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formula350
10-28-2012, 04:43 PM
This really ought to be an interesting build to keep up with if I can pull it off. :)

Here's the project, and it has a little more too it than just build up a bad f'ing car. This firebird has been in my family longer than I have lol. Tons of sentimental ties to it and great story's underneath all the rust and valve covers! Lol I was brought back from the delivery room in this thing, it was my first car, growing up I always wanted it, and I'm ready to turn my vision for this thing to reailty.

I'm deffinity not made of money, and the car I plan on building is definity not in my budget, which got me thinking up ways to to pay for such a project.
And it leaves me with this...

I have a 02 Honda accord, I inherited it from my mom when she passed away from Breast cancer earlier this year.
I think I used to drive her and everyone else crazy talking about my plans for my firebird every wakeing chance I could get haha. She definitely knew I love this car and I know she would want me to build it into reality.
But anyways, my idea is to turn this car into the money I need to do this project by buying fixing and selling cars and parts up to what I need to do it!
I know it m
Might sound crazy, and its not any get rich quick sceem, but after some research and thought on it, this its a very plausable plan, and I think may be just as rewarding doi.g it this way, as the car finished itself. I'll keep you all posted!

formula350
10-28-2012, 05:00 PM
Alright so I've been working on disassembly and getting all that paint, grime, bondo, and surface rust of the body of the car. I figure just as anything else, you must have a solid foundation to build on, so start with the main body. I removed the front clip , rad, and most of the other non engine components off of the front end. I then rememoved all of the rear body components, and also the interior. Where the car is now it still has the main drivetrain, and frame still in place. I worked getting all of sheetmetal cleaned up during this time also, whatever I could do at the time to make some progress. I've been using a wire wheel to strip the car down. A long, long, long, cheap, and fairly easy way of cleaning up the metal. free I finish grinding down a section, Ive been just leaving a coat of spray paint to protect the metal from anymore rust as this takes a ling time. Untill I can get back to it in the next stage of work. Here's some pics if the progress I've made.

formula350
10-28-2012, 05:05 PM
And here is the "doner??" Car lol
It's a 02 Honda accord coupe

It's got a bad transmission I need to fix it, or sell it as is Im thinking $1600 as is and $2500 if I put a trans in it first.
So with that I plan to buy another car and sell it for a couple hundred profit, and so on, to help pay for the build. I'll post an update about it as soon as it is fixed or sold.

AM PSYCHO
10-31-2012, 01:15 PM
ill take the accord,how many miles on it?