Golddevon
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- Oct 23, 2016
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Ranchos de Taos,
New_Mexico
As title says. I have had this car for a few months now and have absolutely zero knowledge when it comes to cars. I am loving the car though. It has about 166k miles on it and is in a slightly beat up shape, not to mention no paint. I am looking for advice on parts, pieces, and performance. So any advice I get would be great. The suspension is fine (just got it fixed). It has a 420a in it and I am just looking for a way to bump up the power to around the 200-300 range. 140 just seems a bit underwhelming to me. I am going to link a few photos I have taken so I will explain them. Keep in mind that as far as I know, every part of the car except for the spoiler should be original. Overall the thing is pretty filthy including the seats. I tried to clean em for a while but those marks were not coming out.
1. This was a photo I had taken when I first got the car. The windshield was busted (now fixed). There is no paint. The skirt on the other side is black and is now gone..... The spoiler is also gone due to personal choice and the fact that I backed up into a truck.... If possible I would like to put a body kit on it, but every single road that leads to anywhere from where I live has speed bumps on it. So if I was looking for a body kit it cannot be too low. I don't necessarily care about the look as much as the performance. I was originally planning on just making it run well and doing nothing to the outside.
2. would not upload it was just a more recent photo.
3. The passenger side fender is like as is in the photo and the headlight cover is F**ked.
4. Small patches like this are all over the car. I don't know what they are but assume that they are just scratches. As mentioned before most of the side skirt is gone.
5. Would not upload too big. Just showed a hit on the bumper.
6. The back of my car is basically a mess. When I backed into the truck not only did the spoiler rip off, but it also caused some tearing in the steel. I have been trying to find a new hatch but can't in my area. The bolts are to make sure rain cannot get in until I fix it.
7. Other side. About the same. I forgot to mention that giant patch of rust in the middle? It was covered in bondo I took it off.
8. Patches of rust like this kind of like #4
9. Interior is good nothing about that. The passenger side lock will not open every once and a while and the passengers cannot put the window down because the button sinks down into the panel.
10. The front bumper looks like it is corroding? Not sure? The guy I bought it from says he has a fiberglass bumper for me. Is that worth switching?
11. Sorry about it being so dar.k. That is what the engine looks like right now, completely covered in dirt from the three years it was standing still before I got it.
1. This was a photo I had taken when I first got the car. The windshield was busted (now fixed). There is no paint. The skirt on the other side is black and is now gone..... The spoiler is also gone due to personal choice and the fact that I backed up into a truck.... If possible I would like to put a body kit on it, but every single road that leads to anywhere from where I live has speed bumps on it. So if I was looking for a body kit it cannot be too low. I don't necessarily care about the look as much as the performance. I was originally planning on just making it run well and doing nothing to the outside.
2. would not upload it was just a more recent photo.
3. The passenger side fender is like as is in the photo and the headlight cover is F**ked.
4. Small patches like this are all over the car. I don't know what they are but assume that they are just scratches. As mentioned before most of the side skirt is gone.
5. Would not upload too big. Just showed a hit on the bumper.
6. The back of my car is basically a mess. When I backed into the truck not only did the spoiler rip off, but it also caused some tearing in the steel. I have been trying to find a new hatch but can't in my area. The bolts are to make sure rain cannot get in until I fix it.
7. Other side. About the same. I forgot to mention that giant patch of rust in the middle? It was covered in bondo I took it off.
8. Patches of rust like this kind of like #4
9. Interior is good nothing about that. The passenger side lock will not open every once and a while and the passengers cannot put the window down because the button sinks down into the panel.
10. The front bumper looks like it is corroding? Not sure? The guy I bought it from says he has a fiberglass bumper for me. Is that worth switching?
11. Sorry about it being so dar.k. That is what the engine looks like right now, completely covered in dirt from the three years it was standing still before I got it.
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