Finally bought my del Sol

[Drop Shock]

After 2 weeks of searching and bargaining I finally got my del Sol last night

It's a 94 del Sol Si with 135,XXX miles on it

Stock except for 17" rims, after market flood lights and a cold air intake

the paint is primer and I want to paint it a lighter blue than the STI's with white rims

kind of a project car.

Only $2k

I dont have too many pic's and the ones I have are all from my crappy phone

[airjordan223]

Welcome to HF.

 

Looks like the owner bought 1 piece headlights as well.

[Drop Shock]

Welcome to HF.

 

Looks like the owner bought 1 piece headlights as well.

 

 

good eye sir

[DelSolSweetie]

yay for sol

 

crapty for paying 2k

[MChester]

I hope it's great mechanically. I like the wheels. Otherwise it looks like a good place to start. Good luck.

[Drop Shock]

thanks man. mechanically its alright gotta little bit of wear and tear but nothing some tlc and some money can't fix

[Drop Shock]

so I brought it to my friends shop and found that it was leaking oil and the axel boot was blown up. I also discovered that it has been lowered with DropZone Lowering springs 2.5 font 2.25 rear. any one know anything about DZ Sport Lowering Springs?

heres a nice pick

[airjordan223]

i've actually heard pretty good reviews on them.

 

if the stock shocks are still on there, you should probably swap them out before they go boom

[Drop Shock]

im pretty sure there stock. and dude. i literally was just smushing my laptop screen trying to get that little bug in your sig. got me so fracking bad lol

 

 

[airjordan223]

make sure you smush it before it starts breeding and they are everywhere

[Drop Shock]

lol thats awesome

[zerotallrnc4bs808]

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the proper way to introduce yourself into a forum. Nice job. Have fun and good luck. Not bad for $2K. Your rims, tires, intake and coil overs are worth that alone.

[airjordan223]

Well I mean you can run stock shocks on aftermarket lowering springs but quit being a cheap ass and buy some good ones

[Drop Shock]

lol I plan on buying new shocks eventually. gotta work on a few more things that are essential to the car staying alive right now

[Drop Shock]

anyone know if hearing a liquid splash back and forth behind my seats when making sharp turns is a problem lol i've heard of del sol's leaking but i havent read anything about the car filling with water. its been raining pretty hard lately here in NJ so this is could possibly be the reason

 

 

[BrIaN EG2]

ive never heard of that bad of a leaking problem.. mine leaks a little bit on the windows from bad seals on the targa..

 

is the water in your bins? maybe there is a waterbottle stuck under your seat

[Xeryon]

or your fuel tank is low and you have been driving like it's an autocross event on your morning commute to school/work

[DelSolSweetie]

anyone know if hearing a liquid splash back and forth behind my seats when making sharp turns is a problem lol i've heard of del sol's leaking but i havent read anything about the car filling with water. its been raining pretty hard lately here in NJ so this is could possibly be the reason

 

 

 

 

what seb said

 

 

mine actually did it after a couple bad rain storms this summer but i just checked the plugs under the side skirt and it ended up draining.. but there are quite a few threads on different forums about it as well.. quick search normally pulls them up

[zerotallrnc4bs808]

Yes, that is a problem. Fixing it ain't too hard though. What is happening is that water goes down in to where the back window goes down in to, and in this bit there are one or two drains... these drains on your car are filled up with sh*t, so the water is just filling up (so you can hear it sloshing around).

To fix it, remove the rear bins (including the top panels by the speakers, might have to take off the seatbelts too (easy enough), then undo and take out the entire rear panel (the rear window is fixed on to this). It'll take a bit of pulling to get it off, but it will come, you'll probs need someone to help you with this bit.

Take out the window panel, you'll see the water in there and the drains, clean these out thoroughly (run some water down them, and see if it comes out the bottom of the car), then put new sealant on the panel you took off, and install everything back on.

 

Check this topic on delsolownersclub.co.uk for pics n more details:

http://www.delsolown...hp?f=48&t=11050

 

Good luck!

 

Nice Seb. I live in the rainiest place on the planet so as much as I hope that ISN'T useful info for me, it might be at some point. Good lookin' out.

[Drop Shock]

thanks alot dude I just fixed it today. appreciate the help