New S13 Rebuild

i'm trying to find those vents that go under the rear quarter skins, impossible so far!

What vents??

Gary57 wrote:

i'm trying to find those vents that go under the rear quarter skins, impossible so far!

What vents??

sorry fly. off topic.

gary - there are vents on each side of the spare tire tub. in the holes on the inside of the rear quarter skins. they allow air to escape when shutting the doors, to make it easier to shut. they are like one-way vents, allow air out, but not in. mine aren't there and thats why i have so much dust in the car!

you can check if lie down under the petrol tank and look up between the chassis and the outer skins!

ok - back on topic!

The car is almost straight now. This is some of the work done on the bench.

did they straighten the bonnet?

or is it also from a donor?

intrested to see if its possible to straighten a bonnet!

Yes they fixed the bonnet without cutting the inside panels. There was damage to half the bonnet. When it's painted you will see how straight it is. Also the one fender in the picture was repaired.

I appreciate you share this with us. Interesting. Thanks. Great. 8)

The project is moving along well. The car is now straight and is coming off the bench soon. Thanks for the replies, keep them coming.

That's an amazing amount of work going into that car - great to see! That workshop is nice and clean and the work looks skilled! Very impressed so far 😮

Where abouts is your shop?? Maybe Ill come visit and see the car??

Hey Gary

The shop is in Pietermaritzburg on the corner of Burger street and Durban road, right over the road from McDonalds. Visit anytime

I'm really enjoying following the progress of this rebuild! Please keep the pics and updates flowing! 😀

Hey guys, the car is making good progress and we have reached the part were we fit the parts. The car is taking shape. It will be in file shop now to make sure the panel have no dents or waves. It will done to classic car standards.

Are you fitting Eagans old mags back??

What did you pay for the car if you dont mind me asking??

No the rims were damaged in the crash so I will buy a set when the car is ready. I paid 10 without engine and box

That is a good price, that interior is worth like R6000 let alone the 2 way diff.

and the suspension. The brakes were upgraded and the car has a lot small things done that I wont have to do. It would of not been worth it for someone without a panel shop. We priced the build at 80 to 85 grand if done as a normal job.

It would of not been worth it for someone without a panel shop. We priced the build at 80 to 85 grand if done as a normal job.

Yip, you a lucky bugger.

Fly200 wrote:

and the suspension. The brakes were upgraded and the car has a lot small things done that I wont have to do. It would of not been worth it for someone without a panel shop. We priced the build at 80 to 85 grand if done as a normal job.

interesting? 80 grand 😮

i dont mean to be argumentative, BUT...

i did something similar to mine (granted it didnt need so much pulling to get it straight) and it cost me 4200 for a brand new off the shelf front valance, and a brand new off the shelf wheel well suspension tower thingy.

the front and rear ends of the car were also resprayed and the panelbeaters charged me 4 grand in cash.

so it was just over 8 grand in total.

thats mild damage. When this car hit it damaged the front, it also tore half the car away from the left chassis leg and the left front wheel went through the floor and ripped it apart. The side was hit so hard that the floor board looked like a off road track. The rear panel was also damaged. We just repaired a Volvo that only had panel damage, and one part of the suspension and the job was approved at R120,000. It's all relative though, a smash can look the same but it just matters how the damage has effected the structure of the car. We did the quotation so that I can keep a seperate costing to see just how much I can save (will share that at the end). The drivers side was also damaged so the car needs to be resprayed.