TYPHOOL7
Post Hawk
Over the weekend we had some great weather and I had a chance to snap a few pics of "The Duck" that I have been working on for a couple years now. As some of you know, a while back I was able to get a good deal on a 93 Wht/Gry in need of some lovin. Its been a while, but now I can say its complete, well almost 
. Heres a link to the old thread which has link rot so there are not pictures anymore . http://www.syty.net/forums/showthread.php?t=33505&highlight=project+ugly
What I have had done:
Since the cladding had "sun burn" I went to an old body shop guy and had the cladding painted. He repaired tabs and aligned it nicely BUT the paint was not up to par as far as I was concearned (I lost the pics of what it looked like then) It looked much better than when I recieved the truck, but, was very orange peely and wasnt nice. About a year later I decided to get it painted again. This time I did the whole truck, I went to a different place and they did an excellent job. It had a few minor dents and such from over the years, they made it all nice and perty once again.
I bought the truck with some minor problems and so far this is what I have done to fix them.
1. New turbo RPM Stage 1
the one on the truck had sucked the orange inlet hose into itself and damaged the fins.
2. New Turbo oil lines, braided of course, an fittings.
came with the turbo as a kit from Mike@rpm
3. New B&M trans cooler and lines, braided.
bought the cooler from paw, and the hose kit from RPM
4. Johnson IC pump and hotwire
the old one was dead and not circulating
5. Installed KB Cai
had an atr with no piping, not connected
6. New Water Hoses, Vacuum Hoses.
many were burnt crusty or werent even plugged in
7. Re-run wiring for Stereo, Fog lamps, Headlights, breaklights,Grounds and Interior.
there was something very wrong, a few wires crossed, 25 too many splices, grounds not properly secured; even the block, when I first drove it the tack was going psycho.
8. Replaced stock heads with L35s, new springs, valve seals
blew a head gasket, when I was in there, i figured why not; what a difference
9. Cleaned and Painted the Lower Intake, Upper, and IC along with thier brackets (silver)
it was off why not?
10. Cleaned and painted the fenderwells (gloss black)
11. Toothbrushed the engine bay clean!
12. Replaced IAC, TPS, PCVs, IGN Control Module, Cap Rotor, Wires Plugs.
tune-up after rebuilding top end, Taylors, NGK platinum, Borg Warner and Delco parts
13. Replaced many plastic pieces and switches from the interior
seat rail covers, seat side covers, ash tray housing and trays, speaker grills, dimmer switch, fog lamp switch (TY Paulz!)
14. Swapped rear interior panneling from another Typhoon
most of the tabs for mounting the panels had been broken and made lots of noise when you would drove. Replaced a cracked panel under the drivers side rear window (huge piece)
I know theres more but im drooling from sitting here so long
Now for pics:
Day1
good from far, far from good
One of my personal Faves:
send me a pm if you need info on how to install a boost guage like this :roll:
How she looks as of yesterday
Check out the gallery, inside you will find lots of pics, some of which I need to take the corresponding "fixed" pic of, I will take them and ad it shortly http://s182.photobucket.com/albums/x14/typhool7/
**Gallery Key**
1 is how it looks now
2 how it looked when I brought it home
3 more pics of it just in laughable condition
Soon it will be going in for an annual front bumper spray, I plan on, when its in the shop, getting new front window moldings, ones cracked and im awaiting a new hood blanket "cough" PAUL "cough"
Thanks for giving me your time, enjoy!
. Heres a link to the old thread which has link rot so there are not pictures anymore . http://www.syty.net/forums/showthread.php?t=33505&highlight=project+uglyWhat I have had done:
Since the cladding had "sun burn" I went to an old body shop guy and had the cladding painted. He repaired tabs and aligned it nicely BUT the paint was not up to par as far as I was concearned (I lost the pics of what it looked like then) It looked much better than when I recieved the truck, but, was very orange peely and wasnt nice. About a year later I decided to get it painted again. This time I did the whole truck, I went to a different place and they did an excellent job. It had a few minor dents and such from over the years, they made it all nice and perty once again.
I bought the truck with some minor problems and so far this is what I have done to fix them.
1. New turbo RPM Stage 1
the one on the truck had sucked the orange inlet hose into itself and damaged the fins.
2. New Turbo oil lines, braided of course, an fittings.
came with the turbo as a kit from Mike@rpm
3. New B&M trans cooler and lines, braided.
bought the cooler from paw, and the hose kit from RPM
4. Johnson IC pump and hotwire
the old one was dead and not circulating
5. Installed KB Cai
had an atr with no piping, not connected
6. New Water Hoses, Vacuum Hoses.
many were burnt crusty or werent even plugged in
7. Re-run wiring for Stereo, Fog lamps, Headlights, breaklights,Grounds and Interior.
there was something very wrong, a few wires crossed, 25 too many splices, grounds not properly secured; even the block, when I first drove it the tack was going psycho.
8. Replaced stock heads with L35s, new springs, valve seals
blew a head gasket, when I was in there, i figured why not; what a difference
9. Cleaned and Painted the Lower Intake, Upper, and IC along with thier brackets (silver)
it was off why not?
10. Cleaned and painted the fenderwells (gloss black)
11. Toothbrushed the engine bay clean!
12. Replaced IAC, TPS, PCVs, IGN Control Module, Cap Rotor, Wires Plugs.
tune-up after rebuilding top end, Taylors, NGK platinum, Borg Warner and Delco parts
13. Replaced many plastic pieces and switches from the interior
seat rail covers, seat side covers, ash tray housing and trays, speaker grills, dimmer switch, fog lamp switch (TY Paulz!)
14. Swapped rear interior panneling from another Typhoon
most of the tabs for mounting the panels had been broken and made lots of noise when you would drove. Replaced a cracked panel under the drivers side rear window (huge piece)
I know theres more but im drooling from sitting here so long
Now for pics:
Day1
good from far, far from good
One of my personal Faves:
send me a pm if you need info on how to install a boost guage like this :roll:
How she looks as of yesterday
Check out the gallery, inside you will find lots of pics, some of which I need to take the corresponding "fixed" pic of, I will take them and ad it shortly http://s182.photobucket.com/albums/x14/typhool7/
**Gallery Key**
1 is how it looks now
2 how it looked when I brought it home
3 more pics of it just in laughable condition
Soon it will be going in for an annual front bumper spray, I plan on, when its in the shop, getting new front window moldings, ones cracked
and im awaiting a new hood blanket "cough" PAUL "cough"Thanks for giving me your time, enjoy!
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