talonxgirl
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- Nov 16, 2012
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Indian Mound,
Tennessee
In the Works: Plans for the Talon's Transformation
Now that I finally found a structurally sound Talon, it's time to build. I've debated on whether to build it for racing or just show, and given it still has the original factory engine and most factory parts in it, I decided to keep it going the way it is and make a show car out of it, the engine being my badge of honor. You definitely don't make it 200,000 original miles in a car that hasn't been taken care of.
So we'll start off with some body work. A little rust repair And a fresh coat of paint, keeping the factory two tone paint scheme with the black greenhouse roof. It'll go to paint this spring or summer. In the meantime, I'll be doing some parts collecting, looking for new headlights, taillights, fog lights, badging, etc. All stock, no body kits.
We'll follow suit with the audio. I already have a competition head unit installed, but we need a nice amp and some good sounding speakers and sub woofers to go with it.
And next up will be the interior. With everything being a complete wreck, we'll most likely have it all reupholstered professionally. New everything in a black and blue theme.
And last but not least will come a tear down and rebuild of the engine and transmission. But that'll probably be quite a while down the road as long as I keep up the maintenance. The transmission will have to be either replaced or professionally rebuilt, since I'm sticking to the automatic setup.
But in the meantime, while Toothless gets its face lift, I'll post some of its history and how it made its journey into my possession. And how it got that ridiculous name. Lol.
.:Index:.
Plan: Post #1
History: Post #6
The Car: Post #11
Wiring Repairs: Post #19
Basic brake maintenance: Post #22
Ball Joint Replacement: Post #24
More Wiring Repairs: Post #25
New Plans: Post #27
Now that I finally found a structurally sound Talon, it's time to build. I've debated on whether to build it for racing or just show, and given it still has the original factory engine and most factory parts in it, I decided to keep it going the way it is and make a show car out of it, the engine being my badge of honor. You definitely don't make it 200,000 original miles in a car that hasn't been taken care of.
So we'll start off with some body work. A little rust repair And a fresh coat of paint, keeping the factory two tone paint scheme with the black greenhouse roof. It'll go to paint this spring or summer. In the meantime, I'll be doing some parts collecting, looking for new headlights, taillights, fog lights, badging, etc. All stock, no body kits.
We'll follow suit with the audio. I already have a competition head unit installed, but we need a nice amp and some good sounding speakers and sub woofers to go with it.
And next up will be the interior. With everything being a complete wreck, we'll most likely have it all reupholstered professionally. New everything in a black and blue theme.
And last but not least will come a tear down and rebuild of the engine and transmission. But that'll probably be quite a while down the road as long as I keep up the maintenance. The transmission will have to be either replaced or professionally rebuilt, since I'm sticking to the automatic setup.
But in the meantime, while Toothless gets its face lift, I'll post some of its history and how it made its journey into my possession. And how it got that ridiculous name. Lol.
.:Index:.
Plan: Post #1
History: Post #6
The Car: Post #11
Wiring Repairs: Post #19
Basic brake maintenance: Post #22
Ball Joint Replacement: Post #24
More Wiring Repairs: Post #25
New Plans: Post #27
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