I bought 407/1000 in September of 2003 after looking for a while and it was the nicest one I found in my price range. It only had 90,009 miles on it. The engine was not in the car and it needed a T-case. Included in the deal was a newer rear spoiler and a Fidanza flywheel.
The engine that came with the car was missing the manifold and turbo, once I opened it up the valves where bent too. So, I decided to order a front clip from Malaysia and it never came! Dismayed I turned my attention to other things namely different cars, school and track bikes. Upon graduating from college, I quickly moved to Japan for two years to teach English in Japanese schools and avoided cars completely (didn't need anything to tempt me into buying one when I didn't need it. Plus I had a stable of track bikes and rode them for up to 8 hours everyday.) After moving back, I went to where my car is stored on jack stands and I started looking at it. The same day, an old friend gets in touch with me to tell me he bought a Galant VR4 a few months prior. I took it as a sign of fate, since I had been looking for a DD anyway, I figured I should just rebuild the Galant. I went crazy looking for an engine. After a few weeks I bought car from another board member (his car was burnt but the drive train was good!) Had a few goodies on it; good front bumper, Starion FMIC, Apexi BOV, B16g MHI, MBC, 90 oil cooler housing, low miles 108k, JDM headlights, whiteline springs, nice DP and exhaust. Almost everything else was burnt! Crazy pics below.
After sitting near the woods and half in the sun for 6 years the paint is hurting. Luckily, a friend of my mine covered the windshield with a big piece of cardboard and cover the seats too! (Not to mention the nice purple tint! so late 80's!) No split seats, driver's seats is in ok condition, too.
The paint is going to need to be re-done.
Immediate plans for the car are around 300HP at the wheels as a DD and weekend AutoX car. Future plans would be nice suspension, sway bars, 3KGT brake swap, 5 lug swap and Evo8 Enkei wheels. Roof rack for the bikes!
The engine that came with the car was missing the manifold and turbo, once I opened it up the valves where bent too. So, I decided to order a front clip from Malaysia and it never came! Dismayed I turned my attention to other things namely different cars, school and track bikes. Upon graduating from college, I quickly moved to Japan for two years to teach English in Japanese schools and avoided cars completely (didn't need anything to tempt me into buying one when I didn't need it. Plus I had a stable of track bikes and rode them for up to 8 hours everyday.) After moving back, I went to where my car is stored on jack stands and I started looking at it. The same day, an old friend gets in touch with me to tell me he bought a Galant VR4 a few months prior. I took it as a sign of fate, since I had been looking for a DD anyway, I figured I should just rebuild the Galant. I went crazy looking for an engine. After a few weeks I bought car from another board member (his car was burnt but the drive train was good!) Had a few goodies on it; good front bumper, Starion FMIC, Apexi BOV, B16g MHI, MBC, 90 oil cooler housing, low miles 108k, JDM headlights, whiteline springs, nice DP and exhaust. Almost everything else was burnt! Crazy pics below.
After sitting near the woods and half in the sun for 6 years the paint is hurting. Luckily, a friend of my mine covered the windshield with a big piece of cardboard and cover the seats too! (Not to mention the nice purple tint! so late 80's!) No split seats, driver's seats is in ok condition, too.
The paint is going to need to be re-done.
Immediate plans for the car are around 300HP at the wheels as a DD and weekend AutoX car. Future plans would be nice suspension, sway bars, 3KGT brake swap, 5 lug swap and Evo8 Enkei wheels. Roof rack for the bikes!
