Lets see some less than perfect DDs
03-03-2013, 02:06 AM
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Lets see some less than perfect DDs
Most of whats posted here at least picturewise are pretty nice cars. Lets have a thread for the less than perfect cars that see daily use.
This is my 84 bought for $700 that I drive every day. I don't take many pictures of it. I get a lot of crap for the rattle can paint job, and I'm not exactly proud of it, but it's good for daily use because I don't have to worry about it.
This is my 84 bought for $700 that I drive every day. I don't take many pictures of it. I get a lot of crap for the rattle can paint job, and I'm not exactly proud of it, but it's good for daily use because I don't have to worry about it.
03-03-2013, 03:10 AM
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Here's my 83, been daily'ing her for 2 years and 12000 mi.
The pictures will deceive you... The paint is super thin/dull, plenty of scratches, some minor dings, etc. Might finally have working AC in the next weeks for this summer.
I'll switch those out for less flattering photos when I get around to it, for the good of the thread.
The pictures will deceive you... The paint is super thin/dull, plenty of scratches, some minor dings, etc. Might finally have working AC in the next weeks for this summer.
I'll switch those out for less flattering photos when I get around to it, for the good of the thread.
03-03-2013, 03:33 AM
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nice pics;
my '94; been daily'ing her for 5 years and about 94k mi during that time.
she'll get some repair work to the front bumper in a few weeks;
my '94; been daily'ing her for 5 years and about 94k mi during that time.
she'll get some repair work to the front bumper in a few weeks;
btw, i hit a very large chunk of tractor trailer recap at about 90 mph last night (16 oct, 2012).... i was in the middle of passing on the right behind a partner with more clearance than me (leaving no chance to avoid it); on I-80 about 70 miles east of Omaha... the hit on the hybrid valance was so hard, the car pushed the fragment completely under the car WHAMMM! .... it must have flexed a great deal because the top section of valance on the driver's side (where meets the front area of the fender), buckled along about a 14 inch section tearing the paint..... also a small section of the lower lip at the point of contact now has a couple of small gouges... the front of the valance rests 5 and a half inches above the tarmac.... i'm very pleased in this thing being able to take a hit like this.... a hit much softer than this broke the original valance. this tire fragment, was maybe 1/6 of the recap and would have easily tore the oem nose right off...
i've got about 40 k miles on the composite nose. i figure if i crash it into something once in a blue moon like this, i'll live with having to do some work on it and get it resprayed. overall, still worth the effort in exchange for the pleasure of having it up on the car. the cool thing is the setup should get even better after i mount the aluminum belly pan.
i've got about 40 k miles on the composite nose. i figure if i crash it into something once in a blue moon like this, i'll live with having to do some work on it and get it resprayed. overall, still worth the effort in exchange for the pleasure of having it up on the car. the cool thing is the setup should get even better after i mount the aluminum belly pan.
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03-03-2013, 01:26 PM
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Nice looking cars in here, I love to see everybody's personal little touches that make a car unique.
There's a guy in the UK that sells them on ebay for like $150, I can't find one for sale at the moment though. The fit is pretty good but the fiberglass developed a few cracks after a month or two. They haven't gotten any bigger though.
EDIT: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-944-...item19d083dbe5
EDIT: Butters, you should really look into pushing in that bumper
There's a guy in the UK that sells them on ebay for like $150, I can't find one for sale at the moment though. The fit is pretty good but the fiberglass developed a few cracks after a month or two. They haven't gotten any bigger though.
EDIT: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-944-...item19d083dbe5
EDIT: Butters, you should really look into pushing in that bumper
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03-03-2013, 02:37 PM
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Mine:
Looks pretty good from a distance. Plenty of little scratches. 200k+ on the chassis. Pretty much my DD--i try to ride my bike to work as often as possible and i occasionally take my Jeep on crummy days, but this is definitely my main mode of transportation.
Looks pretty good from a distance. Plenty of little scratches. 200k+ on the chassis. Pretty much my DD--i try to ride my bike to work as often as possible and i occasionally take my Jeep on crummy days, but this is definitely my main mode of transportation.
03-03-2013, 08:37 PM
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Holy Cannolis.
You painted your airdam! When was this!?!?!?
BTW - you should post your contest pic from this past fall, I liked it.
Looks great. Love the black with white wheels and CS decal. Great picture too. Backdrop is gorgeous!
Take care!
You painted your airdam! When was this!?!?!?
BTW - you should post your contest pic from this past fall, I liked it.
Take care!
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03-04-2013, 02:22 PM
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Glad somebody liked it haha, thought I was the only one
That's straight from the camera, no photoshop besides a bit of level adjustments.
03-04-2013, 02:35 PM
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195K + Miles, 4yrs daily driven ever day almost. Paint is bad, roof clear coat is coming off and same on passenger quarter and lots of scratches.