*** UPDATING TO SHOW THE PARTS I HAVE GOTTEN***
Ok as many of you already know my little car was very molested before I got it... The whole car was spray bombed by the P.O.... and not well either... Even still it was covered in black and green ick that had stained the crappy spray paint job. So rather then have a dingy off-white/orange/green/black... I had to respray bomb it! So its good from across the way, but just don't study it... LOL!
So the goals were to get it running, then running reliabley... done...
Then get the suspension upgraded (used to wander the road at speed)... done
Wheels & tires... To modernize was cheaper then refinishing the indy ones & adding new tires... done
Now it is back to how it looks in and out... I can't deny I can't leave well enough alone. I modify everything. It's in my nature.
However, I have a strict plan... save all indy parts and don't modify them unless they are ruined. If ruined find mint replacements to put away!
So that being said...
So I had to really think about what I wanted to do to get the car where I want it. I know I can not afford to have a shop sand all that spray paint off the indy panels... that one is going to be on me.
If its to be restored, I want to use those panels. They are all decent, less the side gfx. But I don't have a compressor yet and that's alot of hand sanding... so I decided it might be cheaper and less down time for the car, for me to get new junkyard parts and play with (modifiy) them and swap them on. Then when I get my compressor I can properly strip the indy panels down and paint them the "correct" way and color, so the car can go back "indy" when the time is right.
I have been trying to get to Pull-a-part, but the holidays and my stepdaughters cheer schedule is really making it impossible.
So that brings me to my topic... the parts I don't have yet to do this that you might have laying around...
(I have a white hood & silver "smooth molding" rear bumper & doors)
I need these exterior pieces (in white if possible, if not... no worries)
*A smooth molding aero nose (yes I want to finish going smooth, but don't want to cut the indy's ribs off)
*A junk areo nose to cut the bottom off and do a "Skittime" nose mod
Ashby working on*Both Front fenders
Ashby working on*Both Rear quarters (section in front of rear tire)
Ashby working on*Side GFX (my lower section on both sides have been squashed by a jack and now have a permenant seam)
Got from Don*Rear inner wheel splash gards... mine are cracked and I'm missing the lower flaps
*A mint notchback tailight for the passengerside (mine is chipped)
Got from DonI need these interior pieces.. (in dove/light grey if possible)
*Drivers side A-pillar
*Both B pillars set up for rear speakers... (indy seats are out and I need some rear speakers... lol)
Got from Don (ones to mod)*Arm rests (need set to send off to Russ88 to have recovered to mimic the indy's)
Don got*Arm rests (need set to send off to Russ88 to have a custom two tone modified version)
*Dash with no cracks...
*HVAC/radio surround (spare to send to Russ88 for custom modification) No worries if the rubber is flaring
Got from Don*Shifter Surround (spare to send to Russ88 for custom modification) No worries if the rubber is flaring
Got from Don*Gauge pod surround (spare to send to Russ88 for custom modification)
*Black trunk carpet (mint)...
Misc stuff...
*Stock sway bar
*Duke air cleaner set up (metal intake air tract) (need one to repaint to look like INDY version)
*EGR Cover (from another GM vehicle)
*84 duke w/ 4 speed rear most tranny bracket (mine is snapped in half)
*Fuel injector wiring
*Throttle cable
I will not be at the January meeting... cheer competition out of state, but I will be at Whodeanies for the overhaulin and can bring the montero if anyone wants to sell me some parts you got laying about...
Like the title says... I would rather give the money to you then to the junk yard, esp around the holidays