I bought this car in November of 2017 for $200 from a family on the mountain in West Virginia known as Shannondale. The Car has went through 3 teenage boys and has been through ALOT. When I bought it the paint was original black but faded and the body had major scratches and dents all over it. The area behind the drivers side back door was caved in, the drivers door was replaced with a blue door as well as a rusty fender due to a wreck so bad the old door had to be cut off via the inside where the latch bolts on. The back door had wedges holding the window up. The hood was dented and had a broken latch. The brakes were filled with air instead of fluid. The interior was trashed and the dash stereo area had been ripped out completely with an aftermarket radio sitting in the back of the dash loose. The trunk looked like a swamp with the spare tire completely buried in mud and water.
I drove the car home with after putting in brake fluid. I later bought front end parts and replaced one dented fender and the hood as well as the latch. I had the tires replaced and installed new window motors for the drivers side. The entire interior was gutted and restored as best as possible.
I later bought a parts 91 EX with a tan interior and green exterior for $300. It had no title and ran but ran terribly and most of the wiring harnesses had been chewed through and the car seemed to have sat in water at one point. The only thing I used off of it was the black drivers side door and some other small parts like the rear speaker housings.
When it came to painting the car I went with black like the car already was and spray can painted the entire car due to not having money to take it somewhere. It wasn't terrible seeing as how it improved the car a bit. It was repainted twice before I realized black spray paint shows a ton of blemishes and wear. So I went with white. It was painted twice again and clear coated. I removed the plastic door trim and filled it and painted it. I also used the hub caps off the EX and painted them white. The car went through a period of sitting and use as a parts car for my wagon that later broke down and then now was put back together.
Mileage: 263,000
I don't intend to do a ton to the car because of the high mileage and plan to put my money into my mint condition wagon. I don't see this car lasting much longer before something major goes and I'm guessing it will be the transmission. Once it goes I plan to part it out or rip the engine out and rebuild it.
I drove the car home with after putting in brake fluid. I later bought front end parts and replaced one dented fender and the hood as well as the latch. I had the tires replaced and installed new window motors for the drivers side. The entire interior was gutted and restored as best as possible.
I later bought a parts 91 EX with a tan interior and green exterior for $300. It had no title and ran but ran terribly and most of the wiring harnesses had been chewed through and the car seemed to have sat in water at one point. The only thing I used off of it was the black drivers side door and some other small parts like the rear speaker housings.
When it came to painting the car I went with black like the car already was and spray can painted the entire car due to not having money to take it somewhere. It wasn't terrible seeing as how it improved the car a bit. It was repainted twice before I realized black spray paint shows a ton of blemishes and wear. So I went with white. It was painted twice again and clear coated. I removed the plastic door trim and filled it and painted it. I also used the hub caps off the EX and painted them white. The car went through a period of sitting and use as a parts car for my wagon that later broke down and then now was put back together.
Mileage: 263,000
I don't intend to do a ton to the car because of the high mileage and plan to put my money into my mint condition wagon. I don't see this car lasting much longer before something major goes and I'm guessing it will be the transmission. Once it goes I plan to part it out or rip the engine out and rebuild it.
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