1985 635CSI manual - severe neglect cleanup

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Yeetwoodmac
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1985 635CSI manual - severe neglect cleanup

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Hello all,

This is the first time I've joined a car forum in quite some time. I have a history with older British cars, Nissan Z's, and Subaru WRX's most recently. Over the course of last year I got the itch to work on another car while stranded at home. Fast forward to fall of last year and I found this Alpine white 85 on craigslist and unfortunately jumped on it. The car came with some undisclosed upgrades (Bilsteins, H&R springs, Parallel wheels, various poly bushings) but also ended up having far more issues than anticipated. After sitting in a carport for a few years, that should've been on my radar. Well after endless searching across the web for replacement parts I found this lovely community! Figured I would share some photos and progress report while I'm still searching for some random parts (i.e sport seat hinges...) and sorting a nonfunctioning speedometer. I suppose I'll have to make a WTB thread soon. Then onto paint and body.

4 Michelin pilots 225/40/18
Sway bar bushings (F)
Brake rotors (F)
Brake pads (F)
PCV hoses
Throttle cable pin
Air filter
Spark Plugs
Radiator hoses
Oil/filter
Fuel filter
Catalytic converter
Fabricated complete new SS exhaust
Wiper blades
Hood struts
Rear headlight cover
Shift knob
Odometer gears
Differential sensor


The day I got it home.
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Yeetwoodmac
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As it sits today:
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Welcome to the community. Very Nice work. The engine compartment is beautiful now. More interior pics please. That interior color is not abundantly used and I do prefer it over the usual Pearl Beige

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Nicely done!

M-Parallels look great!
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Ralph in Socal wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:45 pm Welcome to the community. Very Nice work. The engine compartment is beautiful now. More interior pics please. That interior color is not abundantly used and I do prefer it over the usual Pearl Beige

Ralph
Ralph, thank you for the kind words. I'm guessing this is the llama color w/coarse spline Msport wheel. The interior is in decent enough shape. Dash has a couple of cracks and the driver seat is plagued with bolster wear and stripped hinge teeth.
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Photos of the exhaust build. The cat is from Davico (some fitment issues) and the rest of the system is 304/409SS 2.5" using a Flowmaster Laminar muffler. I think it has a solid tone (video link below)
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Finally painted the lower valance to hold it over until the full respray... whenever that may happen.
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That looks a lot better than in your previous photos! Good job.
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