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VEHICLE: 1991 Toyota MR2 GOAL: Make it fast enough to use in auto-x, hillclimb and fun mountain roads DIFFICULTY: Pretty easy, just needs a few things here and there. COSTS: $3750 for the car, about $2000 in new wheels, tires, interior pieces and misc. maintenance items. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3043404 
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VEHICLE: 1998 Lincoln Mark VIII GOALS: Make it a bit more fun to drive, run 13.9s. DIFFICULTY: Pretty Easy http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3051376
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VEHICLE: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon GOALS: Clean family hauler with sleeper go-fastedness. DIFFICULTY: Low-to-medium http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3060065 *Project DEAD -- Car Sold* meatpimp fucked around with this message at 21:35 on May 1, 2009 |
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VEHICLE: 1995 Suzuki Katana GSX600F GOAL: Make this wreck roadworthy and a modicum of cool. DIFFICULTY: Shouldn't kill me, but this is the first major vehicle wrenching I've done. COSTS: I'd like to keep it under $1600, but we'll see. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3068140 Picked up a bike years ago, and now I finally have a place to work on it. It's a definite fix-er-upper so this should be entertaining! Before:  After: placeholder.jpg
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POSTER: ZerglingMinor VEHICLE: 1996 Ford Bronco GOAL: Build for my own use, Eliminate what little rust there is and more or less dip the drat thing in rust inhibitor. Skid plates and some push bars on the front and back. DIFFICULTY: Weekend COSTS: 4500 for the vehicle. Currently $160 in make loud bits. ~200 in basic tuneup stuff LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3068147 
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UPDATED ON PAGE 3 OF THREAD POSTER: Identity Thief VEHICLE: 1971 Corvette Stingray GOAL: Changing a 270hp 350 to a 420hp 383 Stroker DIFFICULTY: DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN INTO COSTS: $8000.00 +/- LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3095928 I need assistance in the completion of this project - see thread for details.   
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POSTER: Lloyd VEHICLE: 2001 Volvo V70 Ham Hauler GOAL:Darth Volvo, blacked out and mean as hell. I want an R wagon but I don't want the AWD hassles and I do want suspension upgradeability. Rebuild from a minor wreck for a winter/daily driver. Upgrade from existing daily driver. DIFFICULTY: Moderate, bolt-on repairs. No actual frame damage anticipated. More electronics than usual, which will be annoying. COSTS: All I care about is that it comes out below retail, which is currently around $6k-8k according to autotrader. I just hope this one is cheaper than my last one. Edit: Costs to get it back on the road came to $6450. Not awesome but not a money loser either. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3103688 TIME: I started on March 23 '09. Got it on the road April 24, got plates May 27th. Here's the before shot:  Here it is back on the road. Plenty more mods coming.  SA project thread is archived so I can't update the images but it's still alive on swedespeed. Here's the link: http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread.php?115765-My-next-project-01-V70-T5M LloydDobler fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Feb 18, 2017 |
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POSTER: Me VEHICLE: 1999 Integra GSR GOAL: Rebuild motor, get 180-200 whp and stop the oil burning. DIFFICULTY: Well, not hard per se - just sometimes frustrating sifting through all the know-nothing ricer crap "information". COSTS: $3000 for the car, running around $3000 in parts and machine work right now. LINK: http://limestonestreetscene.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=3311 TIME: Pulled the car off the road on Halloween 2008. Hope to have it back on the road and tuned by the end of May 2009.
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POSTER: Slung Blade VEHICLE: A 1948 Massey Harris 20 tractor GOAL: Convert it to run on electricity. DIFFICULTY: Several months worth of weekends at least. COSTS: Around 7000 Canadian LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3115766 Not really automotive, so I'm handling this in the DIY forum. As delivered:  Current State:   Fully operational, and capable of doing useful work. Pretty well finished until I get some sheet metal tools (brake). Inspiration: 
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POSTER: sliderule VEHICLE: 1985 BMW 325e GOAL: New suspension, future body repair and engine improvement. DIFFICULTY: Easy, but I lack experience. COSTS: Probably $10k after body work. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3116960 I'll add a picture soon.
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VEHICLE: 1987 Subaru Leone (GL) GOAL: Make it look nice. DIFFICULTY: 2/5 until I start getting to body work. COSTS: Car: Free. Title, Registration: ~$200. Everything else: ~$OHGOD  LINK: 1 2 I pulled an old Subaru out of my front yard and want to get it looking nice. In Alaska, old beater Subarus are worth a substantial amount because even though they usually look like crap, they run and run.. and run. While the look leaves a lot to be desired, it's structurally sound, starts up fine, and mostly needs body work, some paint, and replacement of common components to make it reliable. Then:   Now:  
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VEHICLE: 1990 MX-6 GT GOAL: Quick, fun daily driver and occasional autocross car. DIFFICULTY: It's easy as long as I don't wreck it again.  COSTS: About $11,000 so far, yikes! LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2981103&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1 Currently I'm trying to save money for the LSD install, and eventually that will also go towards new suspension. In the short term I'm hoping to get a wideband and FMU installed so I can turn the boost.  
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POSTER: B4Ctom1 VEHICLE: 1991 Camaro Z28 GOAL: Street Legal Drag Car DIFFICULTY: Long term project COSTS: Too difficult to tally the costs as vehicle contains apex of parts from older projects. LINK: http://www.outlawperformance.com/my1991z28camarodragcar.htm This project is the long term project. Most of the parts are here, the time to put it all together isn't. You can read more in the link above.      
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POSTER: B4Ctom1 VEHICLE: 1992 Camaro B4C (copcar) GOAL: High performance road/handling/braking car DIFFICULTY: Shorter term project that is always redefined COSTS: Like the one above, too difficult to tally the costs as vehicle contains apex of parts from older sold off projects. LINK: http://www.outlawperformance.com/my1992b4ccamaro.htm (description on that page isn't as valid anymore because things have changed. This project is the shorter term project. This car is pretty much done, I just need to get the 412cid back into since my ex didn't get it in the divorce. More in the link above. .JPG) 412 with new intake ready to go back in  Perfumed pig ready to come back out  412 with the old intake  better brakes front and rear .JPG) Much much more... B4Ctom1 fucked around with this message at 23:42 on May 27, 2009 |
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POSTER: lafinrat (on various forums but not this one) VEHICLE: 1970 Turbo LSx Nova GOAL: Max effort street driven race car DIFFICULTY: Professional COSTS: You can't put a price on something like this LINK: Nova with LSx and huge honkin PT106mm Archived LINK: Update to Nova with LSx and huge honkin PT106mm Archived LINK: Update part 3 to Nova with LSx and huge honkin now bigger yet smaller 98mm? Active! I would like to say Aaron poured himself into this but he pours himself into everything he does. He is just that kind of guy.       famous! 
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POSTER: Pimpsolo VEHICLE: 1984 BMW 325e GOAL: Make it daily drivable, generally improve on it on a super tight budget. DIFFICULTY: If it weren't for the rust, it would be vastly easier. COSTS: +$500 initial +$50 ticket for driving without license plate +$100 exhaust, trim pieces +$100 Driveshaft bearing, various bushings, brake lines -$1.37 change found in ash tray and under rear seat cushion Total: $748.63 LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2829855 Unwittingly went from a relatively reliable second car to a project quickly. Before:  Still in progress: 
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POSTER: Baby Hitler VEHICLE: 1988 Mazda 323 GTX (BF) GOAL: Modernize the EFI and the rest of the car using Megasquirt, water-air intercooler, etc. DIFFICULTY: Making harnesses and simplifying the engine compartment. COSTS: $1500 initial (road race engineering purchased with new engine and transmission) $360 VEMS unit and harness $120 Cam angle sensor $125 Camry coil-on-plug units Total: $2090 LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3173128 DJ Commie fucked around with this message at 00:54 on Aug 17, 2009 |
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POSTER: <---- VEHICLE: 1948 CJ2A GOAL: Frame up restoration. DIFFICULTY: Hard, every thing is coming apart and being rebuilt. Lots of metal replacement. COSTS: More then my wife will know about. Total: LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3183111 Start:  Current: 
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POSTER: Me VEHICLE: 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Monza 900 Sedan GOAL: Total Restoration. DIFFICULTY: DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN INTO. COSTS: $850 for the car itself. $25.00 plugs and wires. $30.00 Carb rebuild kits. $20.00 distributor cap and rotor. The money pit has only just opened.  To:  EDIT: New Corvair Thread Coming Soon! MullardEL34 fucked around with this message at 11:01 on Jul 16, 2013 |
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POSTER: Me VEHICLE: 1990 "332i" GOAL: At the moment, paint, and improvements to suspenion and braking DIFFICULTY: Varies - paint prep, maintenance, ect. COSTS: Probably ~11 or 12k into it, maybe more, maybe less.   LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3174905
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POSTER: Rogz VEHICLE: '69 Land Rover Lightweight S2a GOAL: Full Rebuild DIFFICULTY: DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN INTO COSTS: I always budgeted to £2,500 and it seems on track for that albeit with Hollywood accounting. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3212472 Before:  Currently:  Rogz fucked around with this message at 20:20 on May 9, 2011 |
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VEHICLE: 1979 Ford Fairmont XC GOAL: Short term, get it road legal to enjoy it. Long term to fully restore it. DIFFICULTY: Medium COSTS: $3000 for the car, $700 for the mig welder, a few $ here and there for miscellaneous parts. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3195738 For 8 years or so I've wanted an XA, XB or XC Ford Falcon coupe. With prices the way they are and the fact I live in NZ (where these are even more rare than in Australia) this wasn't going to happen. In December 08 I found a 1979 Ford Fairmont XC sedan. Before: 
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VEHICLE: 1968 Dodge Charger R/T GOAL: Fully Restore DIFFICULTY: Moderate to Difficult COSTS: Plan to have $15,000 invested. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3231228  Click here for the full 1600x1200 image.  Click here for the full 1600x1200 image. Current Status: Painted!  Click here for the full 720x479 image.  Click here for the full 720x479 image. EatMySpork fucked around with this message at 21:45 on May 13, 2010 |
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VEHICLE: 1968-71 Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle GOAL: Restore to a Comfortably aesthetic, driving car DIFFICULTY: Difficult but not a job requiring a professional COSTS: Kind of lost count but as much is needed to make it work. LINK: Never had a project thread.  The original base care was a 71 beetle with an ample (aka a crap load) amount of rust on the pan and heater channels. Me and my dad found the '68 on craigslist with next to no rust and next to no engine, rear suspension, interior, or lights. The job has been a fun ride and we have managed to take the two cars and make them a great vehicle.   .JPG)
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POSTER: Bulk Vanderhuge VEHICLE: 1980 Austin Mini GOAL: Summer DD/Autox car, full restoration/insane engine swap eventually DIFFICULTY: Moderate to DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN INTO COSTS: $1200 for the car, around the same in parts LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3131123  VEHICLE: 1986 Volvo 740 GOAL: Grocery hauler/drag car DIFFICULTY: Easy to LORD WHY IS IT SO RUSTY COSTS: $500 for the car, $100 so far for parts/fluids LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3223384 
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POSTER: Landshark (me) VEHICLE: 1977 Ford Bronco GOAL: Build a driver quality old truck and learn a few things. DIFFICULTY: At first I was like  then I was like soon I will be like COSTS: Bought at $800, hope to finish under 15k, 8k if you are my wife reading this. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3127092 I'm sure most of you have seen it, been on the board for a while, just never put it in this thread. Start: .JPG) Now: .JPG) Maybe Someday: 
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POSTER: Sh4 VEHICLE: 1992 Mitsubishi Colt GLXi GOAL: Streetable week-end track car that doesn't look like poo poo DIFFICULTY: Moderate to DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN INTO (No car knowledge) COSTS: Budget is 2000$, spent about 20% of that car included LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3268342 Started: Feb 2010  
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POSTER: Me, of course VEHICLE: 1975 VW Camper converted by Land Cruisers Australia GOAL: To get it in to road registerable condition. DIFFICULTY: Easy in theory. Parts and time are scarce. COSTS: More than I want to admit. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3208986 Part one is in archives somewhere. This van used to be my daily driver until about 6 years ago when an engine failure made me take it off the road. Since then it has been dragged halfway around the country, had it's engine messed with a lot, had other bits fabricated, replaced or repaired and been given a real Frankenstein job. Before and current photos are pending. If there are any generous individuals out there with archives, would you be so kind as to dig up my old thread and give me a copy somehow so I can shove the highlights into my current thread?
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POSTER: Mooecow VEHICLE: 1953 Chevy 3600 GOAL: Halfway decent restoration DIFFICULTY: Somewhere between DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN INTO and COSTS: More than it is worth, but priceless to me. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3104932 I've only been working on it for a year and a few months now, so I figured I might as well put it in here. It was the mechanics and later my grandfathers truck at the family dairy. It was last registered in 1972 and it shows. Sitting down at my uncles farm really took its toll. Before: 
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POSTER: me VEHICLE: 1981 Ford B-700 Blue Bird Bus GOAL: To convert it from a school bus to an RV DIFFICULTY: DEAR GOD COSTS: $500 for the bus, who knows for the rest LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3311304 I really wanted an RV I could fit in, being obscenely tall, so I figured a bus would be a great RV on account of it's armor-like solid steel hide and ferocious demeanour. Before: 
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POSTER: me? VEHICLE: 1982 Volkswagen Jetta Diesel GOAL: Cheap classic, part time commuter DIFFICULTY: Weekend job, minimal knowledge, high labor COSTS: $1000-$1500 LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3314571 Before: 
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POSTER: Pipkin VEHICLE: 56 International Harvester S-120, 1926 International Harvester "Speed Truck", 1967 Chevrolet C10, 1961 Chevrolet Apache, 54 Chevrolet 3600, 1960? Cushman scooter, a few old Ford, Farmall and Massey tractors and tons of vintage landscaping equipment GOAL: Currently I just want to see everything run. The 56 IH I want to use for work since its a dump truck. The 26 IH I want to use for parades with one of my Locke reel mowers on the back. The 67 C10 will be restored someday. The 61 Apache I want to fix up for my great uncle since it was his dads truck. The equipment will probably fixed and used and the valuable things (like a Gravely I found) I will restore. DIFFICULTY: Most likely these projects will consume most of the free time for the rest of my able-bodied life. COSTS: I couldn't even begin to estimate this monetarily but it will cost me my sanity for sure. LINK: Old, OLD Trucks and Harvesting Internationals      Bonus 59 Caddy 
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POSTER: Me! VEHICLE: 1971 Honda CL450 GOAL: Restore an old barn bike. DIFFICULTY: I'm not finding the work that difficult but it would be pretty hard if you didn't know what you were doing or know someone who does. COSTS: Bike $800; Parts: Probably about the same, maybe a little more. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3309684 I neglected to take any full shot before pictures so have this one: 
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POSTER: ME VEHICLE: 1970 V.W. Beetle GOAL: get the car into shape for a daily driver DIFFICULTY:DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN INTO COSTS: $900 for the car and about 600 in parts so far LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3334869  Click here for the full 1920x1080 image.
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POSTER: thelightguy VEHICLES: 1992 GMC Jimmy, 1993 GMC Jimmy GOAL: TWO WILL ENTER, ONE WILL SURVIVE DIFFICULTY: DEAR GOD I AM AN IDIOT TAKE MY MONEY ALL OF IT COSTS: Too much. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3527568 POSTER: thelightguy VEHICLE: 1987 Volvo 240 DL GOAL: Replace the fuel pump and/or diagnose the typical volvo electrical issues DIFFICULTY: The work itself? Easy. Getting my father to buy parts? Like finding ice in hell. COSTS: None personally. The car's my father's. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3527568 POSTER: thelightguy VEHICLE: 2004 Suzuki Forenza GOAL: Head gasket or convincing my father to scrap it. DIFFICULTY: Not terrible. COSTS: None personally. The car's my father's. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3527568 corgski fucked around with this message at 19:19 on Jan 10, 2013 |
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POSTER: Low-Pass Filter VEHICLE: 1993 Ford E-150 conversion van GOAL: rebuild the inside into a touring van for my band, able to comfortably sleep 4 and keep us entertained and give us the ability to cook food. DIFFICULTY: Weekend job for the 3 of us COSTS: $1400 for van, hoping to keep total cost under $2500 LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3345355 Sick of touring in a tiny, cramped Toyota Matrix, hoping to build a rolling hotel (minus the shitter) to house my band. Van is running pretty well, so not to much work on the engine, but lots to do on the inside to make it comfortable. 
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POSTER: Me VEHICLE: 1984 Mazda RX-7 GOAL: Restoration, and eventually slapping some GSL/GSL-SE parts on it (like cruise control, air conditioning, rear disc brakes, power steering). Also louvers. DIFFICULTY: Varied from "Cake Walk" to "I'M GOING TO KILL MYSELF AND IT'S YOUR FAULT RX-7" COSTS: Car cost $200, I am predicting another $4000 will be spent on it within the next couple of years. Link: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3318247 When I eventually repaint it, I will probably keep it brown. Day after purchase:  As of this post:  Should probably wash it again one of these days.
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POSTER: Yours Truly VEHICLE: 1952 Buick Roadmaster, Model 72R GOAL: Fix what's busted/rusted and drive it around, just like God and Detroit intended. DIFFICULTY: Nothing seems too onerous so far...  COSTS: Probably a total of around $6000 by the time the re-chroming gets done. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3361658 LobsterboyX isn't the only goon around with a hardon for Buicks. Please join me as I begin my slow descent into madness, penury and divorce. 
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POSTER: Kashmir892 VEHICLE: 1972 Chevrolet Camaro Sport Coupe GOAL: Get it road legal to drive the wheels off the drat thing! DIFFICULTY: I'm going to put this somewhere between easy and OH GOD WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO?!?! (This is mostly because it should be an easy project, but I have no idea what the hell I'm doing, so it'll be fun) COSTS: This project is ongoing, but I got the car for $2500, and it continues to empty my wallet, even as we speak now. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3361350 I love cars, but unfortunately I don't really know a drat thing about them. So join me on my fantastic adventure that will be chock full of fun, foul language, mistakes, and mechanical tomfoolery!  This is as it looked the day it rolled (barely) into my garage.
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POSTER: Das RapeWhistle VEHICLE: 1991 BMW 318is GOAL: track car DIFFICULTY: DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN INTO COSTS: $700 for the car, future costs unknown at this point LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3371017 I'm going to be learning a lot in this project as well as having a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to the immeasurable amount of 20 year old car grime I'm going to be inhaling. before:  Click here for the full 1600x1200 image. RapeWhistle fucked around with this message at 06:41 on Dec 18, 2010 |
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