Wally
Club Member
The car has finally arrived on Friday so I thought I’d start documenting everything here to keep you gents up to date and for you to stop me going rogue and screwing up a beautiful car. This has been a dream car to me for a long time and I count myself lucky I'm in a position where I can afford to buy one and hopefully get her back into a good usable shape.
Why Project Candy? Because like a good stripper her beautiful looks keep enticing you to throw more money and time at here.
The overall aim:
I've always wanted a classic looking car but with a modern(ish) engine, drivetrain, brakes, suspension and electrics. That way I can use the car as much as possible without worry. I don't want this car to be sat in a garage and only used twice a year. I want an excellent handling car with a reasonable amount of power.
The rough plan:
Shell prep. This is where I've spent most of my time researching and is something I want to get right from the get go. I'm starting with a relatively rust free shell from california and will take as much time as needed to make it as rust proof as I can get it. As well as soda blasting the car I'm planning on using Rapter bed liner underneath and lizard skin sound deadener and heat protection sprayed on the interior. All seams will have new seam sealer and I will probably drill small access holes in all box sections to spray a treatment inside.
Engine and drivetrain. I'm planning on using the pretty well proven RB25DET with the CD009 gearbox. It's a relatively straightforward swap and will give me my power goals without having to have a highly tuned temperamental engine. Will be more than likely using an R200 diff and cv axles.
Suspension. I'm planning on using the Apex Engineered front crossmember and rear suspension conversion. With all their fully adjustable control arms etc. Not the crazy cantilever setup. I'm swayed towards bc coilovers but will definitely take recommendations on better options.
Electrics. I'm hoping to replace all the wiring in the car and upgrade all lights to LED.
Body. I'm pretty much wanting to keep this as it came from the factory but with some arches and more than likely minus the bumpers. I think I'll give the chrome a miss and have it black. Colour is definitely a problem for future me as I continually change my mind.
Interior. This will probably be pretty standard bar the contact points such as seat, steering wheel and gear knob. I also plan to have a rear cage fitted to help with body strength.
As with all good plans they evolve with time so I may change my mind as my experience with the car grows. I'm always open to suggestions and advice. I think setting a deadline is too optimistic at the minute but I'd like the car driveable in 18months. We'll see how that goes though [emoji1787][emoji1696]
Why Project Candy? Because like a good stripper her beautiful looks keep enticing you to throw more money and time at here.
The overall aim:
I've always wanted a classic looking car but with a modern(ish) engine, drivetrain, brakes, suspension and electrics. That way I can use the car as much as possible without worry. I don't want this car to be sat in a garage and only used twice a year. I want an excellent handling car with a reasonable amount of power.
The rough plan:
Shell prep. This is where I've spent most of my time researching and is something I want to get right from the get go. I'm starting with a relatively rust free shell from california and will take as much time as needed to make it as rust proof as I can get it. As well as soda blasting the car I'm planning on using Rapter bed liner underneath and lizard skin sound deadener and heat protection sprayed on the interior. All seams will have new seam sealer and I will probably drill small access holes in all box sections to spray a treatment inside.
Engine and drivetrain. I'm planning on using the pretty well proven RB25DET with the CD009 gearbox. It's a relatively straightforward swap and will give me my power goals without having to have a highly tuned temperamental engine. Will be more than likely using an R200 diff and cv axles.
Suspension. I'm planning on using the Apex Engineered front crossmember and rear suspension conversion. With all their fully adjustable control arms etc. Not the crazy cantilever setup. I'm swayed towards bc coilovers but will definitely take recommendations on better options.
Electrics. I'm hoping to replace all the wiring in the car and upgrade all lights to LED.
Body. I'm pretty much wanting to keep this as it came from the factory but with some arches and more than likely minus the bumpers. I think I'll give the chrome a miss and have it black. Colour is definitely a problem for future me as I continually change my mind.
Interior. This will probably be pretty standard bar the contact points such as seat, steering wheel and gear knob. I also plan to have a rear cage fitted to help with body strength.
As with all good plans they evolve with time so I may change my mind as my experience with the car grows. I'm always open to suggestions and advice. I think setting a deadline is too optimistic at the minute but I'd like the car driveable in 18months. We'll see how that goes though [emoji1787][emoji1696]