The De-Rice project

[EP3Drew]

nice project man i just finished reading all the posts to see wsup here keep on going with this

[Gargola]

nice project man i just finished reading all the posts to see wsup here keep on going with this

Thanks! See below. I found a few more items that I need to add to my list.

Good luck.

Thanks for the luck, but how about some OEM Parts!!

cuz he payed scratch for it, a fairly good cond. stock ep is 2X as much, and fixing that will cost less. Hopefully

I am pretty sure once I am done there will be no real savings in money, but it's a project to keep me and my money occupied... I get bored with cars pretty fast once I have them in the condition that I want them, so this one is guaranteed to hold my attention span a little longer.


I took the drivers side wheel off to replace the tranny fluid, and found a "TO DO" list!!!


Look at the rubbing....






The fender liner is gone...







Brakes need work




When trying to stop 18 inch wheels, why bother to have 2 caliper bolts...





Found these in the "black hole" AKA the trunk.. but they don't belong to this car, at least not the front...

[mr-alternative]

Wowww!!
What a big project....What stupid and lazy idiot has owned this EP??

I see ....you will have a lot to do, but *thumbs up* for this engagement...!!!

Hope it would be a great project...

[Gargola]

Wowww!!
What a big project....What stupid and lazy idiot has owned this EP??

I see ....you will have a lot to do, but *thumbs up* for this engagement...!!!

Hope it would be a great project...

Thanks!! I bought the car off a kid who graduated from high school and needed money to get married, I'm assuming the car was given to him.


From your location, I going to assume your stationed in Germany.

Where? I just spent a month and half over there for work.

[oldschoolimport]

WOW!!!! thats scary! it makes me feel better about every boneheaded move I've ever made. that kid needs to be beat down for being that stupid. he had to know, and he LET you drive it, and I'm sure he drove it like that too. glad you found it.

[mr-alternative]

Thanks!! I bought the car off a kid who graduated from high school and needed money to get married, I'm assuming the car was given to him.


From your location, I going to assume your stationed in Germany.

Where? I just spent a month and half over there for work.

You re not right...i live in germany...

And when i had seen these unfixed brake caliper, I know why we have to go here every 2 years to "TUEV", where car would be checked for safety and when they say that your car is OK then it has solved a minimum safety standard for driving in the public...

I had a look on the first photos from this EP...and i guess this kid never washed this car...that looks all so ugly...

But I guess too, that your would made some shiny hatch of this "wreck"
, it will have to do much work, but will be possible...

[Gargola]

WOW!!!! thats scary! it makes me feel better about every boneheaded move I've ever made. that kid needs to be beat down for being that stupid. he had to know, and he LET you drive it, and I'm sure he drove it like that too. glad you found it.

You re not right...i live in germany...

And when i had seen these unfixed brake caliper, I know why we have to go here every 2 years to "TUEV", where car would be checked for safety and when they say that your car is OK then it has solved a minimum safety standard for driving in the public...

I had a look on the first photos from this EP...and i guess this kid never washed this car...that looks all so ugly...

But I guess too, that your would made some shiny hatch of this "wreck"
, it will have to do much work, but will be possible...

What part of Deutschland?

I wouldn't want to be driving at Autobahn speeds with this setup, what was done, and not done to this car is more along the lines of stupidity than anything else.

[mr-alternative]

What part of Deutschland?

I wouldn't want to be driving at Autobahn speeds with this setup, what was done, and not done to this car is more along the lines of stupidity than anything else.

Its the state thuringia...

But i could also drive over 200 kph or say in miles about 130-135 mph...with such a break setup of stupiditiy...you could only loose when you you would drive here....or police catches you before...

[Endever]

Give the hatch what it deserves. its in better hands

[EPSU3]

I love this thread because I botched my headlight black out attempt and feel horrible about it.

[Twisted-X]

OMG. Was there any brake chatter from the front end to hint that the pin was missing?

[ALL MotoR Ep3]

i say take off the front and back bumper put on stock or jdm bumpers...put a jdm or mugen wing and get rota rims.....and that will make it deRICED on the outside.....

[Gargola]

WOW!!!! thats scary! it makes me feel better about every boneheaded move I've ever made. that kid needs to be beat down for being that stupid. he had to know, and he LET you drive it, and I'm sure he drove it like that too. glad you found it.

I am pretty sure he knew about, bought I am sure he didn't think it was a big deal. I am sure stupidy will follow him throughout life.

Its the state thuringia...

But i could also drive over 200 kph or say in miles about 130-135 mph...with such a break setup of stupiditiy...you could only loose when you you would drive here....or police catches you before...

I drove from Germany to Spain via Switzerland, I got a photo ticket in Switzerland that just arrived about 2 weeks ago for speeding. was ignorant to the fact that this street sign...




Doesn't mean the same thing it means in Germany,:scared:

I love this thread because I botched my headlight black out attempt and feel horrible about it.

I am sure if you follow this thread, you will find multiple things that will lift your self esteem about any mess up you have ever done...

OMG. Was there any brake chatter from the front end to hint that the pin was missing?

None, but there is some brake fade that I had attributed to the large wheels.

i say take off the front and back bumper put on stock or jdm bumpers...put a jdm or mugen wing and get rota rims.....and that will make it deRICED on the outside.....

I'll get there... eventually.

[mr-alternative]

I am pretty sure he knew about, bought I am sure he didn't think it was a big deal. I am sure stupidy will follow him throughout life.



I drove from Germany to Spain via Switzerland, I got a photo ticket in Switzerland that just arrived about 2 weeks ago for speeding. was ignorant to the fact that this street sign...




Doesn't mean the same thing it means in Germany,:scared:

Yes thats free driving...but maybe you were faster than the general speed limit (i have informed mebaout the limit in switzerland for you: city 50kph, outside city 80kph and on "autobahn" 100kph)

[Gargola]

Yes thats free driving...but maybe you were faster than the general speed limit (i have informed mebaout the limit in switzerland for you: city 50kph, outside city 80kph and on "autobahn" 100kph)

Thanks, that the only portion I understood from the citation, the rest was in French.

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I spent all afternoon doing an inventory of all the clips, bolts, etc that I need for my car.

I came up with a 4th of July weekend shopping list, almost $200 of mostly clips and nuts... wow!

I took apart my doors to take a look at my actuators...the signal is good, but the actuators are not doing what they are supposed to. So I added them to my list.

Prod Ref # Description Quantity
370194 ACTUATOR ASSY., DOOR LOCK
370227 ACTUATOR ASSY., DOOR LOCK
1077345 CAP, VALVE (L) Ac Low pressure cap
1083686 TUBE, RESERVE TANK Radiator cap hose
374713 CLIP, TAILGATE
119407 CLIP, FOOTREST Clips to hold the foot rest in place
22418 BOLT Front caliper bolt
587781 BOLT, SPECIAL FLANGE (6X38) Engine cover nuts
1083342 COVER, L. DOOR GRIP Silver grip
1083745 RUBBER, FR. BUMP STOP Front bump stops
22727 NUT, FLANGE (10MM) Front upper strut nuts, supports the strut to the fender
28732 NUT, SELF-LOCK (12MM) Front upper strut nuts, main
28734 NUT, FLANGE (16MM) Lower Front strut nuts
36591 BOLT, TRAILING ARM (12X68) Lower rear strut bolt
1085960 RUBBER, RR. BUMP STOP rear bump stops
33831 PLATE, BUMP STOP (SHOWA) bump stop support
22694 NUT, SELF-LOCK (10MM) (SHOWA) Rear strut nut ( Main)
6211 NUT, FLANGE (10MM) Rear struts nuts ( Secures strut to the body of the car.)
23058 NUT, HEX. (10MM) 2 Tie rod nut
23053 BOOT, TIE ROD END (NOK) 2 Tie rod rubber boots for the front end
21702 CLIP, SIDE GARNISH (NATURAL) 6 Clip to hold side garnish in place
26679 CLIP, SNAP FITTING 17 Clips to hold dash in place, lower portion
23724 CLIP, SNAP FITTING 1 Clip to hold larger side panel in place
10136 NUT, FLANGE (5MM) 6 taillight nuts to hold taillight on
27906 CLIP, DOOR LINING 18 Door Clips
15852 SCREW, TAPPING (4X12) 1 Screw for side garnish