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Lazarus; 1996 1.3...no longer an auto, now a manual, wait no it's an auto.
Topic Started: Apr 12 2014, 12:35 PM (10,034 Views)
M4tthewd
Matt

I know it's a night mare! Lol and I live in Canada. 8/12 months is cold and shity lol
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M4tthewd
Matt

Been a while! I happy to say that it passed inspection! My baby is free!!! I so far have done this to get the car road 'worthy'...
New steering wheel with airbag
Seat bolts
Straighten tire
Welded in new cross member
Welded new rocker panels
Welded lower control arm mount
Welded rear wheel wells
Welded rear sway bar mount
Welded rear wishbone
New tire
Hub caps
Fixed head lights (thanks gmf!)
Replaced front brakes
Got new turn signal
Fix dash light
Painted dash
Kn air filter
New spark plugs
Got and fix rear wiper (so nice!)
New cv boot
Undercoated
Sealed/fixed rad overflow (free fix)
installed 1x1 wood block to raise the seat up, I like the feel of sitting not lying down lol.
New speakers. (didn't come with rear speakers oddly..)
Fibreglassed doors as requested by my mechanic.


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M4tthewd
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So the junk yard has some nice 15" Hyundai tires, but I'd only get them for winter. I currently have NEXEN 155/80 r13 M/S. How well do these tires handle in winter? Does anyone know?
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I'm not sure you can put 15's in that size on these cars. Really nice job on the dash, if I were you I'd get a frame brace, they're a life saver.
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M4tthewd
Matt

I've had the same tires on my old firefly, I have a post somewhere on this forum lol and Whats a frame brace? And thanks! The dash was a total.... Pain in the butt. I used cheap paint and it came out wonderful. My brother did his truck simlar but the dash paint didn't stay matte, it went glossy oddly.
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M4tthewd
Matt

The same tires as here Before and after pics of firefly
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M4tthewd
Matt

Oh as we'll the final build cost was $370.88 CND. That's including the cost of the vehicle :) good deal I think.
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It's holding my Geo together lol

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Turbo3 and Twincam Tweaker

i ran 195/55 15 competition tires on a white vert i built for weekend autocross and street driving. they didn't rub with a 1.4" suspension drop (h&r sport springs) but i also had rebuilt the suspension completely using polyurethane bushings throughout and the largest diameter sway bars available.

if i were to run 15" tires on any of my current cars they would be 195/50 15s with rims having a 38mm offset.

in my opinion, the sweet spot is 185/60 14 rubber on rims with a 38mm or 40mm offset. that was the size provided on the oem swift gti/gt cars. they make for a good compromise between ride and handling and there are still quite a few tire options in that size at an affordable price. ;)
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Lotta work thanks for the update. These geos seem to handle snow well if you ask me, but taller tires would be good or you will push high snow.
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M4tthewd
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Awesome-X
Sep 10 2014, 02:05 PM
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It's holding my Geo together lol

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That's sick! I probably can't get that in Canada though. I'll probably have to fab something up. I was thinking about strut braces too. Has anyone here done all three, frame, front and rear strut braces? Big improvement?
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M4tthewd
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And I think for now, this winter I'll see how well they handle. The tires are new so that's a bonus consider the care cost as much as the tires do lol. :p we get ALOT of snow where I am so if it's really bad I'll just go get tires I think.
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M4tthewd
Matt

So I bought two power door lock actuators, off of amazon for $20. They don't come with a switch though, so I went to a wrecker and got some switches off a cavalier.

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One of the previous owners install a 'security' system, and I don't think he did I right. Sometimes it doesn't let me start the car. Just like in top gear uk with the used 1987-1989 BMW episode. I usually have to open the hood and bang around some stuff lol. But the upside is the alarm system has the wireless door unlock. So I will tie it into my stuff :)

I will likely document my installation for those who are interested.
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bass heads

The guy who makes that frame brace is in Canada so it's actually easy for you to get one.
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M4tthewd
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Actually? That's awesome.
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