Carlisle's coming... anyone trying to get anything done beforehand?

miyagi · Post by **miyagi** » March 26, 2007

Carlisle's a little over a month away, and i know this is always the time for me that i feel like i'm frantically trying to get things done. It's not so much the show itself, but for whatever reason, it makes me motivated to buy some new things and get things done.

Last year it was trying to get a motor put together, put in and tuned all in a month's span ... which i missed by only a few short days. I'm pretty sure we dropped the motor and got it started up a day or two before the show.

Now - the car sits outside my house, haggard from it's wreck and awaiting to hit up the body shop. I tore out the interior today, just have to take out the seat belts, door panels, plastic piece around the hatch glass, panels around the rear quarter windows and the carpet and i'm good to go. I would have finished it, but i had to go to work, so tomorrow will be the day. I'm also going to tackle what's left of the front end as well and get that out of the way. If all goes as planned, i'm going to take my intercooler piping off and spray that with Iron Cast and clean up my intercooler. Everytime I look at my bay, i get sick to my stomach and about puke because it's still red, so i'm going to take about a mile of foil, some tape, some tools and spray the shit out it to make it look half decent as well. I also gave a valve cover to my buddy to get sandblasted and cleaned at his work and i'm going to get rid of the my cam-gear exposing beat up cover i have in there now.

I'd really love to pick up some 15" flat black slipstreams, some drag radials and some function form coilovers by the end of the month too, but i'm just too damn broke.

As far as what i know about some locals, it looks like Duanne has the most to do. He's still got to put the motor together, hope everything comes in in time, drop the bitch in and do a street tune to get it able to drive down there.

Todd just picked up some wheels and is trying to grab some suspension quick.

Darren picked up a gsr swap for 800 with a crapped out bottom end (Everything else mint), and was going to try to get something together by the end of the month as well.

Anyone else have anything they're trying to put together?

YouTube · Post by **.saint** » March 26, 2007

ha, yeah im gonna be rushing

motor in, 5lug put on, new wheels put on, jdm navigation put together, got spoon mirrors on the way, and some spoon tow hooks, + im gonna try and get some dents pulled. car needs inspected. + i wanna get registered for the show.

mcmBuilt · Post by **mcmBuilt** » March 26, 2007

The last month before Carlisle is sooooo stressful. Between BUILT stuff and trying to get my new car ready...I'm going crazy! But in the end it's always so worth it. Can't wait to see all my Pa. Bro's!!!

greenjdmciv · Post by **greenjdmciv** » March 26, 2007

i have a TON of shit to do...so stressed. Its going to be right down to the deadline

EK29K · Post by **EK29K** » March 26, 2007

this year i am pretty much set but last year the car didn't make it.....ryan are me and colby gonna do your car? Dan if you need any help with nething you know who to call!

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE HOPE EVERYONE GETS EVERYTHING DONE IN TIME

greenjdmciv · Post by **greenjdmciv** » March 26, 2007

yeah were going to do that when I get the car back from sean

Natural Aspirations · Post by **Natural Aspirations** » March 26, 2007

Wow... I cant even think of all of the things i have left to do on a limited time frame and budget.

Honda dealer missed shipping my timing belt, that throws me back at least a week.

Engine is going together. Had to order another head gasket because I believed an online calculator, and bought one before I measured the P-D

Picked up my brake swap yesterday, needs at minimum rotors and pads.

Still undecided on exhaust, thinking T1R...Edit Ordered 3/28

I have not touched the exterior, need to paint the bumper and fenders at minimum and polish my lights. Lip?

Damn thinking about this makes me have to take a crap.

30stones · Post by **30stones** » March 26, 2007

i have a shit ton to do. assemble motor get front brake lines do some random exterior stuff (front lip and headlights) possibly get a tune from hybrid but thats looking slim to none at the moment forgot i have to get it inspected and i also need to buy tires and a new disc and friction plate for my clutch. It most likely wont be there but i'll do my dam best to get it there.....maybe i'll just tow it in and sit it on the back of a flat bed haha

race2win502 · Post by **race2win502** » March 26, 2007

most of my shit is done just need shocks, front lip, and a tune up. and maybe some new wheels but idk.

mcmBuilt · Post by **mcmBuilt** » March 26, 2007

race2win502 wrote:most of my shit is done just need shocks, front lip, and a tune up. and maybe some new wheels but idk.

I've got your shocks when you're ready...If you still want them???