Well,
It's almost a year later.

I have now torn down most of the interior.
checking out the sheet metal. what needs to fixed.

Cleaning it. and this summer i hope to paint it to it's original color again.
Ore maybe not.

Atleast i hope this car to be drivable next year.

It needs new brakes, exhaust, engine, transmission, tires, shocks and springs, oh and paint.

anyway. this is going to slow.

SO!

It has almost bin 3 years ore so ?

everything was disconnected. the rear end was jacked and i moved. it has now bin sitting outside in the yard for about a year and a half.
I am now moving the car to an place indoors. were i have space and time to work on the car .
How ever......
I am not sure how fast this is going to go. But when it's there the first thing i'll do is take out the engine , take it apart and asses the damage . I never wanted it to go this slow, but hey .... life happens.

See you again sooner then a few years i hope.

Everything on a halt.

Hey again,

I hoped to give you an update on what i was doing on the Neon.

To Bad On This Moment !

I'm Sorry and i need to appologies.

Maybe i'll be more busy then i will ever be, because....
I am starting my own business in package service.
Now for me this is an opportunity of a life time. Yes it is.
On the other hand it also gives me more money to spend on the Neon instead of a lousy 80,= euro's a month. Which was a nice try. But this will take quite a while to enjoy.

Now i see more chances to work properly on my Neon.

I'll finish it, and i'll still work on it . to get it almost brand spanking new.

This chance i had to take .

The shop Crane is in

Finally got my shop crane send home.

Had to putt it together, it aint much. It's chinese made but looks sturdy and well built.
cause it is chinese doesn't mean it is crap.

 Half packed, i thank the neighbor for unknowingly loaning me his cart, to bring all this to my garage.

And as suggested, i know it is way more money and time spend then the car actually is worth. But it's worth it to me. Fully rebuild this car wont be much more worth then €1000,=   but it's full with little dents and scratches.

 Most of the parts layed out over the floor.

 With wheels on it

 The finished product, it can handle 2 tons of weight.
Now that would be enough to lift my complete car.

 Folded for storage.

And the engine stand is there aswell.

Total cost for crane + engine stand + Load leveler .
costed me €287,= now the tool cart against the wall included gave me enough price to get it with all this plus shipping for €284,=

Still a load of money for me, and now have to wait till December to get more tools for the rebuild.



Now this far i came and will continue within the next and try and get the engine out for the next weekend and oil it further so it wont rust on me.

I hope with this crane in the shop i can help a few more people and not use it once ore sell it again.

I am told is comes in handy aswell for the timing belt.

Well nice to add something to the blog again.

If you have any comments ore suggestions please send them in the comments below.

Thanks

JD

An Hoist Finally !

Stuff received.

I orderd a hoist, cause yeay money came through.

Then today the mail man arrived with a big pallet.

 Yeah well he didn't bring it in further so i had unpack it all from here.

 

All putt in my basement now. will be unpacking it all tomorrow, and then send pictures.

Now finally i can get the engine out of my car and start working on it.

Best Regards to www.Soer.nl For quick delivery.

Financial Stress

Why  ?! cause i have to work and do not get payed.

Now at last, they send of my little salary from last few months. It ain't much though.
But it enough for me to buy an engine crane and an engine stand.
Maybe i get a little bonus with it, so i could buy my a real tool box.

And get started. So its slowly going on and yes as noticed it all depends on the money i can on this project.
It'll go stop and be putt in a freezer a few times. For now i really want that engine out there cause it's torn apart and mostly open to the elements, although its inside a garage. It still is ventilated.

Next to this project there is an other project going on at my buddy's place.
He has a Chrysler LeBaron sitting on his driveway. and needs some serious TLC.

It has a few little rust spots. But its there a long time and it hasn't bin growing.
Repairable things and above all the engine is a 2.2L Turbo and needs an overhaul.
as does mine really more then a rebuild.

So i'm hoping his funding is better then mine €85,= per month for tools and parts.
But i have to thank him for a generous donation.

So long.

Will update when i ordered some things.

To Wait ore not to wait.

So today i found out my money wasn't send. and off coarse i'm furious about.
Now i have to wait for 2 months totally to have enough to buy a crane and engine stand.

The engine is so far torn apart i wont bolt it all back together, But continue doing so.
except for cooling system. i only have to do the exhaust and power steering stuff.

Then i can start cleaning this stuff. In the mean time i need to add some shelfs to my work space where i can putt my parts on so they do not grow feet and start wandering of.

I found a good store where i can buy a good cheap engine crane and engine stand. tools-n-more
and a cheap tools cart what i want to buy so i can store all my tools in one place and take it with me to my garage. datona

Both are a 100 miles away so a short drive for this guy.

Untill Next time. Which i think will take a while .