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Need Some Ideas

midnightsvt

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Hey everyone! I have been on this Forum for over a year and I have just recently got myself into a 2000 CSVT the needs some work, for only $800. But I already have that taken care of. So now I am moving on to the visual/performance part of it. Any ideas that you guys can bounce around would be very appreciated!

Thanks,
Dane Austin

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Very cool! Where did you find that one? Looks like the one I seen in Cannon Falls couple months ago.
 
Take those awful stickers off the rear doors immediately.

The stock wheels look pretty good...clean the car and fix some of the body damage, like the missing rear mesh and cracked bumper. Restoring the headlights wouldn't be a bad idea either.
 
Odds are you spend more time looking at the car from the inside, rather than the outside. I would start by renovating the inside. Take out the front seats. Take out the rear seat cushions. Clean and treat all the leather surfaces. Clean and treat all the plastic surfaces. Take the center console out, and then vac. the entire inside carpet surfaces, and clean where you need.

After that, since you live in MN, I would treat any rust you find on the body.

Mad Dog
 
Looks like the one I sspotted,in lonsddale a while back. Or in rochester paeked ooff 14.
take a CLEAN it up, that helps tons!
 
Take those awful stickers off the rear doors immediately.

The stock wheels look pretty good...clean the car and fix some of the body damage, like the missing rear mesh and cracked bumper. Restoring the headlights wouldn't be a bad idea either.

I got a brand new rear bumper for the car for free, and yes it does have the SVT trim so that is why the mesh is taken out of the bumper in the picture. Currently trying to take the front bumper off to fix the fog lamp and the crack. I kind of like the sticker but I'm gonna take it off and get it painted on there but in a ghost way (a slightly lighter black).
 
Something close to free: clean your interior. I used Goop and a soft bristle toothbrush to gently clean the leather seats, made a big difference on the Prairie Tan (left orig, right cleaned). Can dry out the leather a bit so be gentle and make sure to condition after. Other solutions exist.

Take out the seats and carpet, steam clean the carpet and the mats, put back together. Day's labor but the results are worth it.
 
Something close to free: clean your interior. I used Goop and a soft bristle toothbrush to gently clean the leather seats, made a big difference on the Prairie Tan (left orig, right cleaned). Can dry out the leather a bit so be gentle and make sure to condition after. Other solutions exist.

Take out the seats and carpet, steam clean the carpet and the mats, put back together. Day's labor but the results are worth it.

Whole heartly agree. I gave my brother my carpet and he cleaned.it the dealership he works at.... it now looks brand new.

I saw that car in Ham Lake actually. Glad it ended up in good hands. We actually did try to have a meet/cruise, but the weather did not cooperate.
 
Progress thus far!


This bumper needs to go.
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That's better!
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The next day these came in.
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Dang Minnesota weather.
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Causes rust.
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Headlights, bumper, grille, all gone.
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Outside, sitting beautifully.
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Looks good so far! What is the plan?

Redoing the front bumper, fixing minor cosmetic on the front bumper. I got a brand new rear bumper for free with the car so I got that to do. Gonna put a carbon fiber mirko on the front bumper. Going to try to fix the rust (replace the rockers). Taking off the SVT on the side of the car and maybe ghost them in. Next is to try and retro fit projectors in the headlights and do angel eyes on them. Going to black out the headlights too. Maybe upgrade the exhaust system. Adding a turbo to it also... I think thats it for now. Probably can think of more!

And I just remembered that I added these too!

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