn't even close to being level so it's going to be more tricky than i thought. templates were made and measurements for the frame were done.

[Robitussin]

Can't wait to see this thing at WBTB! Will me my first show with "stanced" cars. (apologies for using the forbidden adjective)

[Chuckdee]

ahhh yissss

[harlerocco]

today was great. got home for spring break (my last one ever) so i can spend all week working on my cars, something I don't get to that much.

my friend chris did the driver side frame notch. he also pulled the trans and did the rear main seal (which was causing my clutch to slip) so it should be good to drive now.



installed the lower stress bar



the new (to me) seats i will probably install tomorrow



overall the car sits lower now and more importantly even on both sides.



i also went through and installed a number of small finishing pieces (mostly in the interior) that weren't really pic worthy.

stay tuned, tomorrow is the false floor along with whatever else i can get done

[harlerocco]

Are the Turbos going on the Scirocco?

Also the car is tots amazeballs

They're going on my mk3. I just put them on here because I don't have a thread for that car.

[SnazzyQ]

Are the Turbos going on the Scirocco?

Also the car is tots amazeballs

[harlerocco]

butt.



repainted the turbos yesterday.

[harlerocco]

So you are who Marc was telling me about. Those Prima's are so awesome. I'm also here to put a thorn in your side on doing a build thread for the OZ Turbos... haha

I'll have to get pics together and do that next week. I actually painted them tonight and they're getting put together next week.