Building an Exocet

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  1. Mzr0818

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    Well... I need a new hobby. I have had the speed 7 years + and I ready to try something different. I have always wanted to build a car from the ground up, but not have to reinvent the wheel. I also am always in search of a more "pure" driving experience, so I decided a while back I was gonna try this. I started sourcing a donor back in august and grabbed up a wrecked 2001 with 102k. 6 speed with the 4.30 torsen lsd. It will be a slow process as I have kids who break shit faster than I can fix them and will be selling parts as I go.

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    I straightened everything as best I could so I could road test it for a few hundred miles. I wanted to make sure everything worked like it should before starting a disassembly.

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    Excited to watch this happen. I would love to do this some day
     
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    Very much looking forward to following this thread. Good luck!
     
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    If you hit a snag, my friend put one together and can be a resource..

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    Thanks very much.

    The amount of options is daunting. It's a blank slate for sure.


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    Notice the RHD K van next to it? His buddy imports and sells them. He has had some cool stuff come through.
     
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    I was going to ask what what was. Looked like an RHD VW
     
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    I thought for a sec the pic was European.
     
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    On to the inside from here[​IMG][​IMG]


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    So much fun!
     
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    Gonna try to have the body off by this weekend. Then in to cleaning, service, paint


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    Sounds like a fun project for the weekend. Better than mine which I get to roll around in insulation and hang drywall.....
     
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    Drywall is kinda fun though


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    Tell you what, I will assemble the exocet, you come and do my drywall :)
     
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    Assembly will be fun, but cleaning and painting the roller skate is gonna suck...
     
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