well guys as promised we will be rebuilding the race car after our hard wall hit. i got the rear body work off today and started doing i real close up survey of the damage.
although in really bad shape the car needs to be rear clipped but everything is fixable
on a more serious note in the last photo of this post look at how every single pipe in front of the strut towers didnt bend budge or move. the entire rear clip took the impact and caused no damage to the centersection, more importantly the driver took little to no impact on the body from this wreck, now i see why i learned this stuff in college
for people that want to see how the car was built from the ground up they can goto the build thread...
here
and the one that shows how strong the car is, remember this car backed in to a 18 inch think concrete wall in the right rear corner at about 50 MPH
Good luck man!
Project Resurrection is in full swing!
Save the charcoal headliner if it's still in decent condition, they're saught after by J owners. They're kind of hard to get ahold of. Looks like it's coming along nicely.
2009 Ford Mustang V6
charcoal is sought after? i have like 3 of them still in cars lol
yeah majority of them are tan, and it's kinda rare to get charcoal especially with a sunroof. I wish I could find one locally.
2009 Ford Mustang V6
more work, rear frame is set. interior is almost back together... body will be done this week
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Glad to see you're still working on this, I always love seeing your posts. Hopefully this time she lasts a bit longer
How many people on average race in the league that you're in?
" To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous. "
as Dave said... i always love seeing your posts about this car... always been a fan
noramlly there are 20-30 cars racing at a time, this car with the right driver has always been on top of its game... the chassis is incredible and power is now pretty good. here is a video from one of our races last year, we started deep in the pack and ahd a new guy driving that was scared of the car so needless to say it doesnt look great in this vid.
nemst race video
good luck man! cant wait to see the outcome of what its going to look like finished
1999 2.4L w/ nitrous
painted the chassis last weekend, should have it ready for body paint soon...
Nice. Too bad you couldn't scoop up a cavalier dirt nose for cheap!
Supercharged 2002 Cavalier Z24
J-Body Bash Veteran
nice..keep the updates and pics coming...you have another fan
2003 Cavalier
Stock 2.2 Liter, 5 speed
" Leave the rice to Uncle Ben's and the wings to KFC..
Go clean or go home. "
if you guys never looked at teh build thread be sure to click the link at the top of the page to see how this was built from a 1995 cavalier stock
Nice to see this coming together again.....I may have to hit u up for some tech questions one of these days if that's ok..
2003 Cavalier
Stock 2.2 Liter, 5 speed
" Leave the rice to Uncle Ben's and the wings to KFC..
Go clean or go home. "
body is pretty much all done, just need to put on the fillers for the rear bumper but its cming along great
I liked it better when I could still see all the rust at the bottom of the doors, gave it that true cavalier feel lol. Keep the pictures coming
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