Originally Posted by
rhart
After checking it out the HICAS car will more than likely not be the one I chose. There is too much going on with it (wiring issues, etc), along with a previous impact to the rear and not so well done repair will keep me away from taking up this challenge.
I did however find a coupe shell that is not rolling (meaning its seriously been taken apart). The shell is super straight. The car was an original 5spd too. It also has a 5 lug conversion with solid sub-frame bushings already done.
one more left to see before I take the plunge and make the purchase...
-Royce
hate when you find things like that. I was really hoping that hicus shell would be the one for ya.
But that coupe sounds promising. Sounds like it is missing everything that you were going to be taking off anyway.
Originally Posted by
rhart
I traveled to Englewood last night (1.5hr haul) and believe I have found what I'm looking for. A '93 hatch, base like mine, but has power mirrors (?). It's champagne in color. Not much in the way of a looker, but very straight. and where its not, my hatch is straight. Another selling point is the nature of the completeness of the shell. Though I did love the coupe...it was going to be quite some time before I was able to get it road worthy. The price is right for the distance away that it is. I will get pix posted as soon as I can. I hope to transition from the blue shell to the champagne shell over after the Christmas holiday.
inspect those power mirrors closely. You don't want to mess with anything that might have been installed aftermarket.
It is possible however, to install factory power mirrors on a base model car. As I understand it, the wires are in the harness already, you just have to have the harness that goes from the mirror to the main harness. (I think, don't quote me on that, I could be getting my cars mixed up)
Thats the great thing about the looks of a car, it can always be changed later.
I'm crossing my fingers that whatever you get will be awesome.